Daughter #4, the estimable Sara Marian, visited yesterday for Father’s Day. Well, she wasn’t the only one, but she’s the only one who stayed for supper. She’s one of the ones who got us started on vegetarianism; she’s no longer vegetarian, but she gamely suffers…

Charlie and I are very fond of a dinner of pasta and salad. This is not to be confused with pasta salad, which we can take or leave. Sorry, pasta salad fans. It’s liked, but not well-liked. Here’s one we did, of vegetable rotini (tomato…