Anatomy Lesson: Rustic Mushroom Tart
“Nature alone is antique and the oldest art a mushroom.” Thomas Carlyle [Note: This post forms part of the Picnic …
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Idylls of Cuisine, #68
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Spanish Cooks and The Essence of Their Art
“Just like in the movies, when the hero finally gets up to the ticket window and the clerk slams it …
Idylls of Cuisine, #67
[A picture, and nothing more for silent contemplation.]
Seduced by Spaghetti
Continued from Still Mi Amore — Wild Abandonment Among the Tomatoes and Zucchini: Shall I not have intelligence with the …
Still Mi Amore — Wild Abandonment Among the Tomatoes and Zucchini
A market is three women and a goose. ~~ Italian proverb ~~ I know that for many Italian women my …
Idylls of Cuisine, #66
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.] For more, see the El Bulli slideshow HERE.
Nuns’ Farts, or, How Sweet It Is
Why would someone ever call dainty sweets “nuns’ farts?” How unappetizing and disrespectful … But call them that someone did, …
Eating Cat Meat: A Taboo?
One of the most memorable sayings you learn when you first study Spanish is, “Dar/vender gato por liebre,” or to …
Idylls of Cuisine, #65
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
