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Continue reading →: The mother of invention
There were no posts last week because we were away on vacation. It was a typical beach vacation for us, where we rented a condo and ate most of our meals there. I have a standard repertoire of recipes that I make in those circumstances, although I made a substitution…
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Continue reading →: Swimming in soupy memories
No food evokes more memories or stories for me than soup. My family only made a few soups, but they were memorable. I remember my dad as the family soup maker, and Saturday as the most likely day we’d have soup. There were two: alphabet soup and Senate navy bean…
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Continue reading →: Classic Combos
It seems that every cuisine has a chicken and rice dish. They just seem to go together. I can think of any number of chicken and rice dishes that are among my favorite foods: Cuban arroz con pollo, which is distinctly different from the Spanish version; Puerto Rican asopao; Iranian…
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Continue reading →: The first time
When I try a new recipe, I usually make it exactly as the recipe says. If I make it again, I’m likely to tweak it, but very rarely do I make any changes on the first try. I want a sense of what the person who created the recipe tasted,…
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Continue reading →: There’s always one…
No matter how much care I put into making hard-boiled eggs, there’s always one that doesn’t want to peel. It happened again today. The eggs weren’t too fresh, I didn’t overcook them, I chilled them quickly. Four peeled just fine. The fifth—well, you can see the picture above. The eggs…
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Continue reading →: After the flash mob
In April 2020, early in COVID lockdown, a friend put together an online dining group that he called Flash Mob Dining. He’d set a weekly theme, such as a particular ingredient or type of cuisine, and people in the group would report on what they ate to meet that theme.…
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