voila: a cooking column

Tasty Treats for this Thanksgiving: Pies, Pies and Pies Thanksgiving means two things in my house: turkey and pie. There’s no skimping, and traditional recipes are in order. So complete dinner with these two sure-to-please pies and a left-over turkey pot pie. Pumpkin Pie with Streusel Topping This pie is almost too good. Be sure to make it even better by having plenty of vanilla ice cream to accompany it. 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk 2 eggs, separated 1 t

Voila!: a cooking column

Chicken Marsala and Mini Croque Monsieur with Cheese Platter and Fruits Cassis As everyone probably knows, it is nearly sacrilegious to rush through a French dinner, either here or in France itself. A typical dinner will consist of a cocktail (l’aperitif), an appetizer (l’entree), the entree (le plat principal), cheese (le fromage) and a dessert (le dessert). All of these steps are often as difficult to prepare as they are impressive. However, with a little ingenuity and effort, you too can pre

Campus Speak

LIZZIE BLAIR ’04 “Ciepiela [’83] and Hansen just because they would be very nice.” STEVE COLLINS ’03 “One would have to be Professor Kingston-like if he could spawn another creature off his own body. I’m not sure why … he’s just really smart and a good guy.” ED FARMER ’05 “Barry O’Connell and Professor Cobham-Sander because they’re smart, caring, sensitive and stuff like that.” DAVE GOTTLIEB ’06 “I can’t think of two professors I’d allow to breed” DAVE MOLINA ’05 “A Townsend-Pritchard w

Kofman brings philosophy to her film

Although she has not returned to western Massachusetts since her college days, Amherst has had a profound influence on her life. “I could not have made movies without Amherst. I could not have been the thinker I am, the student and teacher I was or the person I am today without Amherst,” she said, while taking a break from the Viennale-a renowned art exhibition-screening of her film “Derrida,” which has been received with much critical adulation. A self-described “hard-core academic,” Kofman sa