Food

(Saturday, March 22, 2025) by Ann Silverthorn with Jim DeDad If you’ll recall from Day 12, about half of the people in our tour group did not receive their luggage when we arrived in New Zealand. It had been taken off the plane in Melbourne, because the aircraft was too heavy. We were informed four…

(Tuesday, March 18, 2025) by Ann Silverthorn with Jim DeDad On to New Zealand’s South Island! First stop, Queenstown, also known as the “Adventure Capital of the World.” Pick up from our Melbourne hotel was at 6:00 a.m., and it was very nice that they had breakfast boxes for us, since we wouldn’t be able…

Have you heard of Brockway, PA? Have you been there? Well, we were recently, there and a few things impressed me that I’d love to tell you about. Why were my husband and I in Brockway? Because he’s nearly 100% Italian, and he wanted to explore his roots. The Brockway area happens to be one…

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the level of human creativity. Autopilot no longer works and we continually have to find new ways to do old things. Take bridal showers, for example. Here you’ll learn how to plan and execute a memorable event during a pandemic. This is a hybrid model, both socially distanced for the…

What do you do when you want to serve a no-frills dish that’s easy to transport, serve, and consume, but you don’t want to just open a jar? You get creative! I was recently asked to make a main a dish for a gathering of fellow committee members from a World War I centennial project. My…

You’ll find a thousand tofu scramble recipes on the Web and in cookbooks, but none more easy and delicious than this one. I took my favorite recipes and combined them into a one-pan dish, ready in about 30 minutes. Best-Ever Tofu Scramble Total Time: ~30 minutes Yield: 4-6 servings Per serving: ~250 calories (Protein 10g, Carbs…

Many folks express disdain for the commercialization of Christmas. Some resent the hijacking of commerce for the last quarter of each year. Others just can’t wait for it all to be over. Me? The Christmas season is my favorite. Here are seven things Christmas gives me the excuse to do each year. So, there you have it—seven…

According to some folks, especially those in Pennsylvania, in order to have good luck in the new year, you should dine on pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. This, according to legend, is because pigs root forward, a symbol of success. I’ve never seen a pig rooting, but I did make eye contact with…

This post contains descriptions of gladiators, so you may wish to read through before sharing it with the kids. “Are you afraid of lions?” That’s what our tour guide, Marti, asked the children in our group more than once. We spent Monday afternoon at the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Roman Senate, and the Arch…