A morning ritual, I test the soil of a fruitful amaryllis a friend gifted me for Christmas. Over twenty-five reddish blooms from an eight-inch pot, and the plant still sprouts new stems and buds.
As American as it might seem, the pot pie is not a New World invention. In fact, its origins are said to date back to ancient Greece, with the creation of meat pies called artocreas. The pot pie, as ...