A Glimpse of the Culinary Adventures of Old Hollywood

"Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year." ~ Victor Borge
Don't get me wrong. I love my family. However, the month of December, no matter one's spiritual beliefs or family traditions, is fraught with such a heady mixture of anticipation, ephemeral hopes, memories of past joys and pain, and just plain effort, that the day after Christmas is almost welcome with its mixture of exhaustion and ennui.

December 26th marks a day to spend with family, a return to work, and in some shopaholics, prompts one more mad dash to the mall to return or cash in those material goods gleaned from the day before. Some of us, after visiting with family members, gladly count ourselves among the less hardy souls who find some solace in the week-long "limbo" that seems to occur after Christmas and before the New Year...Read More