Small Kitchen Cookbook Page 7: Crabmeat Heaven

October 19, 2020October 26, 20202 Comments

Slowly but surely, I’m working my way through 1964’s The Small Kitchen Cookbook, attempting each recipe in no particular order to see what frugal fixins from the sixties still hold up. This week, I whipped up Crabmeat Heaven, an appetizer from page 7 of the hors d’oeuvres section that is simple, tasty, and keeps well … Continue reading Small Kitchen Cookbook Page 7: Crabmeat Heaven

SKC Page 4: Avocado Dip

September 24, 2017September 29, 2017Leave a comment

Next up: Avocado Dip, which is not guacamole, but could play it on tv. We had a friend over for dinner recently, and therefore our first outside-taste-tester in the Small Kitchen Cookbook cook-down. This is also one of the first times in the book that the reader/home cook is presented with what seems to my … Continue reading SKC Page 4: Avocado Dip

Emmy Noms: So Delicious

July 23, 2013July 24, 2013Leave a comment

I pored over this year's Emmy Nominations list when it was released last week with my usual zeal for both awards shows and lists. What I saw were many signs of life in the creative arm of the entertainment industry: renewed battles between veterans and newcomers, multiple nominations among actors, writers, and directors, and recognizable … Continue reading Emmy Noms: So Delicious

Madvertising Update

June 1, 2012June 4, 2012Leave a comment

I met real-life Mad Woman Jane Maas this week -- author of Mad Women, her memoir of life as a copywriter at top Madison Avenue ad shops. The biggest takeaway of the day, for me, was that at 80 Jane Maas has the energy of a 20-something. I hope I have half the energy at … Continue reading Madvertising Update