A cubby waits outside a room. Each cube holds tennis shoes or emptiness. My hands untie the stringed bow to let my feet slip out. A shoe deposit for the cube, feet pad into an empty room. If we were honest, emptiness scares us. We want to be full of whatever it is that we… Continue reading Deepen Your Creative Practice
Author: Annelies
2012 Recipes Illustrated
I embark on the second week of 2013 with a sense of anticipation and appetite for the year that is to come. As the commitments begin penciling their way into the calendar and the travels begin anew, sometimes I think it’s good to look back on the year that was to consider how it might… Continue reading 2012 Recipes Illustrated
Cranberry Lassi Food Photo Poetry
Cranberry Lassi
There’s a pretty good chance this season has been one of indulgence for most of us. And why not? A lot of people let Christmas stand alone as a cordoned off season to bake a few dozen cookies, and keep tasting as they bake. This might have happened in the baking of 8 dozen of… Continue reading Cranberry Lassi
Advent Poetry: A Mother’s Prayer
A Mother’s Prayer 1. The prophecy once told of old of lamb and lion, of calf and foal all sitting down together bold and a little child will lead them. My God, my mother, my father don’t understand how this gift can burden a common woman like me, I shudder in recalling: the angel mighty,… Continue reading Advent Poetry: A Mother’s Prayer
Tahini Butter Cookies Food Photo Poetry
A Day of Remembrance
Tahini Butter Cookies
It’s not often that I give myself over to an ingredient so completely. While my grocery impulse purchases more often than not consist of obscure finds like Aleppo pepper, usually I don’t devote myself to finding every conceivable way to include an ingredient into as many dishes as possible. At one point, not so very… Continue reading Tahini Butter Cookies
Creamy Chickpea and Yogurt Casserole
Let’s talk about hummus. It’s a good place to start. When most people think about Mediterranean food, this dip perfectly scooped up by pita comes to mind. You could say it would be on the top five list for a Family Feud quiz. And who would disagree? The creaminess of chickpeas blending with garlic, just… Continue reading Creamy Chickpea and Yogurt Casserole
An Edible Mosaic by Faith Gorsky
I weary of war. I, an American, born in a town far from any war torn territories, weary of war. I don’t understand the need for dominion and the desire to wield power. As a non-land owner, I don’t understand the need to own land. But it doesn’t matter what I believe or understand. That… Continue reading An Edible Mosaic by Faith Gorsky
Chasing Childhood through Food
It never ceases to amaze me what happens when walking down the concourse after the plane sets down in my hometown. I devolve into the person I was when I left Texas, much to the chagrin of the person I have become in California. All of the hard-earned years of unlearning and re-learning new habits… Continue reading Chasing Childhood through Food
When in Portland
Few places have been so deeply ingrained into the urban subconscious through visual media like Portland, Oregon. The idea of creating an entire television show on the premise of characters you might find in a city as quirky as Portland has ensured its success and ambassadorship. My first visit to Portland found me quickly enamored… Continue reading When in Portland