The perfect gift of love and life … food! With the holidays upon us, nothing may be more appreciated than a jar or container of home cooked soup with a ribbon around it and a nice baguette. Guaranteed it will not end up in a holiday grab bag exchange! A big pot of minestrone, vegetable,…
What do Halloween, the 1st Amendment and a Vegetarian Bean Burrito with Salsa have in common? Hope I piqued your curiosity. I’ll explain. Halloween is once again upon us. So JP, my guiding beacon and news editor, suggested I write about Halloween food like candied apples and such. So when I remind him about his…
You’re gonna love this one! Mildred Kent is 94. She lives in assisted living just outside Detroit. This is a delightful lady who happens to be the mother of my brother-in-law and dear friend, Jim. I have known them for more than 40 years as I grew up in Chicago and my wife, Kate, is…
In my last column, I asked all of you for a favorite recipe. Below is a submission from my wonderful friend Marilyn. Marilyn is one of the crown jewels of Idyllwild. She is a wonderful musician, actor, teacher, active member of the community, and amazing mother and grandmother. Along with many other things, she is…
So many of us living in California came from other states or regions — in many cases from other countries. Most of us have special memories of foods we ate as a child that only our grandmothers could prepare, or perhaps our parents could prepare. When times changed and many homes had two working breadwinners,…
JP sends me food articles weekly, yet he always says I should write about whatever I choose. His choices of articles are often about somebody’s grandmother’s potato salad or pies. I think he likes pie. I know he likes beer. He’s a carbo loader. So I just returned from a weeklong camping trip to Mammoth…
Curious place, our little town. The largest of our three very small water districts won’t sell water meters to owners of vacant parcels who have been making payments to build their retirement dream cabins. In fact, that renders their properties worth very little at the moment. It also prevents a modicum of population growth we…
New recipes are created by screwing up old recipes. The presidential primary clearly has people talking and worried. Among other things, my hope is that we don’t end up with a commander in chief who suggests we no longer have ethnic restaurants. Given the diversity of the U.S. population, our choice in foods is amazing….
Thank you for the nice emails about the new column. OK, it’s true, and without getting overly specific time wise, the photo may not be super current. Enough of that topic. In an effort to provide continuity, I asked in the last issue for you to try and get your hands on a pizza pan….
Editor’s note: Other than this week, Vic’s column will be regularly featured the last week of the month. Bonanza! What a great opportunity it is to write a food column in Idyllwild. For the first time in forever, there are more choices of where to eat and drink than I can remember. New restaurants have…
