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Worlds without eggs
I haven’t liked eggs since I was 3 years old. Eggs as ingredients don’t bother me–in cake, custard, ice-cream, meringue, chocolate mousse, chocolate soufflé, pancakes, waffles–I just don’t think of them as food. I don’t eat flour straight out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Rome, Food and drink, writing
Tagged ancient Roman food, Apicius, eggs, food, omelets, patina
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In Defense of Stew
From Diana Wynne Jones’s The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: Stew is the staple food in Fantasyland, so be warned. You may shortly be longing passionately for omelette, steak, or baked beans, but none of these will be forthcoming, indoors or … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink, writing
Tagged Diana Wynne Jones, Don Quixote, history of food, stew, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
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Ancient Roman Pork Kebabs, Apicius 8.1.9
I’ve written elsewhere (here, here, and here) about my attempts to cook ancient Roman food. Until now, I’ve followed adaptations of ancient recipes worked out for use in modern kitchens, with quantities and preparation notes. But I was making grilled … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Rome, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged ancient Rome, Apicius, Cooking, Cooking Apicius, lovage, pork kebabs, rue, Sally Grainger
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World Fantasy 2012 Report and Crochet Update
I think at this point I should just accept that I’m not going to get around to blogging about Readercon back in July or the World Science Fiction Convention in September. So … World Fantasy! This was the first weekend … Continue reading
As the Romans cooked
Donald got two Roman cookbooks for his last birthday, to add to our collection. The Classical Cookbook, by Andrew Dalby and Sally Grainger, includes both ancient Greek and ancient Roman recipes; Cooking Apicius, by Grainger, is a selection of modernized recipes from … Continue reading
Conditum paradoxum
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, one of the things my husband Donald and I share is a fascination with the culture of ancient Rome. Since I also love to cook, this leads inexorably to our attempts to recreate ancient … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Rome, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged ancient Rome, Apicius, conditum paradoxum, spiced wine, wine
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Seriously, Mollie Katzen?
So, yesterday I made Lasagna al Pesto from Mollie Katzen’s cookbook The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest. (The “new” part means it’s a re-issue of the original Enchanted Broccoli Forest, not that it’s about an enchanted broccoli forest only recently discovered.) … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbooks, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged bread machine, CSA, homemade pasta, lasagna al pesto, Mollie Katzen, Moosewood, pesto
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Donald’s story out in Daily Science Fiction
It’s been over a month since I last posted. Shame on me! However, having not yet discovered the magic formula where I avoid distractions all day and get as much writing done as I think I should, I figured I … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Rome, Donald, Food and drink, Short fiction
Tagged Donald, food, short fiction
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How to make paneer
On Wednesday, I made cheese for the first time, and documented the process with my trusty digital camera. I used the paneer recipe on page 297 of Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant. You need 2 quarts of milk, 3-4 tablespoons strained … Continue reading
More CSA complaints
Um. Can you guys try not to put the corn on the cob on top of the baby spinach next time? I swear, Wilson Farm has the worst grocery baggers on the planet (I’ve lost track of how many peaches, … Continue reading
Posted in Complaining about things, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged Cooking, CSA, food, tomatoes, vegetables, Wilson Farm
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