In Memory of Edna Lewis, Southern Cookbook Author and Wonderful Human Being

I looked at the New York Times today and found out that not only has Hackett dropped out of the Senate race here in Ohio (I was planning on working for his campaign) , but Edna Lewis has died. It is truly a bummer of a Valentine’s Day for me. I wrote an announcement over […]

Shopping: Mission Accomplished!

So, we went to Columbus today to shop. We do this fairly frequently, considering that Columbus is an hour and a half drive away from home. But we hadn’t gone there to shop for meat and chicken at the North Market since before Christmas. Which meant, my freezer was becoming bare. You know, we were […]

Freeganism: What’s Up With That?

You know, I am not good with extremists of any sort. And that apparently includes freegans. Even when I agree with some portion of whatever philosophy they espouse, there is something unsettling about extremist behavior that sets my teeth on edge. I think it has to do with my inability to respect hypocrisy in any […]

The First Indian Food I Ever Made: Rogan Josht

Long, long ago, before I had married Morganna’s father, and before I had even heard of anyone named Zak, I was still a curious cook. My curiosity was curtailed, however, by several factors: one, I was poor and could seldom afford interesting ingredients, two, Morganna’s father was not a very adventurous eater and I lived […]

What To Eat When You Read About Curry

It is all the fault of this book I am reading, you see. Entitled, Curry: A Tale of Cooks & Conquerors, by Lizzie Collingham, it is a history of the development of the dish known as curry. (Who would have guessed?) It is also utterly engrossing, at least to a food geek like myself who […]

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