Category Archives: Food

Making Coffee

Posted on January 12, 2022 by sputterpub

My coffee’s disagreeable today,and that’s a rare event. I like the brew,and as a rule what I prepare’s okay(I find about this drink I love, it’s trueno matter how I make it, it tastes fine).Why, even recently, with no machineor … Continue reading →

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Balsamic Vinaigrette

Posted on October 23, 2021 by sputterpub

The oil and the vinegaremulsified so beautifully,like honey twined with claret wine,like strands of syrup jewels.

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The Lockdown Meal

Posted on October 1, 2021 by sputterpub

I’m still not tired of my Covid meal.I’ve lost the love for soup, frittata, beans,but homemade salad carries strong appeal –I want my daily dish of seeds and greenswith grated cheese, tomatoes, and the sealof half an avocado. What this … Continue reading →

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Waitin’ for White Bread

Posted on August 27, 2021 by sputterpub

They’re lining up for white bread at the store.Of course it’s tasty, but it’s toxic too.Your body has a natural stop – no moreprotein or salt or fat, it signals youwhen you exceed your limit, or before.But no self-regulation says … Continue reading →

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A Gift of Pistachios

Posted on August 16, 2021 by sputterpub

Our mom gave us pistachiosthat couldn’t be outclassed.I meant to make them pose for prosebut ate them all too fast.

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Laying in Food

Posted on June 10, 2021 by sputterpub

Already living with uncertaintybeyond the usual organic span,with virus plaguing us and frequentlyprovoking changing rules about what canbe done in company, so every planis tentative … And now Mom’s health is skewed.I try for flexible. She gets a scan,while I … Continue reading →

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In Praise of a Good Avocado

Posted on June 5, 2021 by sputterpub

By transit home today, I’m feeling irked.It’s taking too much time and drags a moodalready low, a spirit overworked,to heavy slog and whine. My attitudeis tentative. I’m hungry. I need foodfor mouth and mind and anything but grief.Arriving with an … Continue reading →

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Low Carb Pizza

Posted on March 24, 2021 by sputterpub

A day off (self-rewarded) with light rainoutside, invites me to experimentwith cooking, as a way to entertainmyself, but also to produce the scentof pizza I’ve been craving. My intentto venture out was stymied by the cold.I have good cheese and … Continue reading →

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Avocado Tragicomedy

Posted on February 10, 2021 by sputterpub

A week ago, when buying groceries,the avocados were too hard and greento use, but still I purchased to appeasemy lust for luncheon salad. I machinethrough half a day since house arrest beganand, honestly, I haven’t tired yet.A heap with cheese … Continue reading →

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The Cookbook

Posted on January 28, 2021 by sputterpub

The gift I got comprised a treasure chestof goods that S and I can put to usefor recipes we dearly love to test –low-carb desserts of egg, erythritol(or allulose, which we think works the best),and flours milled from anything but … Continue reading →

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