As the Egg Turns

Photo by Audrey Pavia Mr. Molly and Mr. Mabel are involved in some serious chicken drama. I have long chuckled at the nonsense that goes on between the chickens in my flock. Alliances, squabbles and all-around drama make chicken-watching a great pastime. But this week, I recently found myself more than just observing the shenanigans; […]

Audrey PaviaDecember 3, 2012
Wild Fennel

Wild fennel is available in most Italian markets.

Thanksgiving Recovery Soup

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Red lentils will thicken up and add heartiness to this post-Thanksgiving, recovery soup. Pies and stuffing, gravy and sweet potatoes … I needed to calibrate my appetite-ometer after the Thanksgiving feast. If you have turkey broth, you already have a good start, but because I didn’t host this year, I didn’t […]

Judith HausmanNovember 28, 2012
Fluoxetine (Prozac) for Cats?

Photo by Audrey Pavia Cheddar and Stanley, in a moment when they are getting along. Cheddar and Stanley are litter brothers. They were part of a litter of eight kittens my sister (a vet) rescued from euthanasia at the age of 4 weeks. They came into a shelter where she was doing her clinical rotations […]

Audrey PaviaNovember 26, 2012

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