Roasted Sweet Potato Salad This is a whole new kind of potato salad to brighten up any fall day and potluck! Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 5 cups) ½ cup fresh or frozen corn kernels (from 1 large ear) 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 […]

Shredded Chicken and Barley One Pot Stew Filled with Fall veggies and whole grains this healthy stew comes together quickly to warm your fall evenings or lunch! Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 bacon slices 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup chopped yellow onion (about 1 medium onion) 1 cup 1/4-inch-thick diagonally cut carrots (about 2 medium […]

When I was a kid, I had a crystal radio. At night I would lie in bed, put the earpiece in my ear, and listen to a rock and roll station broadcast the hits. The nice thing about a crystal radio is that it takes no additional power to operate. It requires no batteries and […]

‘Twas the Week Before Christmas ‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the land There was news about Fusion – exciting and grand A breakthrough of major proportions was here No more need to warm up our atmosphere!   When what to my wondering eyes did appear But a miniature sleigh with eight tiny […]

With “Avatar: The Way of Water” opening next weekend, no new wide release wanted to open this weekend and have only one week to make money before they got squashed. I’ve already reviewed first-place domestic box office finisher “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” as well as runners-up “Violent Night,” “Strange World,” and “The Menu” in second […]

“Violent Night” doesn’t have it in itself to be the best naughty Christmas movie ever made, so it tries to compensate by being every naughty Christmas movie ever made. Drunken, bitter Santa (played here by David Harbour)? That’s been done before, let’s say most notably by 2003’s “Bad Santa.” Murderous thieves taking hostages at Christmastime? […]

Recently on a dark, rainy evening, GPS led me astray. I set out for a meeting with some friends. The route to their house is not difficult, but in the rain, I missed a turn. There was traffic behind me and no place to pull over, so I drove on for awhile. When at last […]

Harvest Roasted Salad The success of this salad depends on high roasting temps for caramelized veggies that aren’t mushy but hold up to the dressing Serves 4 For the Dressing: ¼ cup fresh orange juice 1 small shallot, minced (about 2 Tbsp.) 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1 tablespoon Dijon […]