One of my favorite Philadelphia restaurants is closing tonight.

Chifa opened nearly 5 years ago, across the street from the sweet little French restaurant where the spousage proposed to me once upon a time. Chifa was neither little nor sweet; rather it was a flavor-packed hybrid of Chinese and Peruvian cuisine ( Read more... )

• In the caf just now, I burned my hand when the cream of broccoli soup I was ladling into my bowl splashed out at me. In a fair and just world, that would make it zero-calorie.
• Cook's Illustrated has given top marks to Maxwell House Decaf Original Roast. Their #2 was my old standby (when I'm not working my way through some schmancier beans), ( Read more... )

This morning I received the latest in an ongoing series of birthday gifts, joyously spreading the happiness over more than just the day itself.

It's a sun jar. Except that it's really a moon jar. Better still, it's a pink moon!


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#2 is two years old today!

He is a darling little imp, irrepressibly cheerful, good-naturedly stubborn.

He goes down for his afternoon naps graciously, but struggles to stay awake at bedtime, not wanting to miss any fun.

He remains quite selective when it comes to food, prefering crunchy textures to soft. All bready things are called bagel; all ( Read more... )