From Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society, Volume 4, published in 1896, by the American Folklore Society, folk beliefs about Halloween from early America. Most U.S. Halloween practices came from Scotland. 311. On Halloween put an egg to roast before the fire and leave the doors and windows open. When it begins to sweat a … More Saints, Souls, and Haints: Eggs
“How to Spend 42 Days Stuck in Your Room.” Searching for something literary and inspiring, as I am wont to do during trying times in my life, I saw that headline. Perfect! I clicked. And got a huge surprise The inspiration for the article popping up on my screen came not from a list of … More In a State of Siege: Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Day 10
From the first gasping breath, when tiny hands claw at air, reaching futilely for an anchor, a rope, air feeds us. Even fish of seas and lakes and rivers seek that building block of air — oxygen. Fire roars when coddled by oxygen and whimpers like a teat-deprived newborn lamb in its absence. Steam, the … More Eating the Wild Air …
“Carnival is a Butterfly of Winter whose last mad flight of Mardi Gras forever ends his glory.” ~ Perry Young, The Mistick Krewe: Chronicles of Comus and His Kin Theo FabergĂ©, grandson of Carl FabergĂ©, created this dazzling egg to commemorate Mardi Gras in New Orleans:
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
For those seeking examples of culinary fusion, Hawaii provides a very deep well to peer into. Rachel Laudan discovered this while teaching at the University of Hawaii and wrote an award-winning book about the subject: The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii’s Culinary Heritage.* One of those fusion dishes which Laudan mentions, albeit briefly, is a … More De-Constructing Hawaii’s Loco Moco
[A picture, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]
[A photograph, and nothing more, for silent contemplation.]* *Demon eyeballs, click on photo for recipe. Note: for the next two weeks, I’m working on a couple of intensive writing projects, so “Gherkins & Tomatoes” will of necessity be brief, with a look at “Saints, Souls, and Haints” in honor of the ancient traditions of Halloween, … More Idylls of Cuisine, #34