NATO-RAL SAIMIN

Nato (pronounced nah-to) is ultra fermented soybeans essential delicacy in Japan and slimy odorous (as sharp miso) but mega good for you, protein-rich in molecular amino acids and beta carotin. I had a discussion with a vegan/nature worshiper/surfer originally from N. Carolina deep in the oasis...

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PALPITATING PLANTATION

Pencil sketch, inside Morgan Museum, NYC, ca. 2017 Good morning. Sometimes in winter when my nerves are tight and the walls appear to be closing in, I load myself into my vehicle with the dog and get down to the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, quick as I can. The emptiness of Jacob Riis Park at this...

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MEET THE FARMER

 Lotus roots, squash flowers and lemon grass curry (no rice soup). That’s my recipe for today’s blog, but before I write about food I have to digress to an old story of a gander. Years ago when I first moved to the island I was living in Haiku town and would hitchhike on Hana Rd. to get home. One...

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A DECADE NOW

 MEXICAN SQUASH, LENTILS, RADDISH SPROUTS AND BERRIES SALADI cooked the golden lentils and choyote together in a lidded earthenware cooker with slivers of ginger and some liquids of water peppermint extract and Nigerian herbs I bought in Brooklyn. The rest of the ensemble will be cold and fresh...

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