Marge Perry's A Sweet and Savory Life

Why is this Passover different from all other passovers?
Like so many of us, my Seder will have far fewer people. My father and children will not be with us: they will be sheltering in place, keeping safe and healthy. We will use technology to share at least part of the Seder; I will eat an extra slice of...

Does something that is this satisfying and delicious have a right to be so easy to make?
If this dinner took four or even five times as long to make as it does, I would still crave it. I would still be driving home after a long day and think, “Ohhh, I’m going to have roast sea bass for dinner!” It is all about pure, honest flavors: a good...

The best thing about the end of summer is the tomatoes. (The worst thing is that summer is ending, but I am not willing to go there yet.)
Back to tomatoes, and fattoush. Fattoush is a Lebanese salad made with a variety of raw vegetables and pita bread. Some believe fattoush must contain lettuce; others that the pita must be crisp. Many experts say neither of those is true, and I am with...

For all but about six years of my life, I have had at least one dog.The smartest one, by far, was Juliette. She was, like all our shelter rescues, a mix of many breeds. She was the color of ginger cookies, or pumpkin pie, or honey: her silken soft hair...