12 Dec Garlic and Sapphires
No matter how ravenously, how fervently my howling stomach begged for food, my hands were submissively glued to Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise....
Garlic and Sapphires
11 Dec Truffled Dreams
Like many Americans, my first encounter with something called truffles was of rich and decadent chocolaty sweets. As a child, I craved those little nuggets of luscious chocolate, perhaps because they were forbidden to me, as I then had low blood sugar....
11 Dec Out of the Mouths of Babes
I was born in late 1960s Italy, when the economy was booming and people had forgotten the ravages of war and their rural past....
09 Dec Edible Art?
Posted at 10:57h
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My dear friend Michael (the artist also known as Newberry) is hosting an open studio event this weekend to showcase his magnificent works on canvas, so I have volunteered to rustle up some tasty treats for the occasion. I figured it was easier than anything involving nude modeling.My thoughts lean...
08 Dec Please note our name and feed change
Posted at 11:32h
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Please note that all new updates to my Daily Meditation blog will be posted under the www.gildedfork.com domain name, and as a result the feed address has changed.FeedBurner users need not make any changes, as the new address has already been updated; or, if you have used auto-detect to pick...
08 Dec A Quiet Christmas Dinner?!
Posted at 10:59h
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Typically, Christmas with my family is a bit of an...