Author name: Susan Herrmann Loomis

One of the best things about travelling, aside from seeing friends and catching up, is discovering local food artisans.  I’m […]

I arrived in Queens late afternoon after flying in from Paris via Philadelphia.  It felt good to be on the

Bad Food Day                          Each day cannot all be perfect, and today wasn’t.  It’s no surprise. I spent the day

There I was, pulling weeds and patting soil into place, when I saw an old friend,   right there, snaking along

Just the other night I made pizza for three teenage girls about to jump off the cliff of summer into

A bevy of teenage girls will descend on my house this afternoon to celebrate the end of summer.  Tonight they’ll

It’s such a rich season that I can hardly figure out what to be most excited about!  It’s post-vacation, which

This morning was ushered in with torrential rains.  So much for the plans of bicycling through Amsterdam.  A good book

My memories of Amsterdam are always grounded by the flavor of an Indonesian rice table, or rijstaffel.  It’s not really