Archived entries for Storytelling

A Cut Above the Rest

And I’m off to the city again for the weekend! It’s my last trip before officially moving on the 20th! I’m going to the ballet tonight! Here’s this week’s column for the City Eagle! Exclamation points!

I was peeling potatoes in my kitchen last Tuesday night when I cut off the very [read more ...]

Baking with Mom

This piece appears in today’s Syracuse City Eagle.

There are two things of which I am certain. The first is that no matter how long, how unbearable, how biting the winter may be, spring will come again. The second is that my mother is an excellent baker. And you know, now [read more ...]

Garlic and Me

This column appears in both the City Eagle, and Le Moyne’s Dolphin. (Look ma, I’m syndicating myself!)
If you’re a regular reader, you might’ve heard the first part of this story. Read on to discover what happens when blenders go bad.

At a family gathering this summer, my relatives and I caught up over a [read more ...]

A Family Affair

On Saturday night, my family and I cooked dinner together.

Though, on second thought, I should revise that statement:

Last night, my family, minus my sister (missed her terribly), grilled dinner together.

There. I’m all about accuracy.

My parents and I set about on a great adventure that came [read more ...]

The Garlicky Bitch

I traveled to Malone, New York for a family wedding this weekend. In addition to the buffalo chicken cheese dip (perhaps that adventure alone warrants a separate blog post) and marbled wedding cake, my relatives and I enjoyed a late-night dinner at Villa Fiore, a local Italian restaurant.
The lights were dim, the waitstaff sleepy-eyed, and [read more ...]