You’re the peanut butter to my jelly. Slightly nutty, kinda sticky, and oddly perfect together. A popular saying on TikTok There are three ingredients in the PB&J sandwich: bread, peanut butter, and jelly. They all have different stories. Put them together and it’s an American leg

Skiers wearing bikinis? There’s a heat dome over the west, floods in Hawaii, and snow in the north. The official start of spring in the northern hemisphere – where days equal nights (vernal equinox) – is behind us. Spring has rolled in our age of climate change – when we celebra

Mango The perfect subject for my return to blogging. Tree Spirit Wisdom says that “mango reminds us to focus on happy times versus hard times.” Good advice for a new year. My last blog was six months ago. I broke my hip, had surgery, a hip replacement, and rehab. Doc diagnosed 6-9-mon

What was the biggest heist in Canadian history? Bank robbery? Diamonds? Gold? Guess again. Maple syrup. Why would anyone steal maple syrup? It began with the Federation of Maple Syrup Producers (later renamed Quebec Maple Syrup Producers). According to Wikipedia, the Federation was gi

  Does your coffee have powers like Popeye’s spinach? Do you need Morning Mud to start the day? Do you guzzle java like a TV cop on a stakeout? Coffee. It has a lot of aliases like jitter juice, rocket fuel, cup of jolt, and cupped lightening. That’s no surprise when over one bil

Whoppers, Wimpy, and Wahlburgers. Jimmy Buffet sang Cheeseburger in Paradise and Ronald McDonald clowned for the world. Where’s your beef? Hamburgers are an American icon as well as one of the most popular sandwiches in the world. Fifty billion burgers are eaten each year in America;

Food says a lot about you. Are you a chocolate or vanilla person? Coffee or tea?  Pizza or wonton soup? What’s in a last meal? How many “last” meals did you have before going on a diet or eating at a friend’s house (who is a terrible cook)? What about the last meal of summer or the ho

Winter. When I was a kid that meant bundling up against the bitter cold and piling into the car. Mom and Dad took us to the original Nathan’s in Brooklyn – long before most people knew the name, food, and frozen products. We bought huge servings of French Fries, smothered in salt, ket

Winter. When I was a kid that meant bundling up against the bitter cold and piling into the car. Mom and Dad took us to the original Nathan’s in Brooklyn – long before most people knew the name, food, and frozen products. We bought huge servings of French Fries, smothered in salt, ket