Ghost Of Christmas Past

Lucy Cortese December 15, 2022

Twas two weeks before Christmas and all through the house Water standing in puddles Mama starting to grouse Three pipes in the floor had all

THANKSGIVING ROSE

Lucy Cortese November 28, 2022

Pink petals and emerald leaves sing out insistent summons Pick me and bring me home…my name is Tiffany Rose Siren calls the doting couple pierced

Hands In The Kitchen

Lucy Cortese October 19, 2022

” Look at my hand. It’s big as yours!” I stop stirring batter and wipe the sticky residue on a kitchen towel. My fingers and

MY SECRET GUIDE TO FABULOUS FOOD

Lucy Cortese September 15, 2022

MY SECRET GUIDE TO FABULOUS FOOD… WHERE I STEAL MY RECIPES I love to cook and live to eat. When I’m happy I cook. Angry

Hoarders Beware!

Lucy Cortese August 23, 2022

“Have we met before?” My mother and I smiled at the query that we heard every night. At precisely at 9:45 pm Iris wandered the

Letter To My Teenage Self

Lucy Cortese June 24, 2022

Dearest Lucille, First of all, you are beautiful–the most lovely you will ever be. Ignore those blackheads and arm pimples that blemish your adorable body.

Food Glorious Foodie

Lucy Cortese June 15, 2022

To this Italiana — Food is family. Food is fun. Food is love. Comfort food is forever synonymous with Italian food. Consider Mama Giardino’s answer

Whitey and Me

Lucy Cortese May 5, 2022

He was the gift that every little girl longs for…her very own pony. Whitey cameinto my life at an early age. The elegant horse was

Rainbow Dialogue

Lucy Cortese April 24, 2022

Conversations with my grandson cause delicious dread Deciphering innocent inquiries that fill his adorable head Did you ride on dinosaurs when you were a

Three Bears Rewind

Lucy Cortese March 22, 2022

My three-year old granddaughter sat immobilized, hands folded on the lap of her flowered sundress. Big blue eyes stared at the stage following every move

Pasta “Fazool” for the Soul: Reflections on an Italian Oracle

Lucy Cortese February 26, 2022

This is a eulogy I penned on the death of my dear mother-in-law Isabella Cortese. She was my friend, my confidant and mentor. These are the life lessons she taught me.

Six Lessons For Substitute Teachers

Lucy Cortese February 23, 2022

I take a deep breath and enter the rambling brick school building. The reputation of “that school” is well known in education circles around the

Author: Lucy Cortese

Ghost Of Christmas Past

THANKSGIVING ROSE

Hands In The Kitchen

MY SECRET GUIDE TO FABULOUS FOOD

Hoarders Beware!

Letter To My Teenage Self

Food Glorious Foodie

Whitey and Me

Rainbow Dialogue

Three Bears Rewind

Pasta “Fazool” for the Soul: Reflections on an Italian Oracle

Six Lessons For Substitute Teachers

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