Keftedes with Arugula Salad
My real last name is Kotrodimos. I'm Greek. My father changed our name to "Konnor" around the time he started practicing law thinking that our name was too difficult to pronounce and to [...]
loving day – june 12, 2020
June 12th is Loving Day. The day commemorates a monumental US Supreme Court case with an interracial couple at its center. In 1958, two residents of Virginia, a black [...]
Chicken Tagine
This is a recipe I extrapolated after having the dish in a restaurant. I used my best guesses and a bit of research to try to be as faithful as possible to the [...]
last days of summer – october 12, 2019
The trees are full and green The garden lush and sweet The warm sun belies October To truth I must surrender The hours, they are numbered The last days of summer [...]
fireflies – august 12, 2018
It turns out that Wauwatosa means firefly. The Hochunck Indians who settled the land saw fit to name this place on the river for the almost magical insects that [...]
the lost years – november 7, 2017
Here we are A place we’ve been before Those nights apart Left me wanting more […]