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Aubergine, brinjal, eggplant, guinea squash, melanzana..
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Alas, despite being cloaked in a glossy purple, regal exterior, the eggplant belies Shakespeare’s adage by collapsing into a colorless, stringy amorphous … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Humor, science
Tagged aubergine, baingan bharta, eggplant, eggplant spread, roasted eggplant
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Let the Turkey Trot: Stuffed, Spiced Whole Cauliflower
“I can’t run in the Turkey Trot”, my 7 year old daughter looked up at me, anxiety writ all over her chubby face. She was referring to the annual Thanksgiving race, when hundreds of children were released from elementary school … Continue reading
Blueberries, lemons and a mother’s kiss in spring…
My muffins are really made from all these things (with apologies to Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood). When my daughter announced excitedly that she found her favorite Maryland Utz potato chips in a specialty store in Northampton, Massachusetts, my heart … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, FOOD, Humor
Tagged blueberries, blueberry lemon muffins, mini muffins, muffins, Nancy Sinatra, summer wine
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Bête noire to banana bread
Bananas are my bête noire. I do not refer to those plump golden crescents laden atop the Chiquita lady as she sways to Harry Belafonte crooning Day-O. My specimen is quite literally translated from the French for “black beast”. One … Continue reading
Of birches, blisters and backyard bounties
Mother Nature has been less than kind to me this year. She began in stealth one silent snowy night, wreaking havoc on the beautiful river birch in my backyard, breaking two of three trunks and a good chunk of my … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Garden, Humor, science, Uncategorized
Tagged bee balm, garden woes, meatless meatballs, poison ivy, urushiol, zucchini bread, zucchini koftas
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Dinner and Dessert in Doubt
How does one plan dinner for guests who may or may not come? Lest you cast aspersions on my blameless and nameless invitees, this delicious dilemma was entirely of my own making. I fail utterly in making social phone calls … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged Alu Dum, Dum Alu, Fathers Day, Key Lime Pie, potatoes in gravy
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Lovely Luffa are really Ridge Gourds!
I had a chance encounter, at the Indian grocery store last night, with a fine specimen of ridge gourd. Absence had made my heart grow fonder, so I popped it into my basket with more enthusiasm than it should have … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Garden
Tagged asafoetida, heerakai tove, lentil, Loofah, Luffa angulata, ridge gourd, tempering with spices, toor dal
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From frozen green cubes to warm watercress soup
“I froze down the watercress”, my husband confessed, with a mixture of sheepishness and pride. Instead of this.. I saw this! Ummm….for the record, he is not crazy (well, only a little). At least, I am partly to blame for … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Garden, Humor
Tagged cream of watercress, frozen watercress, watercress potato soup
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Wontons in Winter
Snow flurries swirled in the impending gloom as we scurried into the warm, teeming hub that is H-Mart, my favorite Korean/Asian store. Grabbing a cart, I veered briskly to the right, straight to the cornucopia of fresh fruits and vegetables … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Humor
Tagged banana chocolate wontons, udon noodles, vegetarian wontons, wonton wrappers
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madame scientist's not-so-mad musings 