An inexpensive, butterless snickerdoodle recipe that you can whip out any pandemic night, paired with a spice that is so expensive that it immediately undermines what I just said.

So basically influenced are we by this matter of food and drink that revolutions, peace, war, patriotism, international understanding, our daily life and the whole fabric of human social life are profoundly influenced by it.

At the apartment, we’ve settled on tortilla and sides as our indulgent dinner.

A quick fried rice that’s sweet from the sausage, bright and sour from the pickles.

My cat Evee gazes out the window— as I often do when working alone in the kitchen.