Lisa M. Kelsey's Blog (4)

My lastest column for Pawling Public Radio:

At the moment I’m reading a book called “Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination” by Professor Paul Freedman. As you probably remember from your school days, the procuring of spices was one of the major motivations behind the age of exploration–the search for new routes to faraway lands in pursuit of spices changed the course of history. If you think about it–that’s pretty odd. What was it about spices that inspired such daring…

This is from my "Stirring the Pot" radio show on Pawling Public Radio:

There are good reasons to cut meat out of your diet. It’s healthier, of course. It will probably save you money and you may even lose weight. And even if you don’t think it of it as a moral choice in terms of animal rights, it’s also good for the environment. According to one source the greenhouse gas emissions arising from the production of a year’s worth of cheeseburgers roughly equals the amount emitted…

This is from my "Stirring the Pot" radio show on Pawling Public Radio:



It always seems to me that having something in the oven warms the house in a more satisfying way than just turning up the thermostat, so when cool fall days come around I find myself thinking, “What shall I bake?”. And since there is only so many baked goods a family can eat, I eventually turn towards the savory. Fortunately, all that cool weather also brings us beautiful harvest vegetables: squash, sweet…

Hello everyone,

My husband and I just took over Magnolia's Café in Patterson, right across from the Metro North Station. It's a rustic little café that serves delicious breakfast and lunch with locally produced foods--omelets, wraps, soups, salads and baked goods. Right now we're looking to hire a short order cook. We have great, friendly regular customers and we offer a nice work environment. If you are interested please email Chris Kelsey at magnoliascafe21@gmail.com.