Google seems to only partially understand that this is a food blog, given the proliferation of 'blog' blog ads downward and to the right. There is a bread one in there, so it's clearly reading SOMETHING. Perhaps if I mention food in every few words cuisine it will understand wine...
Never, in a million years, did I think I would have to compete with Michael Jackson for attention.After much sweat and effort, I had finally achieved a Page 1 Google ranking for the word "gastronomic." And what happens? Someone decides to create a "Gastronomic Guide to the Michael Jackson Trial"...
I heard a bird singing outside my window yesterday, and had a splendid realization that this hideous winter is almost over. I'm fairly certain said bird was buried in last night's snowstorm, but I thank him/her/it for that moment of joy.Kelly Cline sent me an array of berry shots yesterday,...
Since discovering the work of Kelly Cline, I have been changing over all the pages of Gastronomic Meditations to incorporate her food shots. Her sense of aesthetics is utterly in tune with my own, and her photos lend a complementary air of ethereal beauty to words full of passion for...
I've tried to behave. Really, I have. I eat much less bread than I used to, and have made it a point to incorporate whole grains. But have you ever tried to resist a loaf fresh from the oven?When I was in high school, my brother would awake me on...
Egads, it's that time again. Time to start preparing The Menu. The Sister and I must soon formulate our strategy, for we will undoubtedly have too many recipes on the wish list, and we'll have to pare it down to human proportions. Then the Niece will get involved with her...