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Quiet labor

Posted on September 1, 02008 by Daily Prandium

I spent the weekend in town, namely because my car’s still at the body shop, and also because the new roommate moved in yesterday. So there was much to do and I’m still doing it at time of tapping this. … Continue reading →

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Weddings

Posted on August 31, 02008 by Daily Prandium

These have been an interesting past few days. After the autopilot mode that found me the perfect dress and an eBay auction win that sent the perfect pair of shoes into the snail post on their merry way to me, … Continue reading →

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Thrifty? Prandium.

Posted on August 30, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This here was transcribed and cleaned up from ink marks in my notebook.. Wow. What I am eating for my midday meal today. I must ink this. Out of pocket (mine), I maybe spent about thirty cents for my afternoon … Continue reading →

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Adding value to a pb sammich

Posted on August 26, 02008 by Daily Prandium

I gleaned this from a friend who did not tell me explicitly that what he was saying was off the record. So, I should be safe from any copyright infringement or privacy violation for tapping this here. Though I did … Continue reading →

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A celebratory seltzer

Posted on August 18, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This seltzer is dedicated to a recently minted peanut. And to the little peanut Q, an IOU for seltzers—in a cone or in a dish, whichever as you wish—as soon as your little hands can hold them. Buen provecho..

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These things we cherish

Posted on June 13, 02008 by Daily Prandium

The passion for destruction.. ..is also a creative passion. Ciao..

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Simple ou double?

Posted on June 7, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Deux simples, mint chocolat chip.. ..et deux plus simples, chocolat walnut et coffee.. Buen provecho..

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Plain old cup of coffee

Posted on June 6, 02008 by Daily Prandium

A work at home lifestyle afforded the luxury of developing an elaborate (by USAmerican standards) morning coffee ritual. It started about three years ago while I was studying nutrition. The whole thing would last about two hours everyday, including time … Continue reading →

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The rules of Eating Club

Posted on May 30, 02008 by Daily Prandium

The first rule of Eating Club is, you only tell trusted colleagues and food friends about Eating Club. The second rule of Eating Club is, you do not talk about Eating Club to food tools. If someone says stop, goes … Continue reading →

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A bowl of oat bran

Posted on April 26, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Have you eaten your oat bran today? Eighteen days left in the term. Writing and editing continues. Buen provecho et bon nuit..

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Smoke break

Posted on April 25, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Writing and editing under deadlines. If I were still a smoker, now would make a fine time to step out onto my balcony. But, the only thing smoking, or smoked, in this house was the brook trout from the greenmarket. … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of morning delights

Posted on March 31, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Herein concludes the March edition of Daily Prandium. Bon nuit..

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Fromages et deux mains

Posted on March 21, 02008 by Daily Prandium

A week in Vermont ended this afternoon lunching at a brew pub in Burlington on a boat of cheese fries and gravy. I enjoyed a bite into nostalgia to seeming endless days shushing occasional powder slopes at Killington, evenings sneaking … Continue reading →

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V. Vermont rural food systems—from milk to maple

Posted on March 20, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This is the fifth and final reflective journal entry assigned for class. Today was indeed the day that resonated most for me—for my personal interests in food and agriculture, and for my personal wellbeing. After breakfast we headed to near-about … Continue reading →

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DIY: Dog sweaters

Posted on March 19, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Before shutting down to lay me down for some shut eye, I came upon this article about two kooks who knit their dogs hair into sweaters. I’m excited to find this, but then disappointed to learn yet another idea is … Continue reading →

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IV. Vermont rural food systems—from milk to maple

Posted on March 19, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This is the fourth of five reflective journal entries assigned for class. During breakfast we briefly discussed final projects with Amy. She also talked more about the final reflective essay. She is interested to see we met the learning outcomes … Continue reading →

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III. Vermont rural food systems—from milk to maple

Posted on March 18, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This is the third of five reflective journal entries assigned for class. For breakfast this morning I ate fried eggs over a beat and root hash, buckwheat pancakes with Vermont maple syrup, and fresh fruit. The b&b also served Canadian … Continue reading →

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II. Vermont rural food systems—from milk to maple

Posted on March 17, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This is the second of five reflective journal entries assigned for class. Class began this morning with breakfast here at the b&b. We were served buffet style homemade cornmeal waffles with Vermont maple syrup, eggs scrambled with spinach and cherry … Continue reading →

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First night in VT

Posted on March 16, 02008 by Daily Prandium

For once padding my travel start time worked. My colleague and navigator, E arrived a few minutes early this morning. We packed the car and were on our way. Some cops vibed me for double parking outside café con leche … Continue reading →

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I. Vermont rural food systems—from milk to maple

Posted on March 15, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This is the first of five journal entries assigned for class. We’ve been asked to write one or two pages describing: the ways in which past and current experiences shape current perceptions of Vermont’s contemporary food and farming system; any … Continue reading →

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Vermont rural food systems—from milk to maple

Posted on March 14, 02008 by Daily Prandium

A group of eleven from my graduate program are heading to Vermont this weekend. We will spend a week traveling about visiting farms and artisanal producers as part of a one week intensive course. The class is an informal exchange … Continue reading →

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Commercial hits—A new birth..

Posted on March 11, 02008 by Daily Prandium

..control pill makes the claim it is the first drug proven for premenstrual symptoms, including potassium deficiency. This is what Daily Prandium prescribes if you’re concerned about your potassium levels.. Buen provecho..

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The self, the other, and the beans that bind

Posted on March 10, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Daily Prandium is back on the bean trail. Today I am preparing Dominican style beans that my friend B’s mother and aunt taught me to make a few weeks ago. I know. It’s been a long time since they came … Continue reading →

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Phone book of the dead

Posted on February 21, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Gust Vasiliades April 10, 01965 – February 21, 02004 Today a candle is burning in my makeshift window shrine for Gust. It’s been four years since he passed. I woke at dawn that morning and sat straight up. It was … Continue reading →

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Watch 20/20 tonight—Bodies exhibition

Posted on February 15, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Finally. The mainstream press has finally picked this one up. May it lead to the closing of every exhibition in the US. Tonight at 10 pm, 20/20 is airing a segment about their three month investigation into the source of … Continue reading →

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Honor The Nick

Posted on February 15, 02008 by Daily Prandium

Nicholas Louis Caruso February 9, 01916 – February 15, 01995 The Nick—my first kindred love from another place and time—who learned to cook by the Greeks and was their go between with the Jews to order meats because theirs was … Continue reading →

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Poabastea

Posted on February 2, 02008 by Daily Prandium

We’re debating if the fish Girl, cooked tonight was baked or poached. She laid in a pyrex baking dish a fine filet of haddok with olio, capers, cilantro, and some leftover white zin. Her newly proprietary recipe-in-development is not available … Continue reading →

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Get your pra’nce on

Posted on January 27, 02008 by Daily Prandium

KCRW From Gotham, the sun’s setting to the south and a bit west. Slowly, it’s taking it’s time. Tonight is eating une grande salade. Q&D assessment of recent weeks’ prandia shows a diet around sixty percent fats,–vegetable and animal–but grain … Continue reading →

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It’s another one down

Posted on January 22, 02008 by Daily Prandium

It’s likely to be the same song sung recently. But today is a day of mourning. John Patrick Ayrey

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My sister will love this one

Posted on January 18, 02008 by Daily Prandium

This is dedicated to my sister. When we swam in the family pond as tadpoles, she told me she’d go through my things and laugh at my lists. Well, I’m listing less now and this comes kind of late into … Continue reading →

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