Scenes from Asia
September 17, 2014
Details forthcoming soon …
Tag: Asia
Mushrooms on My Mind, Naturally
August 1, 2013
It’s hard to imagine another form of earthly life that has affected human beings as much as the kingdom Fungi. Seeking the taste and perceived medicinal benefits of mushrooms,human beings followed a path from superstition to science: from foraging to farming, from medieval old wives’ tales to modern clinical trials, and from food eaten to … More Mushrooms on My Mind, Naturally
Journeys versus Destinations: Adventures in Indonesia
July 20, 2013
Adventures in Indonesia: Copy and paste this link for a direct line to the Power Point presentation: http://gherkinstomatoes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mike-and-cindy_s-most-excellent-adventures1.pptx This is a Power Point file that I have been working on. If you do not have Power Point, you will not be able to see the post. If you do have Power Point, be sure to … More Journeys versus Destinations: Adventures in Indonesia
Idylls of Cuisine, #55
March 21, 2010
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
Cooking Fish — Let Us Count the World’s Ways: Asia 2
March 19, 2010
Continuing our Lenten foray through fish cookery in Asia …
Cooking Fish — Let Us Count the World’s Ways: Asia 1
March 11, 2010
In Asia, cooking fish presents no problem to thousands of ingenious cooks. The abundance of fish and the surfeit of ingredients ensures that fish cookery scales heights far beyond scorched fish fingers, dried-out fillets, and mushy tuna-noodle casserole.