Angela Petersen of Far & Wise and I share at least one thing in common. Both of us tend to be travel-hounds seeking out the exotic and tantalizing tastes anywhere our travels take us. And, she is a woman with a suitcase on the ready. Her blog, Far & Wise is a global grab bag of stories, culture, history and… Continue reading Travel Poetry: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Adventures Abroad
When in Portland 2013 (biscuit edition)
I’m not sure what got into me, but on a recent trip (okay, trips) to Portland, I found myself knee deep in biscuits. While I would like to say I offset the indulgent and oh-so flaky crumbed days of biscuit-eating with vegan food to depose my butter and flour consumption ratio, I’m not certain I… Continue reading When in Portland 2013 (biscuit edition)
The D Word
Pants fit a bit snugly. People smile in a knowing way as though they too haven’t been hitting the gym quite often enough. If we were to divine how to fill in the blanks for the D word with these clues, one version we might grab hold of would be “diet.” I loathe diets and… Continue reading The D Word
How Poetry Can Make You a Better Food Writer
The title seems kind of obvious. I can hear you groaning into your computer with an exasperated, “of course Annelies feels this way.” And yet, I’m not alone in my supposition. I reckon that just as good writers happen to be good readers, that does not exclude a snack of poetry for sustenance. Surely there… Continue reading How Poetry Can Make You a Better Food Writer
Chicken Salad with Creamy Chimichurri Sauce
Beyond the natural world, survival of the fittest perhaps is most prevalent in the kitchen. In the course of establishing how you cook, some ingredients emerge as the work horses, the indispensable elements that lay the foundation for your cooking. In the back of my mind, I can hear my dad bemoan me reaching for… Continue reading Chicken Salad with Creamy Chimichurri Sauce
Tattooed by Love: Food Poetry on Exhibit
Nails in hand, hammer in the other we assess the long wall along the Abbey Coffeehouse, already pocked with the absence of previous nails. Along the muted grey hallway, we measured and marked, then hammered and nailed up the Cranberry Lassi Food Poem. The day started long and lazy, dead center of Independence Day weekend. We… Continue reading Tattooed by Love: Food Poetry on Exhibit
In Search of Star Wars
I fully expected to dislike Disney World but found myself sucked into the vortex. Appealing to an inner sense of adventure I often repeated a mantra, “When in Disney…” trailing off into whatever shenanigan I plunged into, particularly one evening spent in Fantasyland. While they claim this is a new area of the park, I… Continue reading In Search of Star Wars
How to Use Your CSA Box
You know the story: the CSA box arrives and you dash to the door to pick up that brown box of sustenance. Unfolding the top flaps of the box, you relish the reveal, pulling back the top flaps and gazing into this week’s produce as a magician might plumb his bag of tricks. Sometimes, though,… Continue reading How to Use Your CSA Box
The Plight of the Forlorn Lettuce Leaf
Nestled into a highly trafficked neighborhood in the city by the Bay, a popular restaurant draws people to it like fruit flies gathering at the fruit bowl. If you walk inside, the open-air windows and views pull at tourists and locals alike. If you sit along the bar, the rows of colorful glass bottles can… Continue reading The Plight of the Forlorn Lettuce Leaf
Upcycling: Found Object Art and the Art of Recology
Perhaps you’ve heard the adage, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” If you consider the amount of trash that works its way into the rubbish bin and out into landfills each year, the statistic is quite staggering. According to Spencer Michels, “Each year, Americans throw away about 250 million tons of garbage. That’s roughly… Continue reading Upcycling: Found Object Art and the Art of Recology
Where to Eat in Austin 2013
Franklin Sometimes the hype surrounding a place is undeniable. I am not easily taken in by such terms as “best restaurant” or “most popular”- call it a confounding need to go against the crowd. The line snaking out of the front door of Franklin did not surprise me nor did the 45 minute wait, which… Continue reading Where to Eat in Austin 2013
Restaurant Poetry: Volcano Curry
RESTAURANT POETRY: Volcano Curry by Annelies Zijderveld When the coming blanket of fog buffets the sky like stallions set to flight, an awakening begins to rise and rumble in my stomach with insistence. Off we go in search of something hot to head off the chill that clings to all of our… Continue reading Restaurant Poetry: Volcano Curry