The “Chicago Picasso” in Daley Plaza, Chicago, IL. Up in the sky – it’s a Bird, no it’s an Afghan Dog, no it’s a Baboon! Seriously, what is it? It IS an abstracted Picasso sculpture of a Woman’s Head. Wouldn’t you be disappointed if a Picasso wasn’t slightly weird! As Mayor Daley said at the […]
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(A photo essay by Jack A. Atkinson & friends) This month my family was lucky enough to attend a classic New England Clambake, organized by Forest Lowry and his cousin Dan Clark, on their private beach in Connecticut. It was orchestrated to celebrate a fabulous late summer wedding. The New England clambake is an old and traditional […]
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Editor’s Letter: WELCOME TO FALL 2020 Hurricane Season has been the busiest on record, those who name the storms have gone through their alphabet of names and now have started on the Greek Alphabet. The number of Wild Fires in the Western United States is the worst on record. It’s an election year with “word […]
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CHICKEN MOLÉ – We have not eaten out in almost 7 months, having the time of our lives cooking at home! We have enjoyed Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Greek, and simple Mexican Cuisines. Now Mexican with Chicken Molé! We do love Mexican restaurants where we get seasoned black beans, yellow rice cooked in chicken […]
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The total eclipse of the sun is a phenomenon that has moved humans since humans first started to experience them. (Photo by Jack Atkinson) EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. It was always on my list, but the total eclipse always seemed to be happening someplace halfway around the world. Then a […]
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CRUNCH! Keeping the vegetables stiffer, with a “slight texture” to them makes for a completely different experience when it comes to a Tomato Sauce for spaghetti. Here at ARTS&FOOD MAGAZINE we could eat spaghetti every night if our waistlines could handle it. For the preparation, we usually, dice our veggies small then cook them until […]
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Kusama’s pumpkins maybe her second most liked art subjects – but nothing can beat the lines of people waiting to get into one of her mirrored rooms, they are like walking into a different world. If art is an emotional connection, then emotion (maybe even love) is the reason so many people enjoy Yayoi Kusama’s […]
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This angel hair pasta with lobster meat and fresh asparagus was a very nice date night treat. by Jack Atkinson My wife has been working very hard lately, so for Saturday Date Night, I fixed her this luscious dish. After draining one-third package of perfectly cooked pasta, I thoroughly mixed in a raw egg (the […]
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Magical Leek Soup Mireille Guiliano (http://frenchwomendontgetfat.com) Dr. Miracle, the family physician who helped me wake up and recover from my weight gain, was something of a gourmand. He gave me a number of recipes, but none more important than the one he gave me for the first, and only, “tough” weekend. On reflection, it wasn’t […]