Tag Archives: relationships

Red beans, greens, and sushi rice for Bushra

Posted on March 9, 02014 by Fremont

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 … Continue reading →

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Spring harvest backyard farmer breakfast

Posted on April 1, 02012 by Fremont

Chopping, measuring, shredding, mixing and all the prepping for Soldier’s birthday dinner this evening will begin a little later this morning. While we were walking about outdoors enjoying the thawing frost talking about the coop and where the birthday gifted … Continue reading →

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St-st-studio

Posted on March 26, 02012 by Fremont

It’s quite an unfinished space. But what does one need to work. A sturdy, or hopefully sturdy enough, work surface, a chair, good natural light looking out on a pleasant outdoor environment. For me the latter is fairly necessary, and … Continue reading →

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Buttercup that I dream of . . .

Posted on February 2, 02011 by Fremont

The wife of an old friend from the homestead we harked from many many moons ago made a delicious sounding (reading?) soup. Buttercup Squash. Not butternut. Her mother-in-law planted the buttercup variety last summer on something of a whim and … Continue reading →

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Sequestered manicotti

Posted on January 14, 02011 by Fremont

<<or>> Sequestered manicotti making with a Nice Cup A Tea With the arrival of a boxed set of Laura Ingalls-Wilder’s *Little House* series I return to the sequestered life in my rooms overlooking the Hudson reading and writing. As I’ve … Continue reading →

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III – Chicken chronicles

Posted on July 15, 02009 by Fremont

My first chicken dinner (This post is a contribution by the farmer man who raised the chickens I’ve been writing and talking about for the past several weeks. He was kind enough to let me post what he wrote, about … Continue reading →

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II – Chicken chronicles

Posted on July 15, 02009 by Fremont

Bastille day poulets Pictures are still pending It was a fine and beauteous day in the ‘burgh for Bastille Day. Sunny and not too hot, with a fine breeze blowing through seated at Monsieur’s picnic table while admiring the lushness … Continue reading →

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I – Chicken chronicles

Posted on July 5, 02009 by Fremont

Tortilla deux hommes Pictures pending Brunch the morning after a long afternoon processing chickens — which I’m tapping about and will post here, pics and all — was not without its chicken product — the egg, several of them. Killing … Continue reading →

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Protected: Jennifer Joyce Frémont, 103, writer, documentary filmmaker, famed home cook and food activist, is dead

Posted on May 18, 02009 by Fremont

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Sixteen noodles made a lasagna

Posted on April 12, 02009 by Fremont

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, … Continue reading →

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Meatballs in the kitchen with Mumma, and G(r)amma-ray, Nanny & Catherine &.. .. ..

Posted on April 11, 02009 by Fremont

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 … Continue reading →

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Lucia redux

Posted on March 22, 02009 by Fremont

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, … Continue reading →

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In Algiers

Posted on January 18, 02009 by Fremont

DISCLAIMER & WARNING: If you are a rabid animal-rights-type vegetarian and/or don’t have a stomach for some less delicate events in life, please do not read this. . . I started using Twitter recently. I’ve been using Facebook since last … Continue reading →

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Origin of man and woman

Posted on October 29, 02008 by Fremont

One of my French cousins is a priest in Singapore. Recently, he married two friends there. It happened to be on the same day my sister married upstate. He e-mailed to share with us the homily he wrote for them. … Continue reading →

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A blatant plug for Rae ink

Posted on October 10, 02008 by Fremont

My Mum’s friend’s daughter designed and laboriously handmade each and every invitation, and table and seating card for every guest and invitee for lil’sis’s wedding. Since she did such amazing work and all the women-folk of my familia, most especially … Continue reading →

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Sushi in your pocket

Posted on October 8, 02008 by Fremont

There’s something fishy going on at the Monterey Bay Aquarium this month and it’s not just swimming around and around in the sardine tank. I’m tapping about it here because these programs reach well beyond Cannery Row to folks nationwide. … Continue reading →

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Food muse

Posted on October 7, 02008 by Fremont

Class this semester has me reporting and writing about religion, politics, voting and other relevant topics for the news-writing newbie to cut teeth on. But class does not send me spot assigning about food. On top of my academic focus … Continue reading →

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Proof of cake..

Posted on October 6, 02008 by Fremont

..or the one that got away. A dark chocolate-dipped strawberry was sacrificed for the mouth-feeling enjoyment of the lady holding the plate. Sadly, moments after the picture was taken, she was distracted away to laugh and frolic. The strawberry sat … Continue reading →

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Three generations rings

Posted on October 5, 02008 by Fremont

G(r)amma-ray couldn’t attend little sister’s wedding last weekend except in spirit, and in residual DNA left unwashed from her rings. Cin cin..

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Purely Purity

Posted on October 4, 02008 by Fremont

Somebody has quite a sweet tooth but somehow managed to share with friends and loved ones. Buen provecho..

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Les fleurs

Posted on October 3, 02008 by Fremont

À bientôt..

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To the pumpkin ball

Posted on October 2, 02008 by Fremont

Tic tic toc tic tic toc..

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From the pumpkin patch

Posted on October 1, 02008 by Fremont

Tic toc tic toc..

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Weekend nuptials

Posted on September 30, 02008 by Fremont

My little sister’s mawwidge is this Saturday. All week I’ve been going at a pace I haven’t for some time. There’s preparing for the weekly skewering in class on Thursday, then there’s all the primping and preparing to take care … Continue reading →

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A baguette request

Posted on September 29, 02008 by Fremont

Going through more stuff, things, papers and piles. I found an entry I wrote during a trip to Monhegan Island back in, I think it was 01994. It was my second time there to stay with a friend and her … Continue reading →

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Very good dogs eat poulet

Posted on September 28, 02008 by Fremont

Sometimes two dogs, especially two poodles, swap notes in misbehaving. Or the same two poodles work out a new routine in waking someone (me) up. Or they learn a new song that they perform in sneezes and coughs to get … Continue reading →

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Getting figgy with it

Posted on September 27, 02008 by Fremont

I’ve been up to something this week. It happens to include eating quite a lot of figs. No, I’m not exploring new or revisited options in bulimia. Actually, I can eat fruit for days and suffer no trouble in a … Continue reading →

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Friday night debate

Posted on September 26, 02008 by Fremont

It’d be a fine night for another anchovy pizza with seltzer or a beer. Buen provecho..

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Naval gazing Thursdays

Posted on September 25, 02008 by Fremont

Journalism is kicking my @$$. Though today’s class was abbreviated; TH had to fly off to some place and sent class on a field trip to the library for a meeting with the journalism subject librarian to review databases and … Continue reading →

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Creating a World that can Feed Itself

Posted on September 24, 02008 by Fremont

Michael Pollan sat on a panel last week with Sonal Shah, a development expert at Google.org and Hugh Grant, the CEO of Monsanto. He e-mailed a link to the video; it’s available here:

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Woolly forecast

Posted on September 23, 02008 by Fremont

I captured the little fella after nearly rolling over him with my horseless carriage. Yes, I am a mad swirver when avoiding critters, assorted vermin, even and especially long-legged rats on the road. I never fully recovered from when, during … Continue reading →

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Chick roastin’ roast chicken

Posted on September 22, 02008 by Fremont

Today’s headline brought to you by the letter Q. It is the first day of autumn today, and I’m ready for it. After driving back from Mum’s in the Finger Lakes, I went straight to my dearest Fairway for provisions … Continue reading →

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Gleaning or stealing?

Posted on September 21, 02008 by Fremont

I spotted an apple tree full of little apples. It stands unattended near the end of my Mum’s road. But I wondered for a day or two, is it okay to take some. They are just sitting there. Is the … Continue reading →

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