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Category Archives: Humans Love Food!
A Spoonful of Goobers
My father loved peanuts. Salted in the shell & generous shmears on saltines. Spanish in the can were a special treat. Peanut aroma dominates my memories of bedtime hugs, family camping trips to Dinkey Creek, Saturday afternoons around our SoCal pool. … Continue reading
Lemon & Salt
My new favorite condiment for nearly everything: preserved lemon. Lemon & salt, salt & lemon, that’s it, & who could ask for more? And happily, it’s very easy to make* - gotta use your hands though! The veneration of salt peppers human … Continue reading
Leftovers for Breakfast
A while ago I noticed a slew of news articles about how much food is wasted…realizing that I’m part of the problem really hit me in the gut. I now feel especially guilty about bread crusts – I’d always thought … Continue reading
Posted in Humans Love Food!, Just an Everyday Life
Tagged compost, food waste, freezer, leftovers, refrigerator, refrigerator meals, worm composter
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Norwegian Tortillas in Four (Short) Chapters
1 Family Heritage. When your parents are from Minnesota (& you’re anywhere near my somewhat advanced age), there’s a high likelihood that your ancestors are either from Sweden, Norway, or Germany, with a few other random northern European bloodlines thrown into … Continue reading
Longer Than You Think
Have you noticed that whatever the project, it takes longer than you think? Uh, like, much longer. Never, ever shorter. Definitely not your usual bell curve of averages. Especially at this time of year, it seems. I (thankfully) didn’t host … Continue reading
Maybe It Was The Sashimi…
…as in fish, not fauna, that nudged our ancestors of 2 million years ago (already striding on their highly-functional feet) along the path toward larger & more complex brains. Granted, they probably didn’t enjoy succulent hamachi like we do today (no … Continue reading
Posted in Humans Love Food!, Our Primate Nature
Tagged climate change, history of cooking, homo erectus, human primate, sushi
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Evolution Is Not Progress
Don’t worry, I haven’t become a creationist! But for heaven’s sake, can we please stop using this misleading evolution graphic?? AND all the endless permutations of the same misleading “progress of man” theme…OK, some of them are funny, & some are … Continue reading
What Is It About Meat??
Husband Rock is in the kitchen cooking three pounds of pork for a stew to deliver to a co-worker who lost her husband unexpectedly. Sigh. I suggest that he turn on the stove fan, though, because the delicious smell is … Continue reading
Posted in Humans Love Food!, Just an Everyday Life, Our Primate Nature
Tagged eating meat, hominin, meat, omnivore, pork, pork stew, primate
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Soup Afternoons, Soup Nites
There are some afternoons I just have to make soup. Like today’s drippy afternoon – the grandson still napping, the hen & I cooped up (no no, not together!), last week’s CSA roots in the fridge. & turnips…how can I … Continue reading
Posted in Humans Love Food!, Just an Everyday Life
Tagged berbere, central coast, community supported agriculture, CSA, in-laws, Pfoty, Shopper's Corner, soup, soup nite, turnip
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