Author Archives: xyonkerschef

Stamp of the Week

This week we are featuring the three cent Francis Parkman from the Prominent Americans series, 1965 through 1978. This issue was designed by Bill Hyde and printed on a rotary press. It was used extensively for bulk mail. I have seen a lot of pre-cancellations with city and state location inside two black bars andContinue reading “Stamp of the Week”

A Walk To The Ruins

I still remember that late summer day in 1965 when my dad took my brother and I to Samuel Untermeyer’s estate. It stood on a high ledge, overlooking the Hudson river like an ancient ruin. Thickets of trees and bushes hid it from the surrounding apartment houses and busy streets of Yonkers.     The placeContinue reading “A Walk To The Ruins”

My Lexicon of Flavors

All people that love to cook and love food seem to have one skill in common. The ability to define, retain and recall tastes and aromas that they have experienced. Over time this skill creates a personal compendium of flavor and aroma profiles. The information used by this process can come from the humblest ofContinue reading “My Lexicon of Flavors”

Poetry, Thirty Years Later

When I was in my twenties and thirties, I split my reading time between poetry and novels. Cookbooks were right behind those, and Roman history a close forth. Now Roman history is first, cookbooks second, the occasional novel third, and almost no poetry at all. I find it odd how those proportions have changed overContinue reading “Poetry, Thirty Years Later”