Idylls of Cuisine, #48
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
De-Constructing Hawaii’s Loco Moco
For those seeking examples of culinary fusion, Hawaii provides a very deep well to peer into. Rachel Laudan discovered this …
Idylls of Cuisine, #47
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Tuna: More Than Just a Canned Wonder
Definition: tunny large sea-fish of the mackerel order, 1530, probably from M.Fr. thon (14c.), from O.Prov. ton, from L. thunnus …
Holy Mackerel!
Mackerel scales and mares’ tails Make lofty ships carry low sails. ‑Old Sailors’ Rain Warning‑ (Due to family obligations for …
Eat a Meal of Solidarity: Haiti’s Sos Pwa Rouj
As in a nightmare wrought by Quentin Tarantino, I watched the horrors unfolding in Haiti after the earthquake. Hands tied, …
Idylls of Cuisine, #46
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
In Haiti, The Four Horsemen Strike Again
Surely all of you now know about the latest disaster to hit Haiti — an earthquake of 7.0 hit Haiti …
Being Catty: Hey, Did You Know That Catfish Tastes OK?
(Due to family obligations for a few weeks, I’m posting some previous posts that I’ve dusted off and updated. ) …
Thomas Jefferson and His Magic “Maccaroni” Machine
Thomas Jefferson, rightly or wrongly credited with first bringing pasta to the tables of Americans, drew a picture of a …
