In honor of my nephew’s show at the new DotDotDot ArtSpace , which has some food-related themes, I go off-topic a bit to show a couple of his watercolors as well as an etching by his grandfather, my dad. They both show an affection for irony. Below are two of Rob’s paintings. They’re watercolor on [...]
Entries from July 13th, 2008
Almost Peches cardinal are almost as good
July 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments · local food, recipes
Sometimes I think we American cooks get too caught up in what’s fashionable to prepare rather than focusing on what’s divine to eat. Consider peches cardinal. Sort of like Peach Melba without the ice cream, peches cardinal combines two divine fruits—ripe peaches and raspberries—prepared to underscore their savor and highlighted with a touch of vanilla [...]
Roundup: Prices, pantries, programs
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Food in the news, Roundup
I think we’re getting inured to unsafe food, as the salmonella poisoning seems to barely register on the news radar this week, locally or nationally. Here’s some of what is in the local news, food-wise: Lunch ticket gets punched. Topeka school meal planners wrangle with higher food costs. (Topeka Capitol-Journal) Lawrence schools, too. (LJ World) [...]
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Independent, but community-minded, on the 4th
July 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments · General
Fourth of July in my neighborhood has meant, for the past many years, a pure-Americana parade that ends, naturally, with refreshments. Neither the parade nor the refreshments are really the point, to my way of thinking. It’s much more about community and our individual ways of expressing our love of it. I’m glad to live [...]
Freezing cherries is as easy as pie
July 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food
It’s been a bountiful year for sour cherries hereabouts, and I couldn’t help but notice that my neighbor’s cherry tree was still bursting with them despite being picked at by me, another neighbor, the owner neighbors and countless birds. So I picked some more—almost 2 pounds—after the tree owners said to pick as many as [...]
