Broccoli cheddar soup is the taste of an efficient workday. It’s the taste of being in a place without obligations, surrounded by the hum of conversations that have nothing to do with me. That’s because broccoli cheddar soup is the lunch I usually order at Panera Bread when I clear out of the house so […]
I learned a new word this week. Firkin. My first guess, when I heard this word, was that it was a kind of pickle. Gherkin, Firkin. Maybe instead of being pickled with dill, this kind is a small cucumber seasoned with fennel. A fennel gherkin. A firkin. Sounds delicious. And we pickle everything in Pennsylvania… […]
What would a baked potato be without cheddar cheese? Or scalloped potatoes without those delicious crispy bits of cheese and potato that you’re determined to pry off the side of the casserole dish? And then there’s those cheese fries you sneak at the country fair, or the homemade potato bread topped with cheddar…. Yes, what […]