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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Postcard from Up North
Absence diminishes commonplace passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and kindles fire. ~ Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Another reflection on the bay, its own version of red, white, and blue.)
Nougat Glace: ice cream without an ice cream maker. And more.
Among the sweets I adore there is in fact a hierarchy of that which captures my imagination, attention, and I’ll say it: love. I reserve the right to revise this statement at any time, especially when confronted with something like … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged almonds, Cherries, Dessert, gluten-free, Ice cream, Nougat glace, Nuts
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Technique: How to whip meringue
What they say about literary technique is also true of culinary technique: you must first master the basics before you can take liberties with them. That’s why when we learned to whip egg whites at Tante Marie’s, we were given … Continue reading
Ingredient: Cherries
When you come from Michigan, there is so much to say about cherries that you practically come to a halt thinking of where to begin. When you’re Lebanese, cherries are known for their pits as mahleb, ground and used as … Continue reading
Favorite Things: Stand Mixers. What color is yours?
As with anything, it’s the physical that is always the first sign of attraction. There must be some kind of color chart that indicates the meaning behind the color you choose for your stand mixer. Or maybe I should write … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Talent develops in tranquility, character in the full current of human life. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Yellow NM–Northern Michigan–racing sloop on Little Traverse Bay. She knows well both tranquility and full current, talent and character.)
Radish & arugula salad. Here let us feast.
When the landlady at the first apartment I lived in with my sister in Chicago told us she was selling the old grey stone and it was time for us to move on, I was excited about the prospect of … Continue reading
Can I count on your vote today?! For pie, that is…
Calling all pie eaters. And pie lovers. And pie-I-couldn’t-care-less-ers. The Huffington Post Kitchen Daily is having a contest, and in it you’ll see my lemon meringue tart, made here a few months ago. The three pies with the top votes … Continue reading
Ingredient: Radishes
Bill’s farm market opened last week (up here we’re just entering a world of bounty now. Takes a while in these parts). I remember last October I asked Bill about some radishes, really wanting to make a particular dish with … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. ~ George Sand (Field of poppies, Walloon Lake. The flowers here give without hesitation all summer long.)
Lamb shish kebab; meet me at the grill
I was always someone who was bothered by the division of labor in our house growing up. Boys mowed the lawn. Girls changed the beds. But the gathering of men at the barbeque—that one never bothered me. Instead it just … Continue reading
Posted in Stories and Recipes
Tagged Flatbread, Grilling, laban khiyar, laham mishweh, Lamb, Shish Kebab, skewers, toum
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Serious Garlic Sauce, or Toum
The first time I had ever heard of toum—the crazy good, strong garlic sauce that is a ubiquitous Middle Eastern condiment for kebabs and other barbecued meats—was just a few years ago. I had recently met my friend Janet, a … Continue reading
Favorite Things: Stainless Skewers
Grilling days never really end in my world. Like some of you, I will brave the cold well into the deep chill of winter to get my grilled meats. But dashing in and out in the cold temps is a … Continue reading
Postcard from Up North
No one can see a reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see. ~ Taoist Proverb and a poem (There comes a time when one appreciates being quiet, being still, and taking a deep … Continue reading
Lebanese Potato Salad with lemon and mint
I was surprised when I returned from Lebanon recently to find the herbs in the back corner garden had come into their own. City-dwelling for so many years made a porch gardener out of me, and I confess I had … Continue reading
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