SUMMER'S TWILIGHT

Guys, this is what I've written down for this Sunday's picnic, my place, waterside, from nibbles down to dessert (all ingredients from goodeggs.com coop - check it out!): Assorted spiced nuts Vermont blueberries Fennel and purslane lobster salad Heirloom tomatoes and leaf lettuce salad Roasted...

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SOFT MATTER

The title is inspired from my current reading of the book "Fragile Objects" by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, a French scientist and Nobelist (1991), who has studied the quantum behaviors of long-chain molecules and their transformations. (The book wasn't technical; it was an account of his year...

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FIGS POMEGRANATE PEAR(L) JAM

Two things you could think about here. One is: the "pearl" is inside the lychee. Or two: the "jam" is singing they're hit, "Alive." The latter association is strong. Patti Smith writes that the past connects us with each stage of our life (it's a paraphrase from her review of Haruki Murakami's latest...

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RECIPES TO REMEMBER...

Paccheri Napolitano with Tuna (Filetti de Tonno)                                         Blackberry and Raspberry Cake Paccheri is a type of pasta when cooked is shaped like a squid – like those large...

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