Category Archives: Humans Love Food!

Lemon & Salt

Posted on February 15, 2013 by liveoaklinda

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 →

Posted in Humans Love Food!, Just an Everyday Life, Our Primate Nature | Tagged collaboration, condiment, lemonade from lemons, lemons, preserved lemon, salt | 10 Comments

Leftovers for Breakfast

Posted on January 25, 2013 by liveoaklinda

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 | 8 Comments

Norwegian Tortillas in Four (Short) Chapters

Posted on December 4, 2012 by liveoaklinda

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 →

Posted in Humans Love Food!, Just an Everyday Life | Tagged Farewell to Manzanar, german ancestry, heritage, lefse, Live Oak Avenue, minnesota, norwegian, potato tortillas, southern california, swedish heritage, tortillas | 11 Comments

Longer Than You Think

Posted on November 26, 2012 by liveoaklinda

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 →

Posted in Humans Love Food!, Just an Everyday Life, Our Primate Nature | Tagged beatles, days of the week, human primate, shedding, thanksgiving, time, we can work it out | 1 Comment

Maybe It Was The Sashimi…

Posted on November 16, 2012 by liveoaklinda

…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 | 11 Comments

Evolution Is Not Progress

Posted on July 8, 2012 by liveoaklinda

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Humans Love Food!, Our Primate Nature | Tagged BBC evolution, evolution is not progress, evolution progress, human evolution image, human evolution progress, human primate, progress of man | 11 Comments

Cheese and Chicken Bark

Posted on May 24, 2012 by liveoaklinda

I was standing in line at my favorite go-to market the other day & the fellow in front of me incredulously asked if I was “really going to eat” that (lovely) bucheron cheese I’d just placed on the checkout counter. Slightly (but … Continue reading →

Posted in Humans Love Food!, Our Primate Nature | Tagged bark, Bishan China, bucheron, bucheron cheese, cheese, chicken, chicken skin, herding animals, human primate, Pig's Inn, primates | 8 Comments

What Is It About Meat??

Posted on April 28, 2012 by liveoaklinda

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 | 3 Comments

Soup Afternoons, Soup Nites

Posted on April 10, 2012 by liveoaklinda

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 | 2 Comments

Eating Mexican Food on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on April 5, 2012 by liveoaklinda

…Frozen Mexican food even – Amy’s organic cheese enchiladas, to be specific (highly embarrassing, I agree). And it’s a Saturday night to boot. Of course, I have visions that everyone else in the world (well at least in the neighborhood) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Humans Love Food!, Just an Everyday Life | Tagged beer, California, defekto, Mexican food, middle east, St. Patrick's Day | 4 Comments