Tag: holiday
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Red beans, greens, and sushi rice for Bushra
A young woman from Libya living in UK with her family, attending university there where she’s in her final year, sent me a message earlier tonight via Twitter. I had posted a pic of my #LentilFast2014 beans, greens, and sushi rice recipe that I made for the first 5 days. I am honored by her […]
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Sixteen noodles made a lasagna
Mumma wasn’t feeling well. Last night, she didn’t make it out to dinner with sister, Monsieur and me. She stayed home and rested and missed out on a lot of yuck yucks. She was still feeling icky this morning, so, I stayed out of the kitchen, except to chop a cup or thereabouts of parsley to mix […]
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Meatballs in the kitchen with Mumma, and G(r)amma-ray, Nanny & Catherine &.. .. ..
I’m at Mumma’s at her place way Upstate on Lake Cayuga for the Easter weekend. We do not celebrate it for the religious but for the family of it. Though nowadays, we make up tradition, change, adjust and readjust it as we go along. This holiday, we’re not making up an enormous feast for the six […]
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Lucia redux
Avis was not working the day I arrived again at the little market hanging at the edge of California’s wild and wooly Central Coast. But when I spotted this in the cooler, couldn’t help myself and took the picture. Yes, I admit it reminded me of the mad drive on 1 through and despite fog, […]
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Never too soon to talk turkey
It’s nearing that time again. I suppose a month is not too soon. But I enjoy making Thanksgiving dinner and started thinking about recipes. The table’s going to be on the quiet side this year, so it might be best to stick to the basics—the turkey, stuffing, gravy, homemade cranberry sauce, potatoes, sweet potatoes and […]
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Quiet labor
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. But the piles are subsiding and I’m making progress in attacking the dust bunnies that […]
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Weddings
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, I find I will indeed attend a wedding I’ve been putting off accepting the invitation […]
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Thrifty? 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 meal, mostly for the price of the condiments. The meal consists of a bowl of […]
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Sakura crush
Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens was a well-attended event yesterday afternoon. Despite the crowds and traffic, luckily, we were able to find a parking spot on the street right near the entrance. More good karma. Just as we began to make our way towards the rows of sakura, the sun made an unexpected […]
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Sakura are blooming
Seventeen days left. Still working on edits and writing. But wanted to share and care some beautiful sakura with you and you and you. If you’ve any romantic inclinations, this is the season to prepare a picnic lunch for a special someone. Don’t forget, next weekend is Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. According to […]
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Don’t be a hater
The food world seems to harbor it’s share of blog haters. I first encountered this back in mid-March at a panel discussion on campus. I was mildly put off by comments then, especially considering the panelists are involved with blogs in some form or another, or the publications they write for publish blogs. Then, last […]
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A weekday afternoon in springtime omelette
The weather has been so fine. Two poodles have been hiking me up to the park and making me practice throwing the ball until my shoulder aches. No worries. I can handle all sorts of aches. The walks, the sun, the season have me eating more greens, and a lot of eggs. This may be […]
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Hot sakura
I met some friends downtown for dinner and we decided to try the Kitchen Club. I’d never eaten there before, only sake and tasty morsels at Chibi’s Bar next door. The meal was a continuation on the celebratory eating I’ve been doing since Wednesday evening, which I’ll tap about soon but currently am tapping on […]
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“I like strange meat”
I’ve kept one foot in Japan—another in France, but will tap about soon—since yesterday. Here’s a picture of one of my favourite meals eaten there. K’s father was impressed by my love of sake and unagi. In the spirit of the honored guest status bestowed upon me during my trip, K’s father brought the family […]
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Sakura!
During spring, in late March and early April, sakura festivals take place all around Japan. I love Japanese food and culture. I’ve been chanting ‘Sakura!’ and free associating sakura poems and songs all afternoon. A dear girlfriend in Japan teases me with pictures she e-mails every year of blooming sakura there. One of these years […]
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An Easter omelette
After nearly a week of motoring to, from and around Vermont, it’s been a treat to spend the weekend with the dogs. I’ve enjoyed a relaxing and productive time of it. Since today’s a holiday, I’ve consolidated the traditional foods into one afternoon prandium including a new omelette, a salade, and some French hard cidre. […]