About eleventy-seven years ago, a choir director named David Minton brought a veggie casserole to a Christmas party at the home of a friend we have in common. I loved it, and he gave me the recipe. I shared it here on my Recipals page.…

I know, and long-time readers may remember, a post that says “Contains no eels” has always been about my science fantasy book THE WOLVES OF PORT NOVO. It used to be called EEL’S REVERENCE, and it never did and does not now contain any eels.…

No doubt I’ve posted about this before, but this IS one of my comfort foods, so here it is again: Chicken and dumplings. If I have chicken bones, I make my own stock by cooking the bones and chunks of onion, carrots, and celery, either…