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Continue reading →: Recalling Tradition
Change happens. Circumstances change. And sometimes that means that traditions change, too. But they don’t need to be left behind completely. For many years, we belonged to a church that put a strong emphasis on the entire Triduum, the time from the evening of Maundy, or Holy, Thursday, through Good…
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Continue reading →: What Has He Done Today?
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. In 2017, Ken and I were on a tour based in Exmoor National Park in Somerset, England. One afternoon, our group went to the Wetlands and Willow Center near Taunton. We had an interesting tour and learned…
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Continue reading →: Steak Out!
I love trying new recipes. I also like to remake favorites. Choosing what to cook is especially a dilemma when it comes to deciding on a steak recipe. As I’ve mentioned before, we try to limit our red meat intake, so the question always is, so we make that dish…
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Continue reading →: Dining on the Water
What is your favorite restaurant? I’ve mentioned before that the best restaurant experience I’ve ever had was at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. And we have been in some terrific restaurants, both nearby and in our travels. There are several places that could contend for the title of my favorite…
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Continue reading →: Faking It Is Fine
Cooking has changed a lot over the years. Many of those changes, whether it’s different ingredients or cooking methods, are designed to result in a healthier dish—fewer calories, less fat or salt, red carbs, etc. As a Weight Watcher of long standing, I’ve learned a lot of these tricks, some…
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Continue reading →: Ahmed’s Spice
Among my fondest memories of graduate school are the times spent with friends who were international students. Ken’s department attracted students from India and the Middle East, and as it was a small department, we spent a lot of time together. One of the best parts was sharing food. Ken…
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Continue reading →: Laying Down a Culinary Line
To a musician, laying down a line can have a couple of meanings. If you’re in the recording studio, it’s recording your individual part, or line. But it can also mean putting your stamp on that part. I was part of a workshop, a number of years back, where the…
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Continue reading →: Doing What Feels Right
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? As someone who had retired well before the pandemic, I think the changes and adaptations I’ve made have been more subtle than for people who had work or school impacted. I think I’m now more aware of…
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Continue reading →: In Praise of Napoleon’s Chef?
The story goes that, in 1800, after Napoleon won the battle of Marengo against the Austrians, his chef foraged through a local village for ingredients with which to create a celebratory meal. He turned up a scrawny chicken, some tomatoes, garlic, oil, and a few crayfish, and turned it into…
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Continue reading →: Communing with Nature
It’s a very rare Sunday morning that we’re not at church, Ken playing drums and me singing, but we played hooky today. We took advantage of the fact that there wasn’t going to be a regular service to take our first Sunday off since July. Instead, we spent the morning…
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