Lemon Pepper Rack of Lamb

Here's an easy and simple, yet very tasteful recipe for a rack of lamb. It involves marinating the lamb with a spice rub and then roasting the lamb in the oven.

Madonna Inn (Repost from Ugly Motel Rooms)

(Note: this was posted on my Ugly Motel Rooms blog 3 years ago.)

Since today is Valentine Day, I'll be doing this blog's very first feature piece, focusing on one of the most iconic motels in US -- Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California. I have blogged on two of its rooms here -- room 137 and room 139 -- and I'll feature more postcards from 1970's in my collection here.

Around and Around the Staircase

(Note: this was posted on one of my blogs months ago, and as I'm closing that old blog, I thought I'd repost it here as it has rather cool pictures.)

Here's piece I had written on a defuct blog featuring old postcards. This piece is all about old postcards featuring old staircases, and trust me, the pictures are kind of cool, so read on...

A word of caution: viewing these postcards may make you dizzy. :-)

Mysterious Check from Hershey Chocolates

One day about 15 year ago, I got an envelope with Hershey's logo in mail. I opened it to find a letter and a $25 check made out to me. The letter, issued by a lawyer's office, announced that my name had been entered in one of Hershey Chocolates sweepstakes, and that I won $25. 

Ginger Pear Salad

Do you have that pear (or peach) that is getting a bit old and starting to soften? No need to throw it out -- here's a tasty and quick recipe to make use of that fruit. Please note that this recipe requires either fresh ginger, or minced ginger that comes in a jar or tube that you can find in the produce department -- using ginger spice may not work here.

Black Umbrella at a Grocery Store

Here's a very short story, sort of a shaggy dog story, that I had written in a creative writing workshop last year.

Moroccan Lemon Chicken

I'd been cooking this dish since late 1980's, and I had gotten it from an old Turkish cookbook at a library. It's a braised dish of chicken with onions and green olives, cooked for a while with parts of a lemon. A friend asked for the recipe, so here it is. I suggest serving this dish with couscous.