Evenings With Peter

I always keep the seasons in mind when choosing my next read ( The Enchanted April in spring, Jaws over July 4th—that sort of thing) and wha...

People always say it’s a bad idea to meet your idols. I think it’s also a risky proposition to reacquaint yourself with a book you once wors...

Of course, I ’ ll be making a rousing pot of  Hoppin’ John  soup to kick off 2026, but I thought I ’ d share these super  “ instant ”  soups...

It’s Dickens weather! “To divert his thoughts from this melancholy subject, I informed Mr. Micawber that I relied upon him for a bowl of pun...

Oh, the weather (and just about everything else) is frightful...but the table is set for a hopeful New Year just the same.  Here, I try to s...

When my husband and I were in Florence earlier this year, he discovered a...murder! Murder in Florence that is, by Marco Vichi. He loved t...

Apart from Hercule Poirot ’ s Christmas , The Sittaford Mystery is perhaps Agatha Christie ’ s most wintry detective novel, where a wicked ...