Savoring the Daily on the Fringes of the Coalfields

Although grocery shopping here in the United States doesn’t quite reach the challenges I faced when grocery shopping in Morocco or Burkina Faso, the very act of buying food makes me think hard about eating and cooking and just plain living. Shopping for food entails making decisions. What choices do I make when my only … More Savoring the Daily on the Fringes of the Coalfields

GOULASH, BY GOSH!

A few weeks ago, while leafing through Lidia Bastianich’s Lidia’s Italy, I came across a recipe for goulash made in the manner of Trieste. I couldn’t wait to get to my stove and start cooking. Now Trieste, which lies in the northeastern part of Italy, relishes a very diverse historical past. Under the rule of … More GOULASH, BY GOSH!