Stirring the Pot: A Journey to the 7 Minute Thanksgiving Meal

Ruthie Cohen

After realizing her Thanksgiving dinners were not so Norman Rockwellian, Ruthie Cohen shed the expectation of “how things ought to be” and embraced the way things are. Preparing for Thanksgiving dinner has now become an ongoing celebration — and her utilitarian Stuffing Loaf, a means to an end. Click here to read the full story.

November 18, 2015

Stirring the Pot: Apples to Apples

Ruthie Cohen

Ruthie Cohen reflects on how rituals season our lives, such as the apple-picking pilgrimages she and her children used to take every fall. Although her children have “launched” (that is, left the nest), she continues to peel, core, and prepare, adding her own touches to a coveted recipe and remembering the smiling eyes of her apple-cheeked children. Click here to read the full story.

October 28, 2015

Stirring the Pot: Craft a Recipe, Craft a Life

Ruthie Cohen

Hang out by the stove with Ruthie Cohen as she creates ratatouille from a pattypan squash that has been intimidating her for a week. In her food column, "Stirring the Pot," a Limestone Post exclusive, the mischievous sage contemplates the simple and often mysterious sauce of life, while always “respecting the alchemy.” Click here to read the full story.

September 30, 2015

The Kinks performing in Oslo, Norway, in 1966. Photo by Ørsted, Henrik / Oslo Museum, image no. OB.A10952

Shuffle: ‘A Well Respected Man’ by The Kinks

Brad Wilhelm

A well-respected man of many interests, Brad Wilhelm gets serious in the premiere story for his Limestone Post column, “Shuffle." The Kinks' “A Well Respected Man” takes Wilhelm from the overwhelming sadness of loss to the serenity of moving on. Click here to read the full story.