TASTE OF HOME

A film rolls out into words. The highway home that's yearned. Seems now a long road back to full circle. Dispatches of writing attenuates the finer times to come like a menu. The course spur of the moment delighted together at last. Spend conversations. Directing foods for narrative at the market place.  Reminder...

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INSPIRED SANDWICH

          Last night's dinner came straight out of a recipe book in the Joy of Cooking, page 21, it sounded so good without tweaking, faithfulness was a must. It called for "finely chopped moistened pecans to mayo and take that tapenade onto a sliced bread and lay them...

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MARKET DAY

     My neighbor food grower texted me this morning about the sweet corm on the cob. Shall I reserve a bunch for you? That was affirmative on my part and immediate. After handwashing my laundry in this sky condition and hanging them across a warm sun already spreading on my upstairs porch,...

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HEIGHT OF SUMMER

 "The table reflects the habits of the household and, no matter how unassuming its setting, its appearance should enhance the food. A change in its daily décor is as stimulating as a change in the seasoning of the food." (from The Joy of Cooking) Green figs and heirloom cherry tomatoes...

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