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Author Archives: shelly
oh fer auld lang syne!
I’m not really a competitive person. No, really, I’m not. I hate competitive sports. Kids would always pick me last for softball because I tended to daydream. I’d sit on the warm grass in the outfield and daydream, often wishing … Continue reading
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za’atar
On a recent bright Saturday morning at the Ferry Plaza farmers’ market, I was pleasantly surprised to find large bouquets of za’atar. Star Route Farms grows the herb and sells large bunches of it at the market. Za’atar is more … Continue reading
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commuter train
There’s nothing so annoying as missing your train. Usually this means waiting for the next one, which in many US cities is no small feat. The schedule is erratic, the trains infrequent. You could wait twenty minutes for the next … Continue reading
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farmer brown
Photo by DJ Wallstrom from the Farmer Brown website I am a sucker for American Southern and Soul foods. Give me fried chicken with hot sauce any time, day or night, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Black eyed peas and rice, … Continue reading
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jewish ravioli: cheese kreplach
Gevalt. My shoulders hurt, my back hurts. My triceps are no longer on speaking terms with me, and they’re whispering mutiny to the biceps. Yesterday, I made my own dumplings out of hand-rolled dough without the use of a pasta … Continue reading
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dim summiny dim summiny dim dim summee…
Steamed buns are as yummy, as yummy can be. Well now I’ve done it. For the duration of this post I’ll be hearing Dick Van Dyke prattling on in the worst Cockney accent this side of the big pond. Have … Continue reading
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sixty
Today marks the 60th year of the existence of the State of Israel. Having lived there for twelve years, I must admit I kind of miss the place. Where else can you get freshly baked pita bread off an assembly … Continue reading
what is it? it’s…
… downtown San Francisco modeled in stainless steel pots and pans. If you read the Ethicurean you probably figured that out. The metal model is an installation by artist Zhan Wang at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. The piece … Continue reading
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what is it?
Just a bunch of pots and pans, or something else? Can you guess what this is?
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two years old
A slice of cake for you, dear reader, in honor of an open cupboard‘s second birthday. Two years ago today I posted an ironic ode to the high cost of organic food in the form of a silly riff on … Continue reading
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