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The Lost Arabs of Marseille: Food, Family, and France

June 17, 2011

In his  timely Arab France: Islam and the Making of Modern Europe, 1798-1831 (2011), Ian Coller writes of the Arab …

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Cooking with Mushrooms: Chicken and Walnuts and Baby Bellas, Oh My!

October 7, 2010

I went wild over the cheap chicken thighs at my local Kroger, dumping package after package into my grocery cart. …

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“Ginger Shall Be Hot i’ the Mouth Too”

August 19, 2010

Sir Toby Belch: Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale? Clown: Yes, …

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Tomatoes, Dust, and a Tasty Soupçon of Africa, Too

July 20, 2010

My nose burned a little and an odd sensation on my forehead no doubt meant more freckles popping out. I didn’t care. I sat right where I wanted to be on that late August day, in the dirt between two rows of leafy tomato plants. Red globes of all sizes dangled like Christmas ornaments from the plants, the vines sinking into the dust from all that ripe weight.

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The Artful Pomegranate

November 5, 2009

Guarded treasure, honeycomb partitions, Richness of flavour, Pentagonal architecture. The rind splits; seeds fall– Crimson seeds in azure bowls, Or …

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Deep Roots: A Love Note to the Lowly Carrot

August 11, 2009

A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still have soil uncleaned off the vegetable. ~~ Chinese Proverb Except for the …

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The Random Herbalist: Books About Monastic and Medieval Gardens

July 27, 2009

I find the following books enlightening, soothing, and motivating. My plan is to create/design a medieval/monastic herb garden over the …

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Anyone Can Build a Whizbang Chicken Scalder (Even You!)

June 13, 2009

From the back cover of Herrick Kimball’s book, Anyone Can Build a Whizbang Chicken Scalder: Every small-farm and backyard poultry …

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Chicken Curry, From Réunion (the Country)

May 11, 2009

Réunion is a country. About 800 kms. east of Madagascar. Off the coast of Africa. A former fueling/supply station for …

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Palm Oil, Chicken In

May 9, 2009

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe once wrote that proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten. A recipe for …

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