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Category Archives: Artistic
Snow is the Topic, Not Food
In a departure from our usual programming, I thought is would be fun to feature the remarkable snow scenes we have had in the past few weeks. Living in Central Massachusetts for 51 years, we’ve become accustomed to substantial snowstorms … Continue reading
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Food and Pop Art
Adobe has recently released several new iPhone/Android apps, with fascinating filters to jazz up one’s photos. I played around with these apps and our food adventures, and I’m happy to share them with you in this post. Lilies of the … Continue reading
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May Food Highlights
This was a busy month, with schoolwork, travel, and some cooking. Here are some of the brief highlights of Spring, when we did get into the kitchen. Spicy Guacamole Now that I’ve learned how to make guacamole with some zip, … Continue reading
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Seasonal Flowers
We have been keeping a couple of dozen flowering cacti plants for a number of years now. They spend October to May in the small greenhouse at the end of our living room. In the Spring and Summer, we move … Continue reading
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NYC Food – Waterlogue Edition
The previous post detailed my short visit to NY a few weeks ago. This post allows me to show you the watercolor renditions of some of the food photos, thanks to the Waterlogue iPhone app. Let me know if you … Continue reading
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Sailboat in the Harbor: a short exploration in photo editing
Last week as I departed Nantucket on the ferry, it was a gray, dreary day. I spotted a two-masted sailboat in the harbor, so I quickly snapped a photo on my phone, through the water-splatted window of the ferry. Here … Continue reading
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Rye Bread in My New, Custom Bread Pot
Two and a half years ago, I posted an entry about making Tartine bread in one of Judith Motzkin’s ceramic bread pots. Since then, my bread-making has become more whole grained, and I’ve developed a real fondness for rye breads. … Continue reading
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Salads in the Snow
I used to dislike salads. In the 1940’s and 50’s, when I was growing up, salad was a pretty dull affair. Iceberg lettuce was the norm (probably shipped by rail from California to New York), and if you were lucky, … Continue reading
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Miami Beach, Cuba, and then….Fregula Sarda at home
The break in my communications from January 6-14 was for an amazing trip to Cuba. We went with a group from our synagogue on a cultural/religious mission in support of the remaining Jewish community there. It was marvelous in many … Continue reading
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As Close as I Get to Sochi…
Hipstamatic is a pretty cool app for my iPhone. I’ve used it now for several years. In the past week they released a new HipstaPak named Sochi, and I loved the deep, saturated tones, so I added it to my … Continue reading
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