Category Archives: cooking

My first homebaked pie

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Just made an apple, strawberry pie, homemade crust and all. Yummm.

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Blood, Bones and Butter: Time well spent

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

I just got back from a short reprieve where I spent 4 lovely days on the island of Ponza, a small fishing island. The island is famous for Ulysses’s time spent with Circe, the witch that turned his men into … Continue reading →

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The eggplant is a wonderful thing

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

Call it what you want, melanzane, aubergine, melongene, or Solanum molengena, eggplant is one of my favorite foods. I cooked the classic Fanzo recipe of eggplant parmigiana last weekend for some friends. Although not my best attempt to date, it … Continue reading →

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cooking a spectator sport

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

Just read this Michael Pollan NYT Magazine article about how we have stopped interacting in our kitchens and instead watch others interact in their kitchens, on TV. I think it is just laziness…

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11 hard to get in nairobi foods you should be eating

Posted on January 12, 2009 by

NY Times posted the “11 best foods you aren’t eating” back in the summer and it was actually one of the most viewed stories of 2008. Wow. I am impressed that people take such an interest in food. Here are … Continue reading →

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Snacks and glints

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

Two interesting NYT articles about the basics of scientific cooking and what to keep or throw out in kitchen by Bittman. I love the dash of science article – because cooking is all one big experiment. The bittman piece is … Continue reading →

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