Today is the first of the month, so I have a new Hot Flash. It’s also Wednesday, so I have a food post for you. It’s also the first day of Story A Day in May, so I have the first of 31 short story…

We all pitch in on family dinners, and I decided to take a salad. You know how to make a salad? You ask yourself three questions: What have I got on hand? What would look pretty together? What would taste good together? So I opened…

Somehow, somewhere, I got hold of a box of spaetzle. Just in case you don’t know, spaetzle is — or possibly are — German dumplings. They take like 25 freakin’ minutes to cook, but they’re very hearty and yummy. So I cooked some. In the…