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.…

Roasting makes pretty much everything better. Not, you know, ice cream, but you know what I mean! I particularly like this tray, because it’s so colorful. If it’s pretty and also delicious, what’s not to love? Whole fresh green beans, tri-color peppers, cleaned, tossed with…

It began thus: I had a couple of leeks, some green onions, and a serrano pepper that were about to go to Jesus, plus a leftover baked potato and some leftover fried mushrooms. So I made leek and white bean soup. What you do is,…