Getting Rid of Stuff

Welcome. Before weekdays and weekends were indistinguishable, we left the house. Now, we’re inside, many of us, most of time. With the same people and pets, or on our own; the same routines and rooms; and, everywhere we turn, the same stuff, so much stuff. What used to be décor is now clutter. What once…

Psychic Readings and the Pandemic

She prefers the telephone for technical reasons: “Phone sessions allow me to get into a more meditative state.” Its also works better for clients who feel “fidgety” or “nervous” during the session. She said that in her consultations, “the bulk of what I do is empowerment.” Michael Wamback and Krista Schwimmer, who perform readings in…

Make Meatballs

Hello and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. As we plod through these first few weeks of 2021, I felt the best thing I could do for you was to tell you to make meatballs — lots of meatballs. That is what I did on Sunday, tripling Kay Chun’s recipe for pork and ricotta meatballs and…

The Best Butterscotch Pudding Is Homemade

There was a time in my life when I made a stand for custard over pudding. Puddings, I decided, were temperamental things, rife with the potential for curdled eggs, grittiness from too much cornstarch or a soupy texture. Custards, like French pots de crème or Italian budini, were more sophisticated and reliable. They can be…