Zapotec Café FUNDRAISER & TELETHON

Delicious, desirous, deliciously! 2017: Sep 23 at 4 PM to Sep 24 at 1 AM It is a golden green cool morning in the San Fernando Valley. The feel of autumn is delightful to my soul. The earth in cold to my feet. A clean fresh feeling is in the air. There is a Café … Continue reading Zapotec Café FUNDRAISER & TELETHON

Mr. Kale

Blue Cheese Crumble Having to eat better is a good thing. Hormones and emotions play nasty games with my blood pressure. My Kaiser doctor tells me I have sweat more and eat better. I have a great relationship with Mr. Kale now. Cakes, pies and cookies…and pints of beer…I am seeing less of. In fact, … Continue reading Mr. Kale

Unsquare Uncup

The writer prefers using Yahoo for searches. After shopping and bringing groceries to the car, they went online to find a jazz song called Unsquare Dance by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, which they heard on KJazz 88.1 FM around 7:40 am. While doing this, they noticed a man in an SUV, aged 45 to 50, … Continue reading Unsquare Uncup

From Mama Mantis’s cave..

During the hot, dripping, mucky, cenobite summer mama cooks in her cave. Here we have sqauw rolls covered with a secret tomatoes sauce, marinated tomatoes & red onions… covered with copper kettle Parmesan cheese... with a little jazz, life seems cooler. Pop these babes in the oven until the rolls are toasty and the cheese melts… … Continue reading From Mama Mantis’s cave..

Mom’s potato salad

I grew up with Potato salad as a Hudson family tradition. Brother Gus said that he is gong to publish a cook book. He is asking his independent siblings to write about our favorite recipes that we grew up with. Ones that our mother used. It is spring I am spring cleaning. This includes the … Continue reading Mom’s potato salad

Strawberry Nose

I think dad will be ninety-three this year. He once was an exceptionally good storyteller. He would sit out on the back porch looking over the San Fernando Valley and tell a story to whomever sat next to him. Just make sure it was not past 5 pm …before the liquor hit his brain. This … Continue reading Strawberry Nose

Sushi turkey

Holly said to Bear, "Did you ever notice when you close your eyes and look up at the sun that you can see a mandala? Red and orange colors flashing out in bursts of color. It reminds me of a Mosque. A vast ceiling in my eyes. This is what I am thankful for." The sushi restaurant was not open on Turkey Day. My son called earlier, and no one … Continue reading Sushi turkey

A turkey companion.

It was a world of mostly boys. It was a time of the real Mad Men. I was born in the 1950s. All Thanksgivings, until I was in my thirties, were celebrated at the same place every year. Uncle Royal and Aunt Louise lived on a beautiful farm in Orange County California. Acres housed pomegranates, tangerine, and … Continue reading A turkey companion.