by ruthgoldstein@comcast.net | Jan 29, 2021 | Essays
By RUTH GOLDSTEIN FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN |NOV 18, 2019 I think I might be a sleeper spy someone forgot to wake up. By Fox News standards, I’m basically a Dreamer: My parents came from Canada and my grandparents (all four) emigrated from Ukraine when it was still part...
by ruthgoldstein@comcast.net | Jan 29, 2021 | Essays
By RUTH GOLDSTEIN FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN |OCT 23, 2020 In a conventional war, if you know where the enemy is you know where to take a stand. Famous front lines have even gone down in history — Gettysburg, Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge. This war against the...
by ruthgoldstein@comcast.net | Jan 29, 2021 | Essays
By RUTH GOLDSTEIN FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN |JAN 22, 2020 While there is universal agreement among members of a free society that everyone deserves a dignified life, the right to a dignified death is not yet guaranteed for every Maryland citizen. That might be...
by ruthgoldstein@comcast.net | Jan 27, 2021 | Food
The BLT has always had a natural affinity for summer. For twelve short weeks, when the local tomato harvest is flooding farmers markets and home gardens are overflowing, this savory, juicy, crunchy trifecta rules. Unless of course, you don’t eat bacon. Although you...
by ruthgoldstein@comcast.net | Jan 25, 2021 | Food
Serves 4-6 Since tagine is both a dish that you eat and the vessel it is cooked in, the term itself can be confusing right from the start. The traditional vessel is a Moroccan clay pot that looks like a conical pointy hat, allowing accumulated steam to help cook the...