Mansfield, Ohio is one of our favorite places. When Mom and my grandparents lived in Corning, New York, we overnighted in Mansfield whenever we drove up to see them. We can never do everything on one overnight, and this trip was no exception. This time,…

I’m reading and enjoying a book I was given for my birthday: THE CITY WE BECAME by award-winning writer N. K. Jemisin. In it, the City of New York is “born” as a living city with the help of a young man who, not knowing…

After spending my vacation eating omnivorisly, I was jonesing for vegan. This particular dish was not an unequivocal success, although it actually tasted pretty darn good. I scored some tender fall kale at the farmers market, so I tore it into bits and dry-fried it…