tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900858722307381142024-03-13T13:46:49.963-05:00royal blue and lemon treesMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-30016374825391297672009-04-24T13:24:00.002-05:002009-04-24T13:24:39.979-05:00girl powera wonderful piece in the nyt: <a href="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/may-it-please-the-court/">http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/may-it-please-the-court/</a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-89224230565967836912009-04-17T23:28:00.007-05:002009-04-18T00:31:50.580-05:00nearly a month since my last post! it's less than a month until graduation, really unbelievable. a few updates:<br /><br />did relay for life at the end of march~the luminaria ceremony was beautiful, the weather held up & lots of good friends were around :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KoMm791wx7GTagB6moRO1FdDfyfmWgIFQlznnunaZeXBTk0a5Uoho8eS6AIzYDuUzeAWtggKJR5D4yCtLfQxUDsYfWdRKPs-7WU3WN6D5jjMezEsVh-KZA-DNYUCSxPsCEt_v-dH26I/s1600-h/DSC03122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KoMm791wx7GTagB6moRO1FdDfyfmWgIFQlznnunaZeXBTk0a5Uoho8eS6AIzYDuUzeAWtggKJR5D4yCtLfQxUDsYfWdRKPs-7WU3WN6D5jjMezEsVh-KZA-DNYUCSxPsCEt_v-dH26I/s400/DSC03122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325890833103175202" border="0" /></a>i've been running a lot lately too, longer runs about 4-6 miles each time! forest park is beautiful these days - trees budding, flowers coming up - green, and birds and just lovely. my new running path goes through some more woodsy areas, so it's really peaceful & perfect. h. & j.r. & i are hoping to do a 5k next weekend ~<br /><br />baking less this semester, but still doing a bit ~ this was from a few weeks ago, lemon bars. more gooey than i'm used to, but good:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_oW4b0sdoMVsP_jw4ydN4-_auBxypOY-gaXYPzlx0X5ZkiKTWkNXPC04PZDbtyNCI9ywoaAtMfbJXMr8SAYZxrfXLESP9bP9L0Ho6gpnEhMg1ZfQ6hHZdOHYfMrtW6aDu4CMBeLJzsk/s1600-h/St.+Louis+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2M5NxU8-ZjdkEkKIwkZmYtF-3KUYXiyXMEWI2WKWaxlHvGO5Tj-NkYrPjXQQfRX1NnnENvl4Q707X4nQkGEM7mv9RY0g2qU7FY_pKQY7c0MmVJm_K-5zm0QWaYaGaPVF5ijBOXNEQSc0/s400/St.+Louis+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325886684512109202" border="0" /></a>k, good night : )Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-6718858841600972622009-03-18T22:26:00.001-05:002009-03-18T22:26:52.989-05:00if you'll remember, i was reading jeffrey steingarten's <span style="font-style: italic;">the man who ate everything</span> a few weeks ago for my food class. below, my review.
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Open up to any page in his first collection of essays, and you’ll spot the book title at the top of one page and the chapter heading at the top of the other. Flip through the rest of the book though, and you’ll notice that pieces of the title are gradually bitten off, such that what started out as <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Perpetua","serif"; letter-spacing: 1.5pt;">THE MAN WHO ATE EVERYTHING</span> in Part I has progressed to <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Perpetua","serif"; letter-spacing: 1.5pt;">THE MAN WHO ATE EVERYTH</span><i style=""> </i>(even a corner of the <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Perpetua","serif"; letter-spacing: 1.5pt;">H</span> has been nibbled off) by Part III, until finally, it is just <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Perpetua","serif"; letter-spacing: 1.5pt;">THE MAN WHO ATE</span> by the end of the book in Part V. Steingarten documents his unwavering quest for authenticity and his insatiable appetite for astoundingly good food in <i style="">The Man Who Ate Everything: And Other Gastronomic Feats, Disputes and Pleasurable Pursuits</i>. His patience for detail, his childlike curiosity about everything around him and his rigorous standards for historic, cultural and scientific precision serve him well, even if they do occasionally become exhausting for those around him.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">It was back in 1989 that Steingarten entered the world of food writing, when the one and only Anna Wintour recruited him away from his career as a Harvard-trained corporate lawyer to fill the post of food critic at American <i style="">Vogue</i>. He was initially reluctant: “I thought food was too frivolous to write about,” he said, but he could not resist the temptation and soon discovered that food “was the most profound subject you could possibly write about. There is no aspect of human activity it doesn't touch.”</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">Interestingly, Steingarten’s first assignment was to write about the less-than-profound microwaved fish, trendy at the time among those in the “fashionable world that the rest of us can imitate but never enter.” Three months, two new microwaves and twenty microwave cookbooks later, his piece was complete, published in the March 1998 issue of <i style="">Vogue</i> and also reprinted in the book, in the chapter entitled “Fish without Fire.” In addition to recounting his numerous attempts at achieving a satisfactorily microwaved piece of fish, the essay includes a history of the invention of the microwave, a scientific explanation of how wavelengths and frequency determine the microwaves’ depth of food penetration and a tip on microwaving your wet Nikes (he cautions, “If you try to get it bone-dry, the rubber parts will bubble up and the instep will smoke and smolder”).</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">Before beginning at <i style="">Vogue</i>, Steingarten, like many of his fellow Americans, was burdened with a multitude of “powerful, arbitrary, and debilitating” food phobias, including fears of chutney, coffee ice cream, cranberries, falafel, kimchi, lard, swordfish and the cuisine (he puts quotes around that term) of the entire nation of Greece. He takes it as his journalistic duty to overcome these fears, and so he embarks upon a self-prescribed Six-Step Program, exposing himself to each phobia at least eight to ten times (he read in his research that “most babies will accept nearly anything after eight or ten tries”) and in the process, successfully becoming “a more perfect omnivore.” </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">A changed man, he devotes much of the first half of his book to dispelling all of the food suspicions Americans use to justify their finicky, irrational eating habits, which, he mourns, have interfered with “the sense of festivity and exchange, of community and sacrament” at mealtime. He weighs the health risk of eating raw oysters against the much higher risk of skiing injuries, tests out rigid fad diets and veganism, explores the scientific research on appetite and hunger, disputes the link between salt and high blood pressure and rails against salad as “the silent killer.” Each topic that Steingarten takes on is thoroughly backed by exhaustive investigation, whether it’s familiarizing himself with the scientific literature, reading classic cookbooks, interviewing leading experts in the field or experimenting furiously in his Manhattan loft. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">Following him through his scrupulous study of every food item is grueling at times; not everyone’s eyes can be expected to light up at the mention of the molecular composition of proteins or the parts per million of sulfates found in drinking water. If one does not approach this book as a loose compilation of assorted works, instead expecting, as I did, a coherent, logically-ordered narrative that starts where it began, one can very easily get lost in the first half of the book: Each essay is dated with the month and year but not arranged in chronological order, bulleted lists that Steingarten seems to think excuse him of the need for organized thought are littered throughout the chapters and an only tangentially-relevant essay entitled “Sweet Smell of Sex” is tossed in for good measure. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">Luckily, with the first line of Part IV, my confused wandering was transformed into infectious wanderlust: “When I awoke, the morning air was as crisp as bacon and as sweet as liver sausage.” The encyclopedic entries of the first half are left behind as Steingarten embarks on his “Journey of a Thousand Meals,” breathing life back into his book. The wit, elegance and levity hinted at in his writing in the first half come through full force in the second. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal;">In the chapters that follow, Steingarten takes us along as he hunts for truffles in Albaretto della Torre, walks through the Pescheria at the Rialto market in Venice and treats himself to brioche dunked in coffee granita for breakfast at a café in Palermo. The descriptions of the white truffles he experienced in the hill country of Italy alone are dizzying: “plates of tripe and fresh porcini and a tiny green the size of clover, all hidden under paper-thin slices of white truffle,” “a wild-duck breast […] flavored with a sweet sauce of chestnuts and white truffles, and a large onion baked on a bed of salt, scooped out and filled with white truffles, meat broth, pureed onions, and cheese.”<span style=""> </span>The descriptions of the food are tantalizing, the scenery, captivating and the characters, endearing – it feels as if you are sharing every meal right there with him. The obscure facts, tidbits of history and occasional lists evocative of the book’s first half are still there, but these elements are incorporated much more fluidly and thoughtfully. Steingarten makes no compromises in authenticity either, traveling long distances to get to the source to research each gastronomic delight. The value that he places on firsthand experience and hands-on experimentation is apparent. He learns from the men and women creating their local dishes, and he brings the knowledge back with him to New York, tirelessly working on recipes in his home kitchen so that his readers may recreate authentic versions in their own homes. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;">As serious as he is about his food, Steingarten does not take himself seriously one bit, his self-deprecating humor evident throughout the book. His numerous trips to Paris for dining marathons in the culinary capital’s finest establishments have not put him above digging into succulent barbeque ribs in Memphis or baking the Milky Way Bar Swirl Cake recipe found on the back of the candy bar package. Ultimately, whether he’s frying potatoes in Austrian horse fat, disproving pop-nutritionists, crafting homemade ketchup or perfecting an all-American piecrust, Steingarten is trying desperately to remind Americans how to eat again – to value quality ingredients, to appreciate local cuisines and to preserve time-honored food traditions.</p>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-4688980763170943092009-03-18T22:12:00.005-05:002009-03-18T22:45:54.361-05:00haven't posted in a while ~ just returned to school from spring break. it was the busiest one ever, crammed w/GMAT studying & other work.<br /><br />i did squeeze in a bit of fun though - i baked these amazing <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/dining/091crex.html">chocolate chip cookies</a> that would have been even more amazing had i had good-quality chocolate - and i can't believe i forgot to take a photo! they were big & generous & had <span style="font-style: italic;">layers</span> of chocolate inside - & they were amazing, fresh from the oven.<br /><br />one of my roommates also came to visit for 2 days ~ we walked all over d.c. & even saw obama's motorcade! thrilling! also drove her around baltimore & suburbs.<br /><br />here we are in front of the white house:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW64B4pAgQBMhvgQzb8UhnLSHr-rCmV5EaFOTP1Zwy8gGX-2Sr8SE6o8kzsFSS06MmEk57awi2WOMHvkcVHJ-AZyoD3JnzOawB6geuZZEqOOKyQLF3onaKULea2NC_56n2HaNfa5cyOOs/s1600-h/Home+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW64B4pAgQBMhvgQzb8UhnLSHr-rCmV5EaFOTP1Zwy8gGX-2Sr8SE6o8kzsFSS06MmEk57awi2WOMHvkcVHJ-AZyoD3JnzOawB6geuZZEqOOKyQLF3onaKULea2NC_56n2HaNfa5cyOOs/s400/Home+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314733278279175874" border="0" /></a>i went to the national archives for the first time! i can hardly believe they let us see the original declaration & constitution & bill of rights! so awesome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2y0tppgquIZeOS7uMsd9qqPg7WTaKSR6YsUM5ICKNcD6SfU8cy83q5WeDqCrDVlXEij5UcrM7j72Qm1XB08VoXP1e4NwIlEsd5O3phMbGzjls9ye5KajPBWo3n-RXy0ybiw2e-HOxfY/s1600-h/Home+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2y0tppgquIZeOS7uMsd9qqPg7WTaKSR6YsUM5ICKNcD6SfU8cy83q5WeDqCrDVlXEij5UcrM7j72Qm1XB08VoXP1e4NwIlEsd5O3phMbGzjls9ye5KajPBWo3n-RXy0ybiw2e-HOxfY/s400/Home+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314733280456388914" border="0" /></a>historic ellicott city :) took these as i was driving through.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SZWD8M_tuNS3lhJF7ofbAGD2pIpi_-mWdnQBbn_jxNxarKX6Wkan-PY7wIgedp2naYuH22JaG7cuwkG2YLrKIdvQIk5OIV0-YK7lZGVavngeR6Us7BWrx7yueq-gUyHAr3VGcRQQZ_o/s1600-h/2009-03-15+Home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SZWD8M_tuNS3lhJF7ofbAGD2pIpi_-mWdnQBbn_jxNxarKX6Wkan-PY7wIgedp2naYuH22JaG7cuwkG2YLrKIdvQIk5OIV0-YK7lZGVavngeR6Us7BWrx7yueq-gUyHAr3VGcRQQZ_o/s400/2009-03-15+Home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314733268638775858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />oh, and ever since i've gotten back to school, i've been daydreaming of the beach... not necessarily tropical beach, more like outdoorsy, kayaking-in-obx kind of beach. le sigh. so instead i cling to daydreams of frolicking on the beach in thailand in june. le sigh.<br /><br />yesterday was so nice here tho. high seventies & sunny. long lunch outside, then lazed on the grass catching up w/friends. campus feels so different when the weather's nice & everyone's out. these are the sorts of days i want to remember as my last in college. :)<o:p></o:p>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-81894093503739277172009-03-05T03:31:00.004-05:002009-03-05T04:03:05.270-05:00i've got quite a backlog of food photos! so, straight to the point:<br /><br />had 2 large leeks & some heavy cream leftover from valentine's day, so cooked up a creamy sauce loosely based on this <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/seared-salmon-with-creamy-leek-sauce?autonomy_kw=leeks%20+%20salmon&rsc=header_1">recipe</a>, added peas & tilapia, and put it all on top of some fusilli.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIj5xVGd-_CGDXKwBi8LDbM2WIwAyz-bEo7qH1Za0OehSba-2DfuSP0FirPWJlNHHPp755roahWVpySrH5Nti1i5mjgesYhvtekMqgKZ__fw21S49slBtfwR2FRcNdsrDVnckyQPPNcDc/s1600-h/St.+Louis+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIj5xVGd-_CGDXKwBi8LDbM2WIwAyz-bEo7qH1Za0OehSba-2DfuSP0FirPWJlNHHPp755roahWVpySrH5Nti1i5mjgesYhvtekMqgKZ__fw21S49slBtfwR2FRcNdsrDVnckyQPPNcDc/s400/St.+Louis+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309619120080256258" border="0" /></a>next day, combined the leftover leek cream sauce w/ground turkey & some more peas. so delish!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrm77sl3cAqzEi5fiwoKDmiQFur9D3c0xYTjCyAfCEXx0PeilU62LbvILNTmjBn0lxEYIhJmQs9Xy0YXmlYiveJDcwiamqAET1CzZrW5epTMiq79SrqF4odta0ahva_7YjyHyUyTe8nE/s1600-h/St.+Louis+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrm77sl3cAqzEi5fiwoKDmiQFur9D3c0xYTjCyAfCEXx0PeilU62LbvILNTmjBn0lxEYIhJmQs9Xy0YXmlYiveJDcwiamqAET1CzZrW5epTMiq79SrqF4odta0ahva_7YjyHyUyTe8nE/s400/St.+Louis+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309619126961751778" border="0" /></a>all the green of the leeks & peas reminded me of this from my closet :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRCM2IqhcB-t2fGDNeNXMcnlpT43wBR4i8RRV3ScsWH8BTNfydR8BYaiCo_iRnReDdkYKeAHpajMRH9Ale3IWHhE6BHcyK0n8o82gEkvFyx7TovkcGp-A4pzZH3sLkuJV6VlMN3hQsuo/s1600-h/St.+Louis+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRCM2IqhcB-t2fGDNeNXMcnlpT43wBR4i8RRV3ScsWH8BTNfydR8BYaiCo_iRnReDdkYKeAHpajMRH9Ale3IWHhE6BHcyK0n8o82gEkvFyx7TovkcGp-A4pzZH3sLkuJV6VlMN3hQsuo/s400/St.+Louis+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309619129551763042" border="0" /></a>these days, i've been constantly craving hot chocolate! it all started when, in my food class, my teacher read aloud an excerpt that james beard had written on making the stuff from scratch. that night, i picked up a small bottle of skim milk from the campus convenience store (i'd run out) - cute pink cap matched my valentine's day carnations:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMWxg7UhYxGGQByNQya8-QiZS-86SMwdqAj443oQFGZTCQUg16OGK028FgLa0obYiUxsjumGclz5OKxqqryurE-uXCLhQK6jJX0E3pSc8V-FH4nOyaTeJ0fmsSiCF1S0q1Kukx06Xa04/s1600-h/St.+Louis+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMWxg7UhYxGGQByNQya8-QiZS-86SMwdqAj443oQFGZTCQUg16OGK028FgLa0obYiUxsjumGclz5OKxqqryurE-uXCLhQK6jJX0E3pSc8V-FH4nOyaTeJ0fmsSiCF1S0q1Kukx06Xa04/s400/St.+Louis+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309619140958264466" border="0" /></a>and mixed this up at home w/my 85% cocoa dark chocolate (a bit too intense for this, but it's all i had on hand), milk, honey & some vanilla. not bad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQx383kwoMlzDG5f2h1G_0Ql0u1xRzsqCBPLEM4T-zjRda0-h-PTfb_pz_71XIWp86KwGW3OYD9uwf1aiKPBV3P9XOb6ncD9Hzc9wTTkhn6bWUqE4Dx7sDX4gXlD3C_G8DoFjmqorJ-Q/s1600-h/St.+Louis+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQx383kwoMlzDG5f2h1G_0Ql0u1xRzsqCBPLEM4T-zjRda0-h-PTfb_pz_71XIWp86KwGW3OYD9uwf1aiKPBV3P9XOb6ncD9Hzc9wTTkhn6bWUqE4Dx7sDX4gXlD3C_G8DoFjmqorJ-Q/s400/St.+Louis+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309619137693433378" border="0" /></a>my friend & old roommate j.r. was having a birthday bash for 40+ people, so i offered to bake her cake! i love frosting things ~ the square layer cake is devil's food mix from the box w/homemade <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=736d3e2792f63110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ab3c61876e70f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=recipecontent_food&lnc=5a79cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD">cream cheese frosting</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSfz89Fdp_U97gIvH6l1oTC8LpmByvzHkmEFodvC3aqwrJuOOhVIPzbzw8QdN6n39QDoo9oaULbhU4NUh-v6O9ZOTiYVrqlDarWmkdePWRbAYcD5WMU4dPTSyE471LTF-9FIDxQ8R-D0/s1600-h/St.+Louis+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSfz89Fdp_U97gIvH6l1oTC8LpmByvzHkmEFodvC3aqwrJuOOhVIPzbzw8QdN6n39QDoo9oaULbhU4NUh-v6O9ZOTiYVrqlDarWmkdePWRbAYcD5WMU4dPTSyE471LTF-9FIDxQ8R-D0/s400/St.+Louis+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309621968602666914" border="0" /></a>and the cupcakes are funfetti mix from the box w/homemade <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/saras-secrets/magnolias-vanilla-cupcake-recipe/index.html">buttercream</a> using the recipe from <a href="http://www.magnoliacupcakes.com/">magnolia</a>, where we had our cupcake date last summer when i was in nyc for the 4th :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyXJI2_hOQDU3jdU4uFcKhPPDvNxf3iVSL56DvqcN2ymgliGLqsLgqe_4BgIiaE3sfvLRyf6j9mWV1ah5dIUmTZJv1EysGc-Owc8bGL9yV9UI2UCAYwJQ7XBIGj934CSli8Y7cZexbus/s1600-h/St.+Louis+022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvyXJI2_hOQDU3jdU4uFcKhPPDvNxf3iVSL56DvqcN2ymgliGLqsLgqe_4BgIiaE3sfvLRyf6j9mWV1ah5dIUmTZJv1EysGc-Owc8bGL9yV9UI2UCAYwJQ7XBIGj934CSli8Y7cZexbus/s400/St.+Louis+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309621962351652034" border="0" /></a>okay, so this isn't exactly cooking, but it's at least... <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/semi-homemade-cooking-with-sandra-lee/index.html">semi-homemade</a> :P these are my fave store-bought dumplings, pork & shrimp w/chinese celery. i think i make pretty good potstickers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn-q-5Xwk8ftaDpEaUuT7-pwBlUVL2yUjGlC_tkCLLV99I3U4m5ogM2kOOVHJS4oJB3ouMheAsBjxBvV27DxEIOtDyf7IR77b4YMnoOCDF9Vp13QIERDy9jUK1ALnS9yNhgOWNio0DFM/s1600-h/St.+Louis+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn-q-5Xwk8ftaDpEaUuT7-pwBlUVL2yUjGlC_tkCLLV99I3U4m5ogM2kOOVHJS4oJB3ouMheAsBjxBvV27DxEIOtDyf7IR77b4YMnoOCDF9Vp13QIERDy9jUK1ALnS9yNhgOWNio0DFM/s400/St.+Louis+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309621962004522514" border="0" /></a>t. & i went to this <a href="http://www.cafenapoli.com/home.html">italian place</a> for dinner - got the penne alla vodka - sauce had smoked salmon, dill & touch of tomato. the huge bowl of pasta arrived covered in glossy salmon-colored sauce. (no photo.) had some leftovers & tried cooking them up w/white wine, chicken breast & peas but the sauce just separated & it all became oily instead. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrbicreU7geBpmQP0gXbnVfkppf0oO0MixuoR-tA2j6-4dLf0sbojhFCv_nThgy1Vd2ktLGamFveEbF3e9h8xU1lgWtbL02QtTxF6RVNRBMIyPjfYVMrTyslLLFQr6XKCJGrYUBpSthE/s1600-h/St.+Louis+025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrbicreU7geBpmQP0gXbnVfkppf0oO0MixuoR-tA2j6-4dLf0sbojhFCv_nThgy1Vd2ktLGamFveEbF3e9h8xU1lgWtbL02QtTxF6RVNRBMIyPjfYVMrTyslLLFQr6XKCJGrYUBpSthE/s400/St.+Louis+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309621954981116642" border="0" /></a>made dinner w/j.r. salmon cakes, <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/spinach-gratin-recipe/index.html">spinach gratin</a> & pesto pasta w/peas<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau_8wzxHqRJAZxYFtIfMA3S5_3E9DCc6K72wzdT4gNMN8DEf9gHpJJtzxAdCZOc2R82Ub-uUJHS8BqEPDRu3jSJ8Or7HiBosLCst5CMmAj8P9gdiu69FnFUdh0Xd-I2AKvrJeDdQyPaU/s1600-h/St.+Louis+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau_8wzxHqRJAZxYFtIfMA3S5_3E9DCc6K72wzdT4gNMN8DEf9gHpJJtzxAdCZOc2R82Ub-uUJHS8BqEPDRu3jSJ8Or7HiBosLCst5CMmAj8P9gdiu69FnFUdh0Xd-I2AKvrJeDdQyPaU/s400/St.+Louis+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309621952830166738" border="0" /></a>topped some leftover spinach gratin w/pesto pasta & sauteed shrimp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDvAH9OBXsj1FowchEiocaSJ28f6H38KWZEXseZIvKDft37N1A5TitED6ldTfzerVLwAStrf93einUpc17nuBFbg_3jB7QRceKoWEFoqtBZuRIyYWtyd_EQY9wJMpbW4JxH7evhLwtmE/s1600-h/St.+Louis+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDvAH9OBXsj1FowchEiocaSJ28f6H38KWZEXseZIvKDft37N1A5TitED6ldTfzerVLwAStrf93einUpc17nuBFbg_3jB7QRceKoWEFoqtBZuRIyYWtyd_EQY9wJMpbW4JxH7evhLwtmE/s400/St.+Louis+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309622325377139570" border="0" /></a>generous heap of mashed potatoes - boiled up a potato (the one i used a while back to weigh down the cookie sheet when i baked the whole lemon tart), used up the heavy cream from the spinach gratin & tossed in some scallions. topped w/chicken breast sauteed w/leftover frozen chopped spinach (used for the gratin earlier), a splash of cream & some chopped red onion. surprisingly good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYwkXsNrRj9RecNlWFC6hPQpuL_M4stSKG-fr7hLMJ88Q5Afky7RTjTLTInqW_MaRsSTMWqcNjHxKE9aGav8jFLDz-bpRDSEXBh65f9blg3WzvsdXPWR8BMLih8t07d3dztlXtUP1e1c/s1600-h/St.+Louis+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYwkXsNrRj9RecNlWFC6hPQpuL_M4stSKG-fr7hLMJ88Q5Afky7RTjTLTInqW_MaRsSTMWqcNjHxKE9aGav8jFLDz-bpRDSEXBh65f9blg3WzvsdXPWR8BMLih8t07d3dztlXtUP1e1c/s400/St.+Louis+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309622321352174498" border="0" /></a>good old omelet w/generous handful of scallions<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalIz2R55nRK9PSyenB6522S9fEF8VY78KjEipSlpyo3wVqS7v5qTMhmXeJG1eeKyMxLoUzPStx6QTntaeil976JI95oTVqJ5kfhv2gB3pkbNrDgMKxSmtXbsZcQZlVa8dqWjCsmRoNE8/s1600-h/St.+Louis+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalIz2R55nRK9PSyenB6522S9fEF8VY78KjEipSlpyo3wVqS7v5qTMhmXeJG1eeKyMxLoUzPStx6QTntaeil976JI95oTVqJ5kfhv2gB3pkbNrDgMKxSmtXbsZcQZlVa8dqWjCsmRoNE8/s400/St.+Louis+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309622318522843938" border="0" /></a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-70524141388299635552009-02-26T02:03:00.005-05:002009-03-01T03:47:24.627-05:00<span style="font-style: italic;">[for an assignment a few weeks ago in my food class, we were to write a piece on a cuisine unfamiliar to us.]</span>
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0.5in; line-height: 200%;">From the time of Alexander the Great, Afghanistan, that “graveyard of empires,” has repeatedly been invaded by foreign armies and destabilized by war, conquered by many but enduringly controlled by few.(1) <a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>From afar, through shadowy swirls of hashish smoke, many imaginations have imposed an air of haunting romance on the country as only outsiders can, documented in their rolls of film or in the pages of a travelogue. Not since the 1970’s has the country been a favored destination for travelers, and even then, it was only the hippies.<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(2) Except for soldiers, contractors, journalists and the occasional adventurous tourist, few dare venture there these days. Despite its daily appearance in the news, Afghanistan has managed to retain an exoticism reminiscent of that recounted by early travelers, long before words like globalization and ‘e’-anything existed. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">Given its location along the Silk Road at the intersection of continents and its multiethnic population, the traditions of Afghanistan are storied and rich. At the center of it all, at once foreign and familiar, is the country’s cuisine, which has incorporated recognizable influences from Persia, the Middle East, Greece, Central Asia, China and India.(3)
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">In this still largely rural society, the people’s diet is very much dependent upon what is available regionally and seasonally. Staples such as wheat, rice, barley and corn form the base of the diet, and they are complemented by an assortment of fruits, vegetables and nuts.(4)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a> One can begin to get a sense of the richness of Afghan cuisine upon seeing the diverse abundance of fruits and nuts grown in the country: melons, pomegranates, apricots, peaches, mulberries, cherries, apples, oranges and plums, alongside pistachios, walnuts, almonds and pine nuts.(5)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a> When fresh fruit is unavailable during the winter months, it’s replaced with dried. In fact, the country is particularly famous for its grapes, which are usually dried into raisins. Since the Muslim diet forbids pork, <i style="">halaal</i> chicken, lamb and beef are the favored meats. Dairy products such as yogurt, cheese and buttermilk are also an important part of the diet. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">From a personal perspective, one of the most foreign elements of Afghan cuisine is the extensive array of spices employed. To enumerate all of these spices is to conjure up images of the region’s ancient spice trade: anise, cardamom, cilantro, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, fenugreek, mint and saffron. Harmony of flavors is emphasized; spice is balanced by sweetness. A mortar and pestle is a necessity in the Afghan home; besides grinding spices, it’s also used for crushing garlic, onions and herbs.(6)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""></a></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">Most cooking and eating takes place within the home – Afghanistan traditionally has not had much of a restaurant culture. As in most societies, the kitchen is the women’s domain. Hospitality is highly valued; guests are treated with tremendous respect and offered extreme generosity. Mealtime, particularly when entertaining guests, can be quite an elaborate ritual. Women may spend the entire day cooking, since unexpected guests are often to be expected. The possibility of more mouths to feed, on top of the usual bounty showered on guests, makes it not uncommon to find enough food prepared to feed three times as many people as are expected.(7)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">Diners are seated cross-legged on the floor, atop colorful cushions encircling a large cloth, called a <i style="">daster khan</i>, on which the food will be placed. While the men wait for the meal to be served, they sip on cardamom-infused green or black <i style="">chai</i> and nibble on sugared nuts. In place of utensils, hands are typically used for eating, so a child in the family will go around to each person with a pitcher of water and a basin for hand-washing. Once the food is ready, it is set out all at once, with care that the special dishes are within easy reach of the guests: <i style="">nan</i>, <i style="">pilau</i>, <i style="">qorma</i> (an onion-based meat stew),<i style=""> </i>pickles, salads, chutneys and fruit comprise the usual spread. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><i style="">Pilau</i>, a dish of basmati rice combined with meat and vegetables, is one of the best-known dishes in Afghan cuisine and is typically made to celebrate special occasions.(8)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a> In fact, <i style="">Qabili Pilau</i>, a variation that traditionally includes lamb, onions, carrots, raisins and a mix of spices, is often regarded as the national dish.(9)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a> </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">Never having tasted Afghan cuisine myself but feeling adventurous, I decided to try my hand at Afghan cooking, and I ambitiously resolved to give the country’s signature <i style="">Pilau</i> a go. I figured that my entrée into this new realm of food was an occasion special enough to warrant the dish, and so I selected a recipe from <i style="">Saveur</i> magazine, “Kabul-Style Lamb and Rice Pilaf,” or <i style="">Qabili Pilau</i>.(10)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a> Now, the addition of “Kabul-Style” to the name is probably one of those romantic flourishes, since the recipe was virtually identical to others I’d found for <i style="">Qabili Pilau</i> non-specific to Kabul. Still, the addition worked and a fantastical vision was spun – the capital city of Kabul is the former home of Afghan kings, and it is said that their royal chefs were recruited from all over the empire, charged with the task of melding together different cooking styles and perfecting authentic Afghan cuisine.(11)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a> I was captivated.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">Now, I must confess: As eager as I was to faithfully recreate this dish, I could not bring myself to overcome my aversion to lamb, particularly in large chunks and pervading every grain of rice as this dish entailed. So, in its place, I quietly slipped in the boneless, skinless chicken breast ubiquitous in the American diet, knowing full well that it lacks the fat content and strong flavor of lamb. In my defense, chicken is “the most common and abundant of meats” in Afghanistan.(12)<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a> But anyways, to resume on my foray into Afghan cuisine – </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">After picking up a small package of basmati rice, a yellow onion, some carrots, ground coriander and ground cloves from the store to supplement what I already had at home, I set to carefully following each step in the recipe for <i style="">Qabili Pilau</i>. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">The rice is first allowed to soak for at least twenty minutes to ensure that the grains do not stick together when cooked. The generous chunks of meat are then browned in a large, heavy-bottomed pan, and the same is done with the chopped onion. Together, after some water is added, the onion and chicken are left to simmer. In Afghan cuisine, food is often cooked slowly so as to draw out all the flavors of the ingredients. When the lid is raised after an hour of simmering, a rich, caramel-colored broth is revealed. The chunks of chicken are removed, and the rice, as well as a mix of coriander, cinnamon, black pepper, cumin and cloves are added. With a few more cups of water, the rice is allowed to cook until fluffy. Finally, it’s topped with the chicken and sautéed carrots and raisins, along with some more of the spice mixture. The entire process takes more than two hours, but the heaping mound of <i style="">Pilau</i> is reward enough.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">When I stick my face in my bowl and inhale, the aroma is deep and warm, earthy and soothing. I can see that every grain has been flecked with the ground spices, and shoestring carrots peek out from the mound. In my mouth, each grain of rice is soft but distinguishable, and all have been infused with the meaty flavor of the chicken broth. The onions have virtually melted away, but they, along with the plump raisins, slightly caramelized carrots and sprinkling of cinnamon, add sweetness to the dish. Melded together, the spices are mild and almost impossible to tell apart, but I can detect a smoky finish – cumin, the likely culprit. A gentle tingling lingers in my mouth, the aromatic spices balancing the sweet notes. As expected, dry chunks of chicken stud the rice like land mines, but even they cannot ruin the otherwise perfect dish. </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">I deem this jaunt into Afghan cuisine a resounding success. I am surprised by how quickly my senses have taken to the unique flavors of the spice blend, by how comforting a good whiff of the complex aroma is. I begin to grasp the intricacies of Afghan cuisine and its varied influences – the sensations seem vaguely familiar and yet stimulatingly new; I recognize certain ingredients, terms and philosophies in the cuisine, and yet they are combined in a way that produces unfamiliar results. All this thinking is too much though, so I close my eyes, inhale deeply and savor slowly.<i style=""><o:p></o:p></i></p> <div style="">
<br /> <hr size="1" width="33%" align="left"> <div style="" id="ftn1"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(1) Helene Cooper, “Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan,” <u>New York Times</u> 24 Jan. 2009, 09 Feb. 2009 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/weekinreview/25cooper.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/weekinreview/25cooper.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</a>.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn2"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(2) Joshua Hammer, “The Mysteries of Kabul,” <u>New York Times</u> 21 Jan. 2007, 08 Feb. 2009 <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/travel/21kabul.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/travel/21kabul.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink</a>.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn3"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(3) Hafizullah Emadi, <u>Culture and Customs of Afghanistan</u> (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005) 137.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn4"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(4) Helen Saberi, <u>Afghan Food & Cookery</u> (New York: Hippocrene Books, 2000) 2.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn5"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(5) Hafizullah Emadi, <u>Culture and Customs of Afghanistan</u> (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005) 143.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn6"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(6) Helen Saberi, <u>Afghan Food & Cookery</u> (New York: Hippocrene Books, 2000) 20.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn7"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(7) Hafizullah Emadi, <u>Culture and Customs of Afghanistan</u> (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005) 138.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn8"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(8) Sher Dil Qader, “Rice Pilaf with Lamb, Carrots and Raisins,” <u>Gourmet</u>, Oct. 2007, 09 Feb. 2009 <a href="http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2007/10/rice_pilaf_with_lamb">http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2007/10/rice_pilaf_with_lamb</a>.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn9"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(9) Helen Saberi, <u>Afghan Food & Cookery</u> (New York: Hippocrene Books, 2000) 132.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn10"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(10) “Kabul-Style Lamb and Rice Pilaf,” <u>Saveur</u>, Issue No. 109, 07 Feb. 2009 <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Food/Kabul-Style-Lamb-and-Rice-Pilaf">http://www.saveur.com/article/Food/Kabul-Style-Lamb-and-Rice-Pilaf</a>.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn11"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(11) “Afghan cusine,” <u>Wikipedia</u>, 06 Feb. 2009 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_cuisine">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_cuisine</a>.</p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn12"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=7052414138829963555#_ftnref12" name="_ftn12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""></span></span></a>(12) Hafizullah Emadi, <u>Culture and Customs of Afghanistan</u> (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005) 141.</p> </div> </div>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHWGky-YpTGTvx0AbzYoh2JAcQeGBcA7A9m6HdVIrZnTfpbGstny_Ms7DVzWbNTAaAPdzigM6nU8btHGw0rM422s0ymQBLr1rIydaoz1NPbQi0MRHzWntiem3hviHS-ilrNQQ_rrpW_k/s1600-h/St.+Louis+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHWGky-YpTGTvx0AbzYoh2JAcQeGBcA7A9m6HdVIrZnTfpbGstny_Ms7DVzWbNTAaAPdzigM6nU8btHGw0rM422s0ymQBLr1rIydaoz1NPbQi0MRHzWntiem3hviHS-ilrNQQ_rrpW_k/s400/St.+Louis+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306998517178834354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcinTkE21z5ESlxFuJkt4zoDh0AAQeFz7eORov0RjqS12gbAtDsaE00jnlY6A3SHNwyGQULvbQ5uk9vHqqEpakX9CUgyahwCRtjNieRS5dERLlSHXeOU6H39bGSqHYIwJLk52gTeeIL4g/s1600-h/St.+Louis+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcinTkE21z5ESlxFuJkt4zoDh0AAQeFz7eORov0RjqS12gbAtDsaE00jnlY6A3SHNwyGQULvbQ5uk9vHqqEpakX9CUgyahwCRtjNieRS5dERLlSHXeOU6H39bGSqHYIwJLk52gTeeIL4g/s400/St.+Louis+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306998517561995474" border="0" /></a>i had leftover carrots, so i made carrot-apple-raisin-blueberry muffins for breakfast, loosely based on <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Carrot-Muffins-15101">this recipe</a>.
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12">Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-80384221432418843492009-02-22T23:46:00.002-05:002009-02-22T23:48:51.475-05:00currently reading:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Ate-Everything/dp/0375702024/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235364504&sr=8-1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSizapnAKQ1eEb2ng7FOI1JsFcrYTEJ3gGX6hlUDN5172ShGquAxDGgC01r83ftfsvNC4rAowwrUw4kEbTImBjgOdzJ9QA30lAUeNtEWD3CZS1wf4iblLBExnKqRmn1l7kelF07VFifEM/s400/man+who+ate+everything.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305849665314107458" border="0" /></a>for my food class. picked it myself for my book review assignment, but it's not exactly what i expected & taking longer than i had anticipated. hoping it will get better in the second half.Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-44836062357373437822009-02-17T18:16:00.004-05:002009-02-17T18:26:00.766-05:00valentine's day & other lovely things<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >[as you may be able to tell, i've been playing around w/the colors & layout of this blog. ready for a change.]<br /><br />last week, i found a lovely surprise awaiting me in the mailroom:<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >a cupcake card for valentine's day -</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_E7PYa6GcEhmhGW-uvzCa_T8-JXnLgJIC0O8eoRgQU4GnTJXIZnxfwQC9Fjdb7wS4M4mfuWR9Vp9IkXSd-0GGvV_Ro9FkTApwCMxtwDWm-DQaPRtAzVCzQWptuMt9tavdrDzT5u-lbk/s1600-h/St.+Louis+013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_E7PYa6GcEhmhGW-uvzCa_T8-JXnLgJIC0O8eoRgQU4GnTJXIZnxfwQC9Fjdb7wS4M4mfuWR9Vp9IkXSd-0GGvV_Ro9FkTApwCMxtwDWm-DQaPRtAzVCzQWptuMt9tavdrDzT5u-lbk/s400/St.+Louis+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303910414274090578" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >and this beautifully delicate, fluttery lime top - from my parents!</span><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLmWfF_ig1ezhzOHYE10-eLTCvrRMnGH87SexAIBM0Qw8qw1dawCW4p3PQi847RTvTsZGz_X9VqphEjxY8vJ7Nplwr8TErvoxJIJuACJNyEWejrxNg1ingWZPgkiJGbJ2CQNX6dEN6g4/s1600-h/St.+Louis+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLmWfF_ig1ezhzOHYE10-eLTCvrRMnGH87SexAIBM0Qw8qw1dawCW4p3PQi847RTvTsZGz_X9VqphEjxY8vJ7Nplwr8TErvoxJIJuACJNyEWejrxNg1ingWZPgkiJGbJ2CQNX6dEN6g4/s400/St.+Louis+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303910153286800098" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >as for my whole lemon tart, it was entirely too sweet and rather grainy... but to my surprise, one of my roommates actually really liked it!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAYfU-f5i4Ioeaf1cI7D4lIr8JcA8vp2w3TF3R1nEcEG8LE1E49l6yjXCA7u-7qcUilRUNpeYgwbXXtbsfQsQcHFsZD7LZzW9gCgmrhiIKQdAcBq8u8dz1qBcC9k2eVsbqBo5LU_Mekc/s1600-h/St.+Louis+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAYfU-f5i4Ioeaf1cI7D4lIr8JcA8vp2w3TF3R1nEcEG8LE1E49l6yjXCA7u-7qcUilRUNpeYgwbXXtbsfQsQcHFsZD7LZzW9gCgmrhiIKQdAcBq8u8dz1qBcC9k2eVsbqBo5LU_Mekc/s400/St.+Louis+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303910133754264994" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >this is just one of the greek salads i toss together on any old day, but i thought it just looked so pretty on this particular day.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDiZqmBolTn0Ao0BuQOyTvZPcx2IDHVQgP-HywAsrRehZpDoeYzOP1iZCrF2VavWaV3uX3OyFDghFE_bqn4Ui7UPQyKn4rmODh0xthDnp_yGd0lmALb3WMvdEYMOBK_ZJe_id1N8JbXQ/s1600-h/St.+Louis+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDiZqmBolTn0Ao0BuQOyTvZPcx2IDHVQgP-HywAsrRehZpDoeYzOP1iZCrF2VavWaV3uX3OyFDghFE_bqn4Ui7UPQyKn4rmODh0xthDnp_yGd0lmALb3WMvdEYMOBK_ZJe_id1N8JbXQ/s400/St.+Louis+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303910131049003250" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >tilapia fillet baked with scallions, onions, lemon juice & olive oil + whole grain spaghetti with zucchini & tomatoes sauteed with garlic & balsamic</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpldjdPUVEW2Bz4BsYpRSr7oVSF45d61vl7APpboFEOshvQwEdaWEeJCeBwvaQpLwlNrNMBfFD9mFTjA1QCTG6E9kBepXC5JIY_5EtX_HRgAKSFFXEP5-43aIpXRaiEVi_gXmX07SzliU/s1600-h/St.+Louis+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpldjdPUVEW2Bz4BsYpRSr7oVSF45d61vl7APpboFEOshvQwEdaWEeJCeBwvaQpLwlNrNMBfFD9mFTjA1QCTG6E9kBepXC5JIY_5EtX_HRgAKSFFXEP5-43aIpXRaiEVi_gXmX07SzliU/s400/St.+Louis+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303910126833355090" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >on friday, the day before valentine's day, my friend & i had dinner @ our on-campus</span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://diningservices.wustl.edu/campus_location_detail.asp?camploc_id=22">"upscale bistro style" restaurant</a></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >. they gave all the ladies a carnation on the way out. </span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >i'd almost forgotten how pretty carnations can be! they remind me of valentine's day in middle & high school.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7IXmFOs6l97LwkJj-NeqaCa1oEVvoLGTjCQ-H89eZToEb6zg-NR4XD_9DBJOZ3JBi3LNA-jwBhVE0Hz9hHsSRf9psv_vc-B9baHb6JjpLqKhaMkdoWoc_APVDry0OU4v4pAAG3HuhHs/s1600-h/St.+Louis+022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7IXmFOs6l97LwkJj-NeqaCa1oEVvoLGTjCQ-H89eZToEb6zg-NR4XD_9DBJOZ3JBi3LNA-jwBhVE0Hz9hHsSRf9psv_vc-B9baHb6JjpLqKhaMkdoWoc_APVDry0OU4v4pAAG3HuhHs/s400/St.+Louis+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303910122933309874" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >friend & i made v-day dinner together: ny strip steak, asparagus sauteed w/baby portabellos & <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/scalloped-potatoes-with-leeks?autonomy_kw=scalloped%20potatoes&rsc=header_5">scalloped potatoes w/leeks</a>. it was actually my first time cooking with leeks - so exciting! - and the potatoes were my fave (gruyere, cream & chicken stock made the dish extra rich).</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RK3dInhhxI4XssT7hdnefB4e9QasrwiZ0HTGL9TkECYOJuA8kuzE5NNDL8wqC8D9hvqZES1o4BPi5WC0Tt-kM1_u47HsHXxXspcQsKAJJAWpCNgmrmZ4yyjjo9CVd6JXDcHhhAKhLJE/s1600-h/St.+Louis+011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RK3dInhhxI4XssT7hdnefB4e9QasrwiZ0HTGL9TkECYOJuA8kuzE5NNDL8wqC8D9hvqZES1o4BPi5WC0Tt-kM1_u47HsHXxXspcQsKAJJAWpCNgmrmZ4yyjjo9CVd6JXDcHhhAKhLJE/s400/St.+Louis+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303909711278719410" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >y. + the delicious meal we prepared!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMNLCSBukUA0VCpdM0nJgsaxwjKoW-LIT__rUeMvhRkV8egxR4VbE86UdFMRUh1YgKHE0wXS3QRI5wC6owHJ7A_2txV0-PJjebMOFToMxvkFbcYIoqxR_s5Gdjrt9LEJHq1c-8-IDB-c/s1600-h/St.+Louis+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMNLCSBukUA0VCpdM0nJgsaxwjKoW-LIT__rUeMvhRkV8egxR4VbE86UdFMRUh1YgKHE0wXS3QRI5wC6owHJ7A_2txV0-PJjebMOFToMxvkFbcYIoqxR_s5Gdjrt9LEJHq1c-8-IDB-c/s400/St.+Louis+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303909705998063346" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >to finish: chocolate cupcakes (from the box) with homemade cream cheese frosting. we also hid pieces of chocolate in the centers, as if it wasn't decadent enough.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiir7coAMmOffhokLxHWbawxivAWGz5QYMi60rlwrXkSKhe9otYz6NDXZEp7jXNSL0muBMCW4-X2CJcaR6vdpbfmKmhEqF8Omtkl62hnsOEZ7jeK9N6wLVJ61X5m21gz9YBZlW2vTShOk/s1600-h/St.+Louis+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiir7coAMmOffhokLxHWbawxivAWGz5QYMi60rlwrXkSKhe9otYz6NDXZEp7jXNSL0muBMCW4-X2CJcaR6vdpbfmKmhEqF8Omtkl62hnsOEZ7jeK9N6wLVJ61X5m21gz9YBZlW2vTShOk/s400/St.+Louis+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303909705806512546" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >with some of the leftover scalloped potatoes, i attempted a spanish omelet. softened some chopped red onion, broke the slices of potato into smaller chunks & added beaten egg. tasted good but didn't look like the omelets we ate in madrid or 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mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is a follow-up piece to my post a few weeks ago</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">on cheese tasting</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> in </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">my food-writing class</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">. It turns out that all three of the cheeses we tasted were Gouda, so our assignment this time was to write about Gouda. Apologies for the funky formatting & poor citations in places. </span></span>
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">When one says <i style="">GOO-dah</i>, most Americans today will think of the soft, mild and buttery cheese readily found at any average supermarket. It’s only a smaller but growing number of Americans, however, who are familiar with aged Gouda; these few are likely the same ones who know that it’s actually pronounced <i style="">HOW</i>-dah. Though the town of Gouda in the western Netherlands has been producing its eponymous cheese since the 6<sup>th</sup> century, F</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">ood & </i>Wine magazine listed aged Gouda among its “Trendsetting Ingredients” as recently as last month. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In the Gouda clan, the aged varieties bear such a striking contrast to the mild young things industrially-produced for mainstream outlets that one might question their relatedness. Whereas the former is traditionally enshrouded in a layer of black wax, the average Gouda is outfitted in cheery red or yellow. Appropriately described as “assertive,” aged Gouda </span><span style="font-size:100%;">is gritty in texture, amber in color, robust in flavor and defiant in personality, rejecting neat slices in favor of craggy shards.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The relative obscurity of aged Gouda belies its intensely pleasing taste: sharply salty with a sweet finish, a complex caramel flavor that far trumps anything that young Goudas can offer. The sweetness results from the washing of the curds during the production process, and the grainy texture of the aged cheese can be attributed to the naturally-occurring amino acid tyrosine, which speckles the cheese with tiny crystals during the maturation process. Wh</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ereas young Goudas take mere weeks or months to ripen, the maturation of aged Goudas can last anywhere from one to seven-plus years.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Since the name “Gouda” is not legally protected, the cheese may be made anywhere in the world. Though production has long since moved away from its birthplace in the town of Gouda, the weekly <i style="">Kaasmarkt</i>, a cheese market representing a 300 year-old tradition, is still held there from mid-June to early September. Get there in time for the market on Thursday morning, and in the afternoon, take a spin around town on the Che</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ese Express, a horse-drawn wagon that runs only on market days. Stay for the weekend to pay a visit to the 15<sup>th</sup>-century Gothic style town hall, one of the oldest in the Netherlands, and take home a smoking pipe and some candles, for which the town is known. For the armchair travelers seeking a taste of aged Gouda, pick up a copy of <i style="">Gouda in Foto’s</i> from Amazon.com and then head to your local Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s for a wedge of cheese. Alternatively, order the Gouda online to have it delivered to your door. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">While young Gouda takes most readily to beer, the aged variety is best paired with wines featuring notes of butterscotch and caramel: a Chardonnay or dry Riesling among the whites, or a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Pinot Noir among the reds. A</span><span style="font-size:100%;">s satisfying as it is in its pure form, picture the aged Gouda shaved into parchment-colored, feather-like curls and floated atop a bed of tender, vibrantly green asparagus spears. Or, imagine dipping a skewered chunk of dark, crusty bread into a pot of golden, bubbling aged Gouda fondue. <span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I’ll share with you, that the first time I tasted aged Gouda, I was blown away. It was a five year-old “antique,” and as I took in the grainy texture and honey color, I was mystified by the foreign flavor – I had never tasted anything like it, whether in cheese or any other food form. The transformative magic that time had worked on this Gouda was bewildering. My mind tried in vain to place the taste – the closest thing it could identify was the flavor of soy sauce. I knew immediately that this cheese would become something I would crave – a nibble, sufficiently satisfying. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">As the wimpy bries and tame young Goudas of my past faded quickly from memory, I wondered why no one had bothered to introduce me to aged Gouda earlier. As so often is the case, I did not consider my former ignorance blissful, but I reminded myself to be grateful that someone did enlighten me, even if it was later than I would have liked. And so, here I am, paying it forward by divulging to you my newfound source of delight. To those who have long known about aged Gouda, I envy you, and to those who are hearing about it for the first time here – You’re welcome. </span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">Below I have listed online merchants that carry the aged varieties, as well as a handful of recipes featuring creative uses of aged Gouda. 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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.winchestercheese.com/">www.winchestercheese.com</a></span></p><p></p><div style=""><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ></span> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">· </span></span><!--[endif]--> Boerenkaas Gouda (2 years), $18.00/pound
<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.murrayscheese.com/">www.murrayscheese.com</a></span> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Reypenaer V.S.O.P. (2 years), $34.96/pound
<br /><span style=""> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/">www.formaggiokitchen.com</a></span> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Extra Triple Aged Gouda (5 years), $19.99/pound
<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.igourmet.com/">www.igourmet.com</a></span> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Roomano (6 years), $20.50/pound
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<br /><a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/aged-gouda-fondue-with-caraway-croutons">http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/aged-gouda-fondue-with-caraway-croutons</a></span> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="">Sautéed Asparagus with Aged Gouda Cheese</i>
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/aged-gouda-biscotti-with-walnuts">http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/aged-gouda-biscotti-with-walnuts</a></span> </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;font-family:";font-size:7;" > </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="">Grilled Plum Salad with Aged Gouda and Pecans</i>
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class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=706229113309706272#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--></span></span></a>[5] “The Gouda Cheese and Craft Market,” <u>Gouda Cheese City</u> 02 Feb. 2009 <http: nl="" cat="markt">.</http:></span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn6"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=706229113309706272#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--></span></span></a>[6] “The Case for Gouda,” <u>The Nibble</u> 2005, 02 Feb. 2009 <<a href="http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cheese/cheese2/whey/2008-02-gouda.asp"></a>http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cheese/cheese2/whey/2008-02-gouda.asp>.</span></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn7"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1490085872230738114&postID=706229113309706272#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--></span></span></a>[7] Laura Werlin, “Pairing Cheese and Wine,” <u>Food Network.com</u>, 01 Feb. 2009 <<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and-parties/pairing-cheese-and-wine/index.html"></a>http://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and-parties/pairing-cheese-and-wine/index.html>.</span></p> </div> </div> Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-48847239314381299702009-02-11T01:09:00.001-05:002009-02-11T01:11:38.482-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2hCGIzITDHr90_nnIeYhEGuBMoz9ighP59WxhqxO_0la7SgyxkpPhL61bJuxqL91ZvmcJ25eMX-zsIK1W2kJbuzoqGBzFOTbiCErwQz3-_iN1bdmTzIkZi7uKdX3EX48pdVNjqtou9c/s1600-h/Rain.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2hCGIzITDHr90_nnIeYhEGuBMoz9ighP59WxhqxO_0la7SgyxkpPhL61bJuxqL91ZvmcJ25eMX-zsIK1W2kJbuzoqGBzFOTbiCErwQz3-_iN1bdmTzIkZi7uKdX3EX48pdVNjqtou9c/s400/Rain.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301418346505870450" border="0" /></a><br />it is pouring out! i love that i can hear it coming down from inside my room, as i work on this paper about afghan food.Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-64145060317613386342009-02-08T13:08:00.006-05:002009-02-08T13:46:52.372-05:00yesterday, i:<br />1. slipped down the stairs, wet from dew or melted snow, as i was leaving my apartment for a morning run. bruised bottom & elbow.<br />2. had a really good run in the park. it was 65 degrees yesterday! everyone was out.<br />3. returned, sweaty from the run, ready for a shower. the hot water apparently had gone out so it was freezing cold.<br />4. was at my desk reading for my environmental & energy issues class when suddenly, my overhead light went out. when i tried to turn it back on, all it did was make a chirping noise. since it's the weekend, maintenance isn't around, so i'm living on my desk lamp & bedside lamp. my roommate walked past my door & asked why i was sitting in the dark.<br />5. had the chance to catch up over a nice dinner w/friends.<br />6. attempted to make a lemon tart. put the tart in the oven on a cookie sheet. inevitably, the cookie sheet contorted when it got hot & so the pie dish was sitting at an angle, spilling out filling on one side. frustrated, i finally remembered i had a potato in the fridge, so i wrapped it in foil & used it to weigh down the edge of the cookie sheet. success. unfortunately, i discovered this morning the tart was undercooked (prob b/c of all the time it spent out of the oven when i was trying to get the cookie sheet to lie flat), so i threw it back in the oven. i think i left it for too long b/c now it is very... "golden brown." roommate: "i thought it was going to be more yellow."<br /><br />made "julia's turkey meatballs" from gwyneth's <a href="http://goop.com/newsletter/19">GOOP newsletter</a>. i didn't have/use fennel seeds, had to use half canned tomatoes & half fresh, used regular breadcrumbs instead of panko & substituted dried basil for all the fresh herbs. amazingly delicious!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrXCIll_YBc_ZSmIBgXUdanQELJK__mbenhGb_KYMcHOEzwmhXTJvaVZuZio8g5ROeMV2XLbJuvZPy4oNdfLMuvV1c3yl2rOG4wLiYyYC6t5mMGigAyRDU8tNCpUvfghMNbSq7Jv-rPo/s1600-h/St.+Louis+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrXCIll_YBc_ZSmIBgXUdanQELJK__mbenhGb_KYMcHOEzwmhXTJvaVZuZio8g5ROeMV2XLbJuvZPy4oNdfLMuvV1c3yl2rOG4wLiYyYC6t5mMGigAyRDU8tNCpUvfghMNbSq7Jv-rPo/s400/St.+Louis+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300494720977482034" border="0" /></a>leftovers the next day: soft fried egg atop meatballs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNn-HpsAWiN25eQ7LFVj9kcqYljDkfdT_EArx9KnszkoeqxcDS9M8nGxGbmt-1rUCUn1geKM1CPMMTFCZbVchZWzmuPGzGvUz3m1yX-logzRxzH4Tv7yw-Uyd2tecT3kBnpDhtE43KSQ8/s1600-h/St.+Louis+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNn-HpsAWiN25eQ7LFVj9kcqYljDkfdT_EArx9KnszkoeqxcDS9M8nGxGbmt-1rUCUn1geKM1CPMMTFCZbVchZWzmuPGzGvUz3m1yX-logzRxzH4Tv7yw-Uyd2tecT3kBnpDhtE43KSQ8/s400/St.+Louis+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300493202936984978" border="0" /></a>leftovers the day after: added another small can of whole tomatoes, most of a zucchini, some white wine & bowtie pasta<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM1xAZ7fs-4XxweJVHpgPC0FUfshTbVGLmptGR4dMz3amvoFZwkjCKkF3_kBwpPS8vLrKJPMf2JjkyWLeU4loI8US3hp0a-FVjLZl3yulqn5cg7mnXUp683ZZNfc7tt2AdgeeqlCwBLA/s1600-h/St.+Louis+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM1xAZ7fs-4XxweJVHpgPC0FUfshTbVGLmptGR4dMz3amvoFZwkjCKkF3_kBwpPS8vLrKJPMf2JjkyWLeU4loI8US3hp0a-FVjLZl3yulqn5cg7mnXUp683ZZNfc7tt2AdgeeqlCwBLA/s400/St.+Louis+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300493199643578882" border="0" /></a>dinner ~ dessert: bread pudding for everyone!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibq2baPSbL81fXQL_LbYPbar3yv14fp2jqyyLDHri54UUuC12u15HH6_FN4VOSf24mW3z36ZCkokdGULnW_PzcC-HMTmCau4BEOlLRyh0exRCHXR9AWX-DHUfkYv6LX1KqvgkRw6EbaMM/s1600-h/St.+Louis+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibq2baPSbL81fXQL_LbYPbar3yv14fp2jqyyLDHri54UUuC12u15HH6_FN4VOSf24mW3z36ZCkokdGULnW_PzcC-HMTmCau4BEOlLRyh0exRCHXR9AWX-DHUfkYv6LX1KqvgkRw6EbaMM/s400/St.+Louis+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300493194404861378" border="0" /></a><a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/02/whole-lemon-tart/#more-1966">whole lemon tart</a>, after first baking:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGeEhB63skPOwgWEipmUsgXS2vkcnDwOYyqGUMkCsYHAhBw9N4SW25-wCamZOEX3VylkB6mEgn_sDv97eVtzYdDIC7HalzzjvnnMprElfWGKgbrNDQVPez0E2hoyuQILAbCw0RfCtTqY/s1600-h/St.+Louis+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGeEhB63skPOwgWEipmUsgXS2vkcnDwOYyqGUMkCsYHAhBw9N4SW25-wCamZOEX3VylkB6mEgn_sDv97eVtzYdDIC7HalzzjvnnMprElfWGKgbrNDQVPez0E2hoyuQILAbCw0RfCtTqY/s400/St.+Louis+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300493195357492866" border="0" /></a>after second baking:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATsgGXIQLHlls0URoMJ46acv0Wj9iKRjLkLrhkkYgkermumUj5y5zDfKVCdkYP0Kf-2dhXqrVBKLWroqGmuD5lBcC8VNBkMJKC1BgCeSbUirYO39cfTCSZSIRT5LtK36lbOM0wk-_xRI/s1600-h/St.+Louis+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATsgGXIQLHlls0URoMJ46acv0Wj9iKRjLkLrhkkYgkermumUj5y5zDfKVCdkYP0Kf-2dhXqrVBKLWroqGmuD5lBcC8VNBkMJKC1BgCeSbUirYO39cfTCSZSIRT5LtK36lbOM0wk-_xRI/s400/St.+Louis+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300493192677697458" border="0" /></a>i am letting it chill in the fridge now, in hopes that it will firm up.<br /><br />my food writing assignment for this week is to write about a cuisine we know little about. our teacher suggested going to a local restaurant or market to sample the cuisine firsthand, but since my transportation options are limited, i've decided to cook a signature dish of the cuisine at home instead & write about that experience. i've picked afghan food, & i'll be making a kabul-style chicken & rice dish of sorts tomorrow. : )Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-31565186313084886252009-02-04T00:46:00.002-05:002009-02-04T00:59:21.296-05:00baked up a golden loaf of <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/04/lemon-yogurt-anything-cake/#more-483">lemon-yogurt-blueberry cake</a> ~ i'd made it once before, in london, w/raspberries. still delicious & not excessively sweet. no butter, but very moist from yogurt & veg oil.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjjKEK4W2vRT0jlWRl-CHexLyyz379Ta4u0YbrjThwN8ZSTlRd9cEE23ZM8c0474aLIV1UJ9eE9rQaBq-37cjYthKDKIOsZ6ZYr5WE-3zDKDCbXFDM1AS4Q_2CE7tLfUUWc0g5qA3ing/s1600-h/St.+Louis+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjjKEK4W2vRT0jlWRl-CHexLyyz379Ta4u0YbrjThwN8ZSTlRd9cEE23ZM8c0474aLIV1UJ9eE9rQaBq-37cjYthKDKIOsZ6ZYr5WE-3zDKDCbXFDM1AS4Q_2CE7tLfUUWc0g5qA3ing/s400/St.+Louis+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815882142962738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrkjD0CTynEEVPImIel5qgLsS2RgVPG7brZtIHUERCDHobPUwnwWMpxQcf2eDgoyCPOfi3gUKnNwDUhtDVd6PWITNf-EqOwWYF3jbtd-AF3gUI_mHVCepcO8FQtQU8rjw_DcsbqQmPJs/s1600-h/St.+Louis+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrkjD0CTynEEVPImIel5qgLsS2RgVPG7brZtIHUERCDHobPUwnwWMpxQcf2eDgoyCPOfi3gUKnNwDUhtDVd6PWITNf-EqOwWYF3jbtd-AF3gUI_mHVCepcO8FQtQU8rjw_DcsbqQmPJs/s400/St.+Louis+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815880407976066" border="0" /></a>comfort in a bowl ~ my favorite ramen ^_^<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispDWi9rhJ9o_7znacGr_FtaaaZYnPKDBRUEOPb6uyvAxWQd4y-yuW6eDRTGW7sfdh53edhL2TMTJXRLpwWl4RS6MUptGWMH_ADdYn_4wxoHdJTkYmgXxK28HZcf0SRw2LI0fCnSh8w-c/s1600-h/St.+Louis+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispDWi9rhJ9o_7znacGr_FtaaaZYnPKDBRUEOPb6uyvAxWQd4y-yuW6eDRTGW7sfdh53edhL2TMTJXRLpwWl4RS6MUptGWMH_ADdYn_4wxoHdJTkYmgXxK28HZcf0SRw2LI0fCnSh8w-c/s400/St.+Louis+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815879310859458" border="0" /></a>whipped up some guac for superbowl sunday! avocado, tomato, red onion, garlic, cumin, salt + pepper. paired w/jarred salsa & plain yogurt in place of sour cream.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsasZPy1EJe9Wqjorbqr52efg-7XNtH5IgikL1WfeP8gJPPF9wD8jYg2z3kaY_majNS0L91OPM8jKtod3j79nQeIixCxdMZ9dSluF0y4aLKgczmU9e1MtLsPJGgLpYu1K-lFn_d7sQyI/s1600-h/St.+Louis+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsasZPy1EJe9Wqjorbqr52efg-7XNtH5IgikL1WfeP8gJPPF9wD8jYg2z3kaY_majNS0L91OPM8jKtod3j79nQeIixCxdMZ9dSluF0y4aLKgczmU9e1MtLsPJGgLpYu1K-lFn_d7sQyI/s400/St.+Louis+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815166530363106" border="0" /></a>our entire spread: for our apartment, superbowl was an excuse to eat obscene amounts of fried chicken.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v0ZJUeVkIMwUCmeRFr6Oime-jIqaQOXtvxWA-YZ2iCSQ3DjasOvzKMLOkV-0wpjNV-xfdzv_wRDSJmGI9SVdQGDR6YAUDEEyLyWpd8Cj3e0K4d8C00tNd6E365lWREcavqiZtbYyOKc/s1600-h/St.+Louis+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v0ZJUeVkIMwUCmeRFr6Oime-jIqaQOXtvxWA-YZ2iCSQ3DjasOvzKMLOkV-0wpjNV-xfdzv_wRDSJmGI9SVdQGDR6YAUDEEyLyWpd8Cj3e0K4d8C00tNd6E365lWREcavqiZtbYyOKc/s400/St.+Louis+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815164837112930" border="0" /></a><a href="http://madfoxmadfox.blogspot.com/">h.</a> in pj's, cooking up a massive batch of kimchi fried rice with mountains of kimchi & spam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxCPd2kU8-5HNoNPZsAsCzlssSZ_yCjrW6Hsema8_5fWbWJps_E88DoxurU8vU1ZQFWqkOPsnhyICcuHVVP2bOTwur9zlm4GeNdKJQ94FkQkTaRXM22ZTho_oFUxRT9NoVKyRonWrl24/s1600-h/St.+Louis+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxCPd2kU8-5HNoNPZsAsCzlssSZ_yCjrW6Hsema8_5fWbWJps_E88DoxurU8vU1ZQFWqkOPsnhyICcuHVVP2bOTwur9zlm4GeNdKJQ94FkQkTaRXM22ZTho_oFUxRT9NoVKyRonWrl24/s400/St.+Louis+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815162090809426" border="0" /></a>my version of kimchi soup: kimchi, ground turkey, udon, scallions & spinach ~ orange & so delicious.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uSphyhxLNEQNF3o2oMNayj2Va-cxt-iRGagYxzWpUEiH7AhouoTmGud7ibiYKrEZrYlXIpRw4ednso8VJ5EKKP7G6i-Zkp1DKzMLdlhwj99io7hw6KF2DUnLU_3ywOMFguO0s1mGz2o/s1600-h/St.+Louis+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uSphyhxLNEQNF3o2oMNayj2Va-cxt-iRGagYxzWpUEiH7AhouoTmGud7ibiYKrEZrYlXIpRw4ednso8VJ5EKKP7G6i-Zkp1DKzMLdlhwj99io7hw6KF2DUnLU_3ywOMFguO0s1mGz2o/s400/St.+Louis+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815159598772482" border="0" /></a>i love the round korean spoons w/long handles : )<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKLwvc4u8i9Xhtq5LGgV9CmJ5wce14347iWrJ2DoNhndq5VWabBL7ceolpBbz20-7hZ1YKMax3lZZIyHWuglz8jIikDUggS6sDc7RH7XPn189YpATfiB31jujHfEE4YSxfw-CCrEBaBI/s1600-h/St.+Louis+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKLwvc4u8i9Xhtq5LGgV9CmJ5wce14347iWrJ2DoNhndq5VWabBL7ceolpBbz20-7hZ1YKMax3lZZIyHWuglz8jIikDUggS6sDc7RH7XPn189YpATfiB31jujHfEE4YSxfw-CCrEBaBI/s400/St.+Louis+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298815157140097442" border="0" /></a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-85556325703304070622009-02-03T00:19:00.005-05:002009-02-03T00:32:09.764-05:00london on my mind<span style="font-size:78%;">(from the new york times)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjI2heTS4ciKbegeCxJlDwuxAOlQTTF_uBKapGVSoilHgWPE4BAUq4N792sySvQVER_aILFoJHn2C5SVfrumgOceHTSTRGwpLYhVevKHnKwKNFYa5xOTTlhYoTNFz9f2GuQAhjkSVC_M/s1600-h/britain.650.111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjI2heTS4ciKbegeCxJlDwuxAOlQTTF_uBKapGVSoilHgWPE4BAUq4N792sySvQVER_aILFoJHn2C5SVfrumgOceHTSTRGwpLYhVevKHnKwKNFYa5xOTTlhYoTNFz9f2GuQAhjkSVC_M/s400/britain.650.111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298439432645254338" border="0" /></a>a whole slew of things reminded me of london today:<br /><br />first, i awoke to the new york times' <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/world/europe/03britain.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">story</a> of the heavy snowfall over there.<br /><br />then, while wandering around the law school putting up fliers for work, i spotted a girl w/a backpack from the gym that one of my flatmates belonged to while we were in london. it comes free w/membership.<br /><br />i also stumbled across <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123357962917139063.html">this story</a> in the wall street journal about the state of real estate in canary wharf, the financial district where i interned.<br /><br />and finally, while filling out a student survey this afternoon, i was asked "in which foreign city would you most like to work?" obviously i clicked london.<br /><br />... le sigh.Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-7487782278474800832009-01-31T15:01:00.002-05:002009-01-31T15:07:42.113-05:00sandwichessandwiches aren't my favorite food, esp. when homemade, but i've had it for lunch two days in a row now. i try to load up the sandwiches w/more ingredients to make them more enjoyable.<br /><br />turkey, swiss, mustard & mayo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKX2Gz19XzxVPSGnWiYLVBSgkVxyQxoVHCVkJIOSXwoo4y2jiqpCwcnKNfLrDyw6r-lz9_RyL4lz1a5HlemuMAXym2ZBeYiydjTRf_0bcFuAlZQ9LUnXBigIDIWeFZ6ZlmhGepv6ulvs/s1600-h/St.+Louis+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKX2Gz19XzxVPSGnWiYLVBSgkVxyQxoVHCVkJIOSXwoo4y2jiqpCwcnKNfLrDyw6r-lz9_RyL4lz1a5HlemuMAXym2ZBeYiydjTRf_0bcFuAlZQ9LUnXBigIDIWeFZ6ZlmhGepv6ulvs/s400/St.+Louis+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297550655055477538" border="0" /></a>after getting groceries: turkey, swiss, spinach, avocado, cucumber, tomato, pepper, dried basil, mustard + mayo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvpnaHWIGYDGMBF1TAejEJmLERhukhyphenhyphenN6-HcT7GyMW6MQxkP3WUAZ8AIp7OmaLeeAhyphenhyphen4CSn2TBnZOk-gr3z8ecPrQnAn99LJaAeNmdrznohPEbMfb0-xFzgnmoTr7BACjNW3J7HahQ-I/s1600-h/St.+Louis+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvpnaHWIGYDGMBF1TAejEJmLERhukhyphenhyphenN6-HcT7GyMW6MQxkP3WUAZ8AIp7OmaLeeAhyphenhyphen4CSn2TBnZOk-gr3z8ecPrQnAn99LJaAeNmdrznohPEbMfb0-xFzgnmoTr7BACjNW3J7HahQ-I/s400/St.+Louis+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297550649659743186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkUnvj-KqI7J2C2cxNqlZ3_9IdZYZw9QNLgb1FP13J55Og3wRFWk08pL9y-tAFNaveFIEMrEBBTucMmqkMssFdgIRosKhxkKihmzBa9kDHE2uNvZeFnM_0vJZ4tVXU2RNmyAYs6XTcAk/s1600-h/St.+Louis+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkUnvj-KqI7J2C2cxNqlZ3_9IdZYZw9QNLgb1FP13J55Og3wRFWk08pL9y-tAFNaveFIEMrEBBTucMmqkMssFdgIRosKhxkKihmzBa9kDHE2uNvZeFnM_0vJZ4tVXU2RNmyAYs6XTcAk/s400/St.+Louis+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297550646403640466" border="0" /></a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-66466058072495601622009-01-31T11:46:00.007-05:002009-01-31T15:28:07.963-05:00trekking thru rain, snow & slushthere is still residual ice & dirty slush from the heavy snow last week, & st. louis isn't the only place that was hit. bill cunningham's "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/31/fashion/20090131-street-feature/index.html">on the street</a>" piece in the nytimes this week is entitled "the water dance," a series of photos of new yorkers leaping their way around huge puddles of melted snow & black slush. take a look!<br /><br />i have a knack for slipping on ice & snow - hate hate hate it! so i've been thinking that i should invest in a pair of snow boots. this past week, i've been wearing my rainboots - but i think this is a good excuse to get a pair specifically for snow... ? anyways, i'm not really entertaining this idea seriously but below are a few styles i came across that i like:<br /><br />i love the bright color & simple, modern cut of <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2998253/0%7E2376778%7E2372808%7E6007659%7E6020780?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6020780&P=2">this pair</a>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VPWMms3nxRnQZLUljqRiO-kF4FKVSPk0G56jnOz7oLZaQIzhrXSfvsVkZc6TEIZsbFbwrax7YGPt5bQHYgrEgwg_M78J21-Xk68_b0lEogxS-2B3C_0fAfXlUcRJBVOF1JJdIHuapaE/s1600-h/_5730770.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VPWMms3nxRnQZLUljqRiO-kF4FKVSPk0G56jnOz7oLZaQIzhrXSfvsVkZc6TEIZsbFbwrax7YGPt5bQHYgrEgwg_M78J21-Xk68_b0lEogxS-2B3C_0fAfXlUcRJBVOF1JJdIHuapaE/s400/_5730770.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297503050979044082" border="0" /></a>really <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2944928?refsid=230577&refcat=0%7E2376778%7E2372808%7E6007659%7E6007676&SourceID=1&SlotID=1&origin=related">simple, practical, easy</a> (and on sale!):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWEXiBF9PnTf1QvVwKrcjCiyJYicWiJ-UuX07u3oVb19p5HF_Q2l3NP58BSivZ0Cbmijh_9fNyLztFTfozuE2pGeIgw_D9Blprk53_5WoDC9wVByFkaA2bV3NjuLaoaOGXK8aajbK95M/s1600-h/_5523135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWEXiBF9PnTf1QvVwKrcjCiyJYicWiJ-UuX07u3oVb19p5HF_Q2l3NP58BSivZ0Cbmijh_9fNyLztFTfozuE2pGeIgw_D9Blprk53_5WoDC9wVByFkaA2bV3NjuLaoaOGXK8aajbK95M/s400/_5523135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297503053600852706" border="0" /></a>short & <a href="http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=19798&pid=613707&vid=1">olive</a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rTdGn-ihOp-0wjBszbIEqKxYSfKc-TsqkdaPTtRvJUdUfdSV1xdnRJjdNTrxRJG-UgUqBnm6lYJ7s2Nmg-QOgoGC76HKkmWbpWl2qUC82bspzbd1-oPA03Ufr4-VOiNvg-YoBliJLJM/s1600-h/pl613707-00vliv01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rTdGn-ihOp-0wjBszbIEqKxYSfKc-TsqkdaPTtRvJUdUfdSV1xdnRJjdNTrxRJG-UgUqBnm6lYJ7s2Nmg-QOgoGC76HKkmWbpWl2qUC82bspzbd1-oPA03Ufr4-VOiNvg-YoBliJLJM/s400/pl613707-00vliv01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297556737850131474" border="0" /></a><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2946124/0%7E2376778%7E2372811%7E6010325?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6010325&P=1">classic</a> in navy:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPPWqKo9PV-YBbsaZRD02SUheG-J233m6a20s01z0P-oCf-MneZc0MeqwmOMR2s9ZtVRfIfl6cInJvGjk59IlaZsI1_xg3T-Lau8Di8k-LsKnipJDD3nMis2N77AD1HhhYofibwsDAXg/s1600-h/_5414220.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPPWqKo9PV-YBbsaZRD02SUheG-J233m6a20s01z0P-oCf-MneZc0MeqwmOMR2s9ZtVRfIfl6cInJvGjk59IlaZsI1_xg3T-Lau8Di8k-LsKnipJDD3nMis2N77AD1HhhYofibwsDAXg/s400/_5414220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297505662451467426" border="0" /></a>the first few are more like my rain boots, but i like them so!<br /><br />below, more serious snow boots:<br /><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2983581/0%7E2376778%7E2372808%7E6007659%7E6007678?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6007678&P=1">abominable snowman-esque</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEfcYxcGQlodYjAAPix-o-L9GfZyEfCFuYk06SvY-N7IGr-S0fvFYYG0mZKGitKAOdL8hU2xOzupDTiMJaaJmHoEU5O3hn1U06wceT9vtZXcLcjA6sK4Cniaa940UUmQw0ISASDKzeHI/s1600-h/_5720058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDT4Q9cEfZ9CvPmYOIANgOh68TFnFLsAXpACzPdWQLYS41AW3SaPyJRENCvuVW9DwoE76USo5XRxS8wP4Iz1Yh2z5zFPqeYRECTgwEHwO_vIA0CrlNLJU_Ctjc2VtIvKNUkezIf-aAyxk/s400/_5698494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297503046546066354" border="0" /></a>will keep thinking on it.Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-86102269397216135452009-01-30T17:44:00.001-05:002009-01-30T17:45:53.699-05:00pierre bonnard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/01/30/arts/0130-BONN_index.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1lpfHtX4ZMPTPsj8YDymiz_PnnVXQ9ct-Hj41VEdj051t4Jyg_GuqCa0qguwRnU6rrCihV9vlTTXps-dNqkVBCFrM0tB_SuxLToUYDeiMgBGZq6O_sjfD7bzlC5JA0Ua8e6ElEgJR5s/s400/26677483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297221416858041682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/arts/design/30bonn.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrK91tybydCT3M8FK2qvOzb4-47isCwnF5Cn72uh8Tzv-1rzoAxv8XKRE29i7vSD6w-PnYY5iZ57DIcvoS3xzhkzGr8Clw_7cp9CgUTlKKLtlSiXO0gJbcWTthtpC8atLHbByBUbY4YM/s400/26677467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297221418164580578" border="0" /></a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-44571448973030804112009-01-29T16:48:00.001-05:002009-01-29T17:08:37.396-05:00breakfast of champions: turkey & swiss omelet, plus toast w/almond butter & strawberry jam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhPM5Wxm4EfpMkC83HyRgcIOEeu2lKyFkERGHy_lOLnaJULaJtwukz2eaydlvw18HeyIalOzYySpx2v1BRoJOOuhtCAjdSUcuCfGizJBJJmalJ92IicsqzAdLw1P3Vh9e3ThFl2LDePI/s1600-h/St.+Louis+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42qa6rK9o_Eoe39XBk7GIKMCcWuFc8glOWcCWnbiHlWdBTdbSClT-6uSqFha2iDIh04AzqEs2fbnBT87sPw0rGKZC3HS3aRKlnyCom8GqdUHxNRmmR0BfU0_T_XJCjJYB0_ddX0quiDM/s400/St.+Louis+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296835050245900738" border="0" /></a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-42590644001904392182009-01-29T16:46:00.002-05:002009-01-29T16:58:29.444-05:00a little boasting from me...update on my food writing class: yesterday, our instructor returned our first writing assignment, to write (anything) about our cheese-tasting experience in the first class session. i got rave reviews from him (<span style="font-style: italic;">Holy cow (so to speak)! Absolutely fabulous (in British terms). All clever comments from me aside, this is a really great piece of writing. I can't wait to see your next assignment!</span>), and he read my piece aloud to the class. a bit nerve-racking, but also made my day. i was too chicken to post what i wrote before i got his feedback, but now, childishly tickled by the praise, i share it below:
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class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">Sitting in class, I am repeatedly reminded that my hands smell like onion. The lingering smell of onion annoys me, whether on my hands or in my mouth. Even so, I can never resist those ruby rings perched atop a burger or tossed into a salad. It was the latter that did me in this time – I'd fixed a Greek salad for myself before class. I remember learning somewhere that the trick to ridding a knife of the persistent smell of onion is to clean with lemon juice. I picture the inside of my refrigerator and remember with shame that all I have is one of those lemon-shaped bottles of concentrate. I don't see myself squirting that onto my hands.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">Fortunately, by the time we get to the cheeses, the smell of onion has left my mind, distracted by the prospect of more food, mystery food. I arrange in a line the three cheese cubes we are given, designated numbers one through three, from lightest to darkest in color.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">The first smells of French bread, and a shred of red wax hints at its previous packaging. I bite in – it is soft, smooth and mild. There is a slight tang and nuttiness – is it possibly almond that I taste at the end? Whatever it is, the flavor is familiar. Immediately my mind starts to guess what the cheese is, and it jumps to Borough Market.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">During that wondrous semester abroad in London, I was reunited with one of my best friends from high school: a cynical, opinionated foodie deeply suspicious of vegetarians. With her as my guide, I was able to forgo the disappointments, frustrations and wasted funds typically associated with exploring the food scene in a new city and skipped directly to the good stuff. On one particular occasion, I followed her and her roommate to Borough Market. Her roommate was there for only one reason, to purchase some comté cheese. After winding about the stalls and taking our share of samples, we finally came upon the golden tower of stacked cheese wheels. With her measly student budget, the roommate bought only a sliver and cradled the precious piece in her hands as we left.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">I decide that the cheese I am sampling now is not the comté I tasted then, but rather the cheese from the counter that was adjacent to the comté display at the market. I had not asked what it was but just grabbed a sample from the cutting board, grateful to have maneuvered my arm through the crowd.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">I give up and decide that my best guess for Cheese #1 is Edam. I remember the occasion I first tasted Edam – in Amsterdam, at the home of an aunt of sorts. She, her two other sisters and my dad had grown up together in China. She lived now with her blond, lanky Dutch partner. They had no intentions to marry or have kids – their arrangement was so modern and European in my eleven-year-old mind. It was my introduction to cheese that did not come in perfectly square, individually wrapped slices.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">The second piece of cheese on the paper plate is a canary color, darker than the first but only marginally. Like the first, it too is soft and smooth in texture, but this one tastes smoky to me, almost like barbeque sauce. Somehow, I also taste a tartness like yogurt.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">Finally, I come to the last piece. In my mouth, the texture is grainy at first and the flavor is very salty. It looks like wax and is much darker in color, like horse chestnut honey. I immediately recall that perfect Minneapolis summer day at the Mill City Farmers Market, where I was looking for a parting gift for my manager. I had tasted a number of honeys before deciding that the horse chestnut one would be just right for my Air-Force -turned-corporate-finance manager who had grown up on a farm in South Dakota, introduced me to the term "catty-corner" and who I knew struggled to make mac & cheese out of the blue box. Along with the honey, I had selected a jar of strawberry-basil jam and a box of lemon shortbread, all locally produced, for him, his wife and their three young kids.</p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-family: courier new;">I realize that the third cheese is my favorite. It tastes almost of soy sauce and is instantly satisfying, something that I might crave, knowing that a nibble would be sufficient. <i style="">This</i> is the cheese I would want to keep in <i style="">my</i> fridge. I proceed to alternate nibbles between the three cheeses, ending with Cheese #3. I let the flavor linger in my mouth as I leave class, pleased, and I am barely bothered by the thought that I need to scrub the onion scent from my hands once I get home.</p>***
<br />it's not perfect - there are awkward bits and maybe some parts and characters are exaggerated - but i'm happy that i was able to make a good first impression.
<br />Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-1379203058938096022009-01-28T03:24:00.002-05:002009-01-28T03:45:26.159-05:00"What Life Asks of Us" by David Brooksa very good <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/opinion/27brooks.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">piece</a> in the nytimes ~ i find it poignant, humbling & optimistic, almost to the point of being romantic. interestingly, it reminds me of confucianism & the more traditional chinese values of my upbringing. happy reading.Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-72566665666609684792009-01-27T14:18:00.003-05:002009-01-28T03:24:09.974-05:00winter whitefirst major snow of the season<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwMSwu4gFampbf_6uf5Qd5xMziZc8xi33kjErJO3OcEORS521PLS8jOCWxSTSzNorD15PqBt-sXx5I41kyF4rMpxj8xAI6zLIbRuXMOGs3yxRgoz5KQ31TxsrL76tGs2hKadclrPfiyg/s1600-h/St.+Louis+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwMSwu4gFampbf_6uf5Qd5xMziZc8xi33kjErJO3OcEORS521PLS8jOCWxSTSzNorD15PqBt-sXx5I41kyF4rMpxj8xAI6zLIbRuXMOGs3yxRgoz5KQ31TxsrL76tGs2hKadclrPfiyg/s400/St.+Louis+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296055470770576594" border="0" /></a>white food ~ oatmeal w/honey + a gently fried egg<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9lkcaEZAG9XXGIwLugOnpghcy1u1gxet8__oX8vwj5Dzee0UligGoVwXZyzNqwerZEe1t0but3vB0H7p548kil5xZr5KbkYMtBQUlNFE8jwXO7rv9BkxB-VV2cpKAB-puUTa6uehcz4/s1600-h/St.+Louis+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9lkcaEZAG9XXGIwLugOnpghcy1u1gxet8__oX8vwj5Dzee0UligGoVwXZyzNqwerZEe1t0but3vB0H7p548kil5xZr5KbkYMtBQUlNFE8jwXO7rv9BkxB-VV2cpKAB-puUTa6uehcz4/s400/St.+Louis+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296055469474566370" border="0" /></a>non-white food: linguine w/shrimp, artichoke hearts, white wine, garlic & dried basil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTub6rvqlUUSANniqPQcmVY_qfsuFp7Bq5ipDo3-fp_NrEYdiKpA4h3LV2KLq3CrXZVsgf3ffs9yOZlWV6SZmtYRWd0x5zgPvFA8vHAiO1ByewGgITdb78ROHm9nLjwxwm2VdgN_yZTU/s1600-h/St.+Louis+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTub6rvqlUUSANniqPQcmVY_qfsuFp7Bq5ipDo3-fp_NrEYdiKpA4h3LV2KLq3CrXZVsgf3ffs9yOZlWV6SZmtYRWd0x5zgPvFA8vHAiO1ByewGgITdb78ROHm9nLjwxwm2VdgN_yZTU/s400/St.+Louis+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296055464084698914" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=19827&pid=645313&scid=645313002">amazing</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RKfEnBKha0nDY74sFIOhCGwNIVSv2oik1yi74L7lbK8tgy8rKPboccrzLkCG0ta5RvLcnQIvXtmkTEeic-4kBYAiIPu1Su4X9Jhb3jqLNSHWp9tBx-uHitEc9qyWYmK255ndK-r_uPY/s1600-h/chucks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RKfEnBKha0nDY74sFIOhCGwNIVSv2oik1yi74L7lbK8tgy8rKPboccrzLkCG0ta5RvLcnQIvXtmkTEeic-4kBYAiIPu1Su4X9Jhb3jqLNSHWp9tBx-uHitEc9qyWYmK255ndK-r_uPY/s400/chucks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296055457930074402" border="0" /></a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-60758710285243391442009-01-26T01:51:00.003-05:002009-01-26T01:53:15.510-05:00happy chinese new year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC5LV5f1_gHB8nFg06M1ZU0tmBHZ6fbFJcd5kUNmNu8oF1T1H7K_qvbwj2rGTay_hyphenhyphenMl2Ic61NVYBVbeissiOmTPUv0BAzMTpCTYQBHmffhoOBbvZM8jlKzJ2MISIuoRLc0y3ZaC3POQ/s1600-h/Desktop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC5LV5f1_gHB8nFg06M1ZU0tmBHZ6fbFJcd5kUNmNu8oF1T1H7K_qvbwj2rGTay_hyphenhyphenMl2Ic61NVYBVbeissiOmTPUv0BAzMTpCTYQBHmffhoOBbvZM8jlKzJ2MISIuoRLc0y3ZaC3POQ/s400/Desktop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295491547649242994" border="0" /></a>an abundance of happiness + good health to you + yours !Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-13102120435905592372009-01-26T01:07:00.003-05:002009-01-26T01:42:17.174-05:00a bit of london in stl w/london roommates:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZh0iKFGkHuKNFn3yt-H1P83vdOSPowwzdu5Avi3ZcN14cTY3MnFVGBLAdhp6vkLEfyUdka1KTktu_Jk_P3X6SKXk62JaIzrF0s9Wc5s1oqIz1hqfmStqfuH9d7P_eenWE9yPFvLoBtc/s1600-h/St.+Louis+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZh0iKFGkHuKNFn3yt-H1P83vdOSPowwzdu5Avi3ZcN14cTY3MnFVGBLAdhp6vkLEfyUdka1KTktu_Jk_P3X6SKXk62JaIzrF0s9Wc5s1oqIz1hqfmStqfuH9d7P_eenWE9yPFvLoBtc/s400/St.+Louis+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295482822640077970" border="0" /></a>new cheapo haircut that morning, barely noticeable but i like how it feels:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p6y6Sy7AE6TBK7h6JdH_GQqouUF3RV7wxlfSQYFJt_AVvo_6q8-3guT0EpkYmXeniNh8DWvgIct0au4l7QgP34o9KcobBS3gOx6fOpYWfMCqsS15kG-M33mSroWajJsVPqvZ7-EWkUQ/s1600-h/St.+Louis+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p6y6Sy7AE6TBK7h6JdH_GQqouUF3RV7wxlfSQYFJt_AVvo_6q8-3guT0EpkYmXeniNh8DWvgIct0au4l7QgP34o9KcobBS3gOx6fOpYWfMCqsS15kG-M33mSroWajJsVPqvZ7-EWkUQ/s400/St.+Louis+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295482818788562114" border="0" /></a>baked oatmeal raisin cookies - suitemates thankfully helped me gobble them all up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61A2NxevOoBfVIqsuDVeNTHHphYC2juqERiM1pWIq5AhPiPfW2iEXkAeJAd6_FVTAxCUa8EmYeP9UW1uC90F1tWIP7nXJnmTdPTugNQnGbcyYeSk8DXWGnk992oRNelhjxiHw6XxtplQ/s1600-h/St.+Louis+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61A2NxevOoBfVIqsuDVeNTHHphYC2juqERiM1pWIq5AhPiPfW2iEXkAeJAd6_FVTAxCUa8EmYeP9UW1uC90F1tWIP7nXJnmTdPTugNQnGbcyYeSk8DXWGnk992oRNelhjxiHw6XxtplQ/s400/St.+Louis+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295482199382494242" border="0" /></a>another photo of udon - i think this looks better than last time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv-OhsofRhTvwsiX9hR9Qu3wntQzfWsgYYV02IlUKmc4fG3a_Jm9kK7z4522iDf7bTt688CFOUdOtVx7lQaNKAZMrmEdq0qW7MFUbK2Ar6uzj-gYh7oVYB8ND3w83B4M1RfNr-fL9Ris/s1600-h/St.+Louis+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPv-OhsofRhTvwsiX9hR9Qu3wntQzfWsgYYV02IlUKmc4fG3a_Jm9kK7z4522iDf7bTt688CFOUdOtVx7lQaNKAZMrmEdq0qW7MFUbK2Ar6uzj-gYh7oVYB8ND3w83B4M1RfNr-fL9Ris/s400/St.+Louis+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295482193436533250" border="0" /></a>experimented w/<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/poached-eggs-with-herb-roasted-turkey-breast-and-sweet-potato-hash-recipe/index.html">sweet potato hash</a>: includes sweet potato obvi, ground turkey, red onions, some tomato, a tiny bit of white wine. topped w/melted swiss, fried egg + scallions. decent, & friends really liked it, surprisingly!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhYEI7UewMi6sFORW8qjVrVSEbcUxYQNqAAbY-5VLis1f6VOz4hvnhK6r2VdiY3XhsAsCUsFy0dLT-FuVIvC4y7NwdM-1BDIpAiGIgy4s0glrPsiLpBILGxeyvsFF9J-jw1VJPjmoj7A/s1600-h/St.+Louis+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhYEI7UewMi6sFORW8qjVrVSEbcUxYQNqAAbY-5VLis1f6VOz4hvnhK6r2VdiY3XhsAsCUsFy0dLT-FuVIvC4y7NwdM-1BDIpAiGIgy4s0glrPsiLpBILGxeyvsFF9J-jw1VJPjmoj7A/s400/St.+Louis+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295482191970715026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZQC_GthHME2CFFYuo2LGppH1UQYV54ukTeQjjkMT7rZoDTRlTSLEsiIJH9dCkjpPPgGQgE8mHmtzw1YqWqeKbGzwdsyqjk7uoK3n9OQ9dNNytUTp2kYhIgTxK55lUv_HWBuv3bkIaL0/s1600-h/St.+Louis+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZQC_GthHME2CFFYuo2LGppH1UQYV54ukTeQjjkMT7rZoDTRlTSLEsiIJH9dCkjpPPgGQgE8mHmtzw1YqWqeKbGzwdsyqjk7uoK3n9OQ9dNNytUTp2kYhIgTxK55lUv_HWBuv3bkIaL0/s400/St.+Louis+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295482190174301954" border="0" /></a>apples + almond butter to finish off a meal<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKXIOzC82z395Rt1qaE-awI-Zpasu_ps6aRDZP7E-__V7GmpSuexDcRm-1peFL7uNJYJxBXHf2R09_5YATBNzfP7PzLhpF6sV6kaKbzMU-YPnuj1GP_0ihg2N78yDgIwgCcG1581J0CY/s1600-h/St.+Louis+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKXIOzC82z395Rt1qaE-awI-Zpasu_ps6aRDZP7E-__V7GmpSuexDcRm-1peFL7uNJYJxBXHf2R09_5YATBNzfP7PzLhpF6sV6kaKbzMU-YPnuj1GP_0ihg2N78yDgIwgCcG1581J0CY/s400/St.+Louis+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295482182611353090" border="0" /></a>fun, unexpectedly productive weekend : )Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-88355405100399441132009-01-22T01:45:00.003-05:002009-01-22T02:04:46.669-05:00baked vanilla cupcakes w/majo using this <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fd420/index.cfm?pkey=cbaking-mixes&ckey=baking-mixes">mix</a>. accidentally put an extra stick of butter in the batter so we ended up using 4 sticks of butter total in cake + frosting... also had no cupcake tin so we used free-standing aluminum foil liners, resulting in extra-wide cakes. despite everything, they still tasted & looked delightful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsUxsREghL_iOMen42h62ehJcQY2x2opKedirVEi2tHGyfGE9fjcYVBL-VrY_g4jVDWRAGwr4SXI3U9c7-NCkenrp0X9iqIQcL45vGyp1tV3w83ovkVm30oONDKwaSvhmajW_UcDOXJw/s1600-h/St.+Louis+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsUxsREghL_iOMen42h62ehJcQY2x2opKedirVEi2tHGyfGE9fjcYVBL-VrY_g4jVDWRAGwr4SXI3U9c7-NCkenrp0X9iqIQcL45vGyp1tV3w83ovkVm30oONDKwaSvhmajW_UcDOXJw/s400/St.+Louis+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294007113370958994" border="0" /></a>cold-weather remedy: udon w/shrimp, spinach, bean sprouts, scallions + a poached egg.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXpRXexpvS5wBuw5a7Z61m7eX4LnvTypAAmL9knaSHK-PldW7myQeQm8PABgvtVk3uBETFzf_7WCPEl39ZbT-dk0QcsmBr1bgETrbGaLRwjf-KsDBRbuUwVqMgd0ZgYw2dxQqg4X5Mu8/s1600-h/St.+Louis+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXpRXexpvS5wBuw5a7Z61m7eX4LnvTypAAmL9knaSHK-PldW7myQeQm8PABgvtVk3uBETFzf_7WCPEl39ZbT-dk0QcsmBr1bgETrbGaLRwjf-KsDBRbuUwVqMgd0ZgYw2dxQqg4X5Mu8/s400/St.+Louis+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294007106250850418" border="0" /></a>these were so good, i surprised myself! <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/salmon-cakes-over-a-mixed-green-salad-recipe/index.html">salmon cakes</a> paired w/my usual greek salad - the cakes weren't dense or dry at all - surprisingly delicate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAoN_E0CoHZCKiVbYk5HXtDswVcb63UMOyh9JFCI40_XcVULFqdiMYEqBtlS3iY7waWfdWvA7x7AJt6oXAl3mXKHBhmdI8yFZoKaKtPnbb2sWdpy5hDI-6SjW0DU9vzoEXzx2f2oPUT4/s1600-h/St.+Louis+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAoN_E0CoHZCKiVbYk5HXtDswVcb63UMOyh9JFCI40_XcVULFqdiMYEqBtlS3iY7waWfdWvA7x7AJt6oXAl3mXKHBhmdI8yFZoKaKtPnbb2sWdpy5hDI-6SjW0DU9vzoEXzx2f2oPUT4/s400/St.+Louis+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294007109719285362" border="0" /></a>pasta, a student's fallback option: bow-ties w/chicken, garlic, tomatoes, spinach, capers, white wine & dried basil.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_elCkW13peOItigpRemvaRSgn9KQWXV7fj1uNL19AoaMZFmx18ow122sW23QT9Bwmj-aPe59fmB0GhNnzYqACmeaR1LXvIie9h3SH-czsoYg8mUGzoHguUd_5NAGzPtpe6DiHr1Qaas/s1600-h/St.+Louis+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_elCkW13peOItigpRemvaRSgn9KQWXV7fj1uNL19AoaMZFmx18ow122sW23QT9Bwmj-aPe59fmB0GhNnzYqACmeaR1LXvIie9h3SH-czsoYg8mUGzoHguUd_5NAGzPtpe6DiHr1Qaas/s400/St.+Louis+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294007104752039746" border="0" /></a><br />i came across this today, & i think the resolutions are fab:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5883378"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL87rM9DpGI7_pTWWMha9z9YmhzMOfQ_WCOyj5UgSkKIJC2qdPLWLG6nYnVBLX4pFLZc7J9GETnrJ-sCc1gAzMpxlQipMswIWvKxhySAApDh8vS7qLoLvQdocHgK1mMVxB22O110LKphY/s400/il_fullxfull.49032426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294010114660806098" border="0" /></a>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-72066281855655000682009-01-18T16:56:00.004-05:002009-01-18T17:08:34.847-05:00yellow food<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kccqvjpmJloesYXDnmoCq1J3iDzwMPnTIkLixL_-wBOKOsTYl7r9cK9WIUFwfaDXI1lPPBTPjEANJ-iwRrA142g_gXj8uERBn3AhWOmOzd4O8nnUYwqOPIaOsMlNTQ7cHVK91DWc43I/s1600-h/St.+Louis+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kccqvjpmJloesYXDnmoCq1J3iDzwMPnTIkLixL_-wBOKOsTYl7r9cK9WIUFwfaDXI1lPPBTPjEANJ-iwRrA142g_gXj8uERBn3AhWOmOzd4O8nnUYwqOPIaOsMlNTQ7cHVK91DWc43I/s400/St.+Louis+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292756271341728082" border="0" /></a>i pride myself on my eggs - they are fluffy, tender & delicate. i am very anti-overcooked/dry/tasteless eggs. we see it all too often. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqtE0USZ_qyMOTT8m6ajKXJ4kprcxGwZLUE7wBIlM3jvec0teZ2ihX1h43ADcsBDlHt-lY93fcrU0h8lDq6enZVG5zZu6aOFoNoTRH_GMU6wyKr4yJQ0VQZMdc9MGv1Xe3-G4AjN0bc8/s1600-h/St.+Louis+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqtE0USZ_qyMOTT8m6ajKXJ4kprcxGwZLUE7wBIlM3jvec0teZ2ihX1h43ADcsBDlHt-lY93fcrU0h8lDq6enZVG5zZu6aOFoNoTRH_GMU6wyKr4yJQ0VQZMdc9MGv1Xe3-G4AjN0bc8/s400/St.+Louis+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292756262462275778" border="0" /></a>talk about <a href="http://briefsyzygy.blogspot.com/">syzygy</a> - i had a bunch of leftover white rice from making the kimchi fried rice, & i'd just happened to watch <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/dining/14mini.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">mark bittman's most recent video</a> on making rice/noodle/bread pudding using leftovers! i used the recipe <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/dining/143mrex.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">here</a>, but substituted vanilla for the ginger & cut back on the sugar. nicely creamy, buttery & custardy - best served warm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0qIHPc-CGlaDMjOKPhg3abnkQbc_K8HbjcavXMq2tKZnitJLe89soIFtvjE57Mog5SbUtqJi6hIdDyFI2JKMm575bdBTD6DfGY1LjhdGUuDWlaaG3AlMqlBlCbeBHrE0GZVSeWOweDI/s1600-h/St.+Louis+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0qIHPc-CGlaDMjOKPhg3abnkQbc_K8HbjcavXMq2tKZnitJLe89soIFtvjE57Mog5SbUtqJi6hIdDyFI2JKMm575bdBTD6DfGY1LjhdGUuDWlaaG3AlMqlBlCbeBHrE0GZVSeWOweDI/s400/St.+Louis+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292756261112329362" border="0" /></a>y. came over & made kimchi pancakes using flour (we didn't have the proper korean flour unfortunately - but still delish!), water, eggs, scallions, sesame oil & kimchi.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0FSMrq5Ci08LylSxPcJds4Xs-zn9Ac5Wp1Zo65ePfcgVZyNljF4-dmFfER6JBv7R6AGeh4q88jKPD9tS35ArSONt16-fK_hJ7v1oC-hkMJ_bwsE0DRkfSUC6nUQs6UzUmnR09p4BBtg/s1600-h/St.+Louis+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0FSMrq5Ci08LylSxPcJds4Xs-zn9Ac5Wp1Zo65ePfcgVZyNljF4-dmFfER6JBv7R6AGeh4q88jKPD9tS35ArSONt16-fK_hJ7v1oC-hkMJ_bwsE0DRkfSUC6nUQs6UzUmnR09p4BBtg/s400/St.+Louis+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292756261138044946" border="0" /></a>my contribution - scrambled eggs + tomatoes over rice, classic chinese comfort food.Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490085872230738114.post-41344633375182846532009-01-15T22:45:00.007-05:002009-01-18T16:55:40.412-05:00update on resolutions & other things<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i've been good about taking my vitamins everyday, i'm looking into some local volunteering opportunities & i've also been cooking at home more!<br /><br />i have decided to start taking photos of the food i make. the other night, i made some steaming bowls of udon w/shrimp, spinach & scallions for me + y. to eat while watching gossip girl - another night, i made a greek salad w/sauteed chicken breast - unfortunately, no photos, but i'm sure i'll be making these dishes again very soon. the first photos i have are of the kimchi fried rice i made for dinner tonight. i followed lucee's co-blogger's </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://briefsyzygy.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-madeleine.html">recipe</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - besides kimchi, it includes tuna, scallions & spinach, & it's topped with </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">a slightly runny fried egg</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. lovely.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OELCqvcDjdj0935LQnswtarNE_JJ0c5dzpKuGPjgmoRqURNjNq3USuwxbJ-k-_UT7wC9g8tsfRHpmitcq6jVBR9JLVtklMC9InKnmbW8KTdAy10z54q66WEYTmz8XyJISLOrH-O7H1I/s1600-h/St.+Louis+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OELCqvcDjdj0935LQnswtarNE_JJ0c5dzpKuGPjgmoRqURNjNq3USuwxbJ-k-_UT7wC9g8tsfRHpmitcq6jVBR9JLVtklMC9InKnmbW8KTdAy10z54q66WEYTmz8XyJISLOrH-O7H1I/s400/St.+Louis+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291736610733609090" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9fE2pgCYNceUFbYU0GrgnupxFIXa1Laz9hhxJqKj-wYNy8JjZWp0ShyphenhyphenuvANWN019wroScBxwYdUot1kzDwtJqOIyMTIrYpEG-LMYFJnw2daFCE9oAE_dwaEVh0GEf1iuSRRNRqiI3DQ/s1600-h/St.+Louis+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9fE2pgCYNceUFbYU0GrgnupxFIXa1Laz9hhxJqKj-wYNy8JjZWp0ShyphenhyphenuvANWN019wroScBxwYdUot1kzDwtJqOIyMTIrYpEG-LMYFJnw2daFCE9oAE_dwaEVh0GEf1iuSRRNRqiI3DQ/s400/St.+Louis+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291736628540961810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">i am back at school now, and my roommates had some sweet birthday gifts waiting for me:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9YQb_y9Tdzb661BjC2tgp-EXt9gT_WnZZ4sv902LRVNr86AvrwnwQ6J4ghG62Kez_T8mL77MCKayy1yWLwpLqQDe_n2bmP_4F8xeH2wTalk_3eWKpx345naQzDaTvKPreN2rpkvoklM/s1600-h/St.+Louis+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9YQb_y9Tdzb661BjC2tgp-EXt9gT_WnZZ4sv902LRVNr86AvrwnwQ6J4ghG62Kez_T8mL77MCKayy1yWLwpLqQDe_n2bmP_4F8xeH2wTalk_3eWKpx345naQzDaTvKPreN2rpkvoklM/s400/St.+Louis+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291736643151940386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">y/i. brought me sparkly nail decals from japan</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTZUoBRXY2_cMcOpg8XB7BsAIX3JJKaJkCe03xxT1TNPKYJGW_dlGS0L8CV2EnMXojzd0Ku7eMKn-ty0T0SW2Gn3uaD4KSVzwoN4y78yLRIBHMjlHwUG0J8Qt-rucd7pINkKm6ZKht9I/s1600-h/St.+Louis+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTZUoBRXY2_cMcOpg8XB7BsAIX3JJKaJkCe03xxT1TNPKYJGW_dlGS0L8CV2EnMXojzd0Ku7eMKn-ty0T0SW2Gn3uaD4KSVzwoN4y78yLRIBHMjlHwUG0J8Qt-rucd7pINkKm6ZKht9I/s400/St.+Louis+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291736632502210418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://madfoxmadfox.blogspot.com/">h.</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> knit me arm warmers using yarn from mexico!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">in other news, i am taking this amazing class, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Special Topics in Journalism: Writing About the World of Food</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. it must be the most fun thing i've taken in college! it's taught by a food critic, the restaurants writer over </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/dining">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. the class will include - food books, chef profiles, restaurant reviews, anthony bourdain, alice waters, ruth reichl, recipe-writing, food fiction, nutritional issues, genetically modified foods, wine tasting, farmers/growers, the galloping gourmet, nutrition labels, obscure food vocabulary, etc! our first class was yesterday - we tasted 3 types of cheese & our assignment is to write about the experience! i will share highlights from the class as the semester progresses :)</span>Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11233033494043597106noreply@blogger.com0