Carnival ended with a bang. The Super Bowl is over. Valentine’s Day has passed. Rain and warm temperatures reduced the Ice Palace to a pile of ice cubes. The cold temperatures and snow have returned. There are still a few weeks before the calendar says spring. When the weather outside ...

We celebrated Roman togas. We commemorated Saint Valentine’s martyrdom — he aided the escape of imprisoned Christians during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Now it is time to salute our presidents. The third Monday in February was set aside to honor our first president, George Washington, ...

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. What are your plans? Will you go for a romantic night out or spend time together preparing a great meal at home? This is a day to express love and friendship. We send cards, chocolates and flowers. Valentine’s Day is the number-one selling occasion for ...

The three staples of Roman cuisine were grains (the chief of which was barley, along with millet, spelt and wheat), olive oil and wine. This was supplemented with seasonal vegetables, fruit (figs, dates, grapes, apples, pears, plums, cherries and peaches), legumes like lentils and chickpeas, ...

“If Candlemas Day be fair and bright, Winter will have another flight; but if it be dark with clouds and rain, Winter is gone, and will not come again.” — Old English rhyme Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day in North America. In Europe, it is Candlemas; in France, it’s called La ...

January is Soup Month! Soups come in such variety — you can make soup from almost anything. Yesterday I had some sauce left that salmon fillets had cooked in — it had tomatoes, white wine, kale, garlic, mushrooms, onions … we ate the fish but there was lots of the topping left. So I added ...