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View ArticleMashed Sweet Potatoes
New twist on a classic comfort food… When I started a dietary routine to rule out food sensitivities, I couldn’t eat white potatoes or other nightshade vegetables for at least 3 weeks. This meant no...
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Sing A Song Of Sixpence: On the anniversary of ‘The Raven’
January 29 – Today’s posting came about in a tangential manner. I read that it is the anniversary of the publication for Edgar Allen Poe’s famous poem, The Raven. For some unknown reason, it made me...
View ArticleFood in the works of Norman Rockwell
February 3 – Norman Rockwell’s birthday is easy to remember for me because it’s also my brother’s birthday. This is apropos since Rockwell’s images of celebrations are some of my favorite. In fact,...
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Lentils: In Search of Cold Weather Comfort…
The last few days here have switched quickly between dry warmth and cold damp, bringing snow and ice for the first time this winter. While it was just a brief dip in temperature (today’s back to warm,...
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Sunday Morning at the Crêpe Truck…
On Sunday, our friend Carter sent out a post that the Parlez-Vous Crêpe truck would be at Johnny’s in Carrboro, a coffee shop that’s part breakfast-lunch stop and part general store. It was a little...
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Leap for Joy at The Savoy
Every holiday has its traditional recipes. Leap Year, however, is not typically associated with food traditions in modern Western culture. Many people are given to party themes with cookies and other...
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Holi, The Festival of Colors
March 8 – Today begins the annual Hindu celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colors. This bright and cheerful ancient rite falls on the full moon at the end of winter, ushering in the spring with...
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Sir John Stuart, Earl of Bute: Prime Minister and Botanist
March 10: On this day in 1792, Sir John Stuart, Earl of Bute, Scottish nobleman and Prime Minister of Great Britain, died in London at the age of 78. Though he is not well known in America, he should...
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