“Well, basically, there was this little dot, right? And the dot went bang and the bang expanded. Energy formed into matter, matter cooled, matter lived, the amoeba to fish, to fish to fowl, to fowl to frog, to frog to mammal, the mammal to monkey, to monkey to man, amo amas amat, quid pro quo,… Read More Fish and Fowl
“No matter how good the entree is, the entire dinner falls apart if the side dishes don’t add up.” – Anne Braly, Chattanooga Times Free Press Buenos Aires – Just the roundup on this week’s classes – our Color Palate of Italy session 5 came off without a hitch and with a quartet of i… Read More A Little on the Side
“Rice is a beautiful food. It is beautiful when it grows, precision rows of sparkling green stalks shooting up to reach the hot summer sun. It is beautiful when harvested, autumn gold sheaves piled on diked, patchwork paddies. It is beautiful when, once threshed, it enters granary bins like a (flood) of tiny seed-pearls. It… Read More Fish ‘n Grains
“OPA’LIA, a Roman festival in honour of Opis,a which was celebrated on the 14th day before the Calends of January (Dec. 19th), being the third day of the Saturnalia, which was also originally celebrated on the same day, when only one day was devoted to the latter festival. It was believed that Opis was the… Read More Earth Mom, Roman Style
“…a man that can’t quickly throw together a meal is always going to be dependent on someone else to feed him, be that his wife, girlfriend, or McDonald’s. Dependency is not an admirable trait in a man. You don’t want to be the guy that has to turn to frozen pizzas just because your finer… Read More When the Moon Hits the Sky…
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” – Federico Fellini, film director Buenos Aires – Session two of our Color Palate of Italy course went off with no major hitches yesterday – a bit of carbo-loading as we made four different kinds of fresh pasta – semolina pici, egg-based baked agnolotti, whole wheat langanelli,… Read More Magic and Pasta
“What the hell do you think Leona really puts in that pizza?” – Lili Taylor as JoJo in Mystic Pizza Buenos Aires – Those of you who’ve been reading awhile might remember the fiasco I considered the much lauded Guido’s Bar in Palermo. I know, I know, I hear regularly from people how amazing it… Read More Do You Feel Lucky?
“Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?” – Terry Pratchett, Author Buenos Aires – Bored? Sitting at home wishing you had something to do, something to stimulate your interest, your intellect, your skills, your tastebuds? In town for just… Read More How Do I Make…?