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Getting Recipes Written Down

18 January 2012

One day, not too long ago, I got to spend the morning and afternoon with my Baba, making pounchki. She hadn’t made them in a number of years, but when I asked if we could make some, she was only too happy to oblige. Food can ingrain some very detailed memories, and pounchki do that [...]

A Ninja of Emotion

17 November 2011

There is some part of me that is resolute in its belief that I am, in fact, an emotional ninja; that unless I want someone to know how I feel, they won’t be able to tell. Like a ninja, my feelings won’t be apparent until I allow them to be. All too often, though, I [...]

An Offering of Bread

30 October 2011

Dear Spammers from Poland, I’m really touched that you are showing so much interest in my website. I certainly appreciate the prolific nature of your attention; but leaving spam messages every four minutes for days on end has been starting to wear me out. After spending some time on poltran.com, a Polish to English translator, [...]

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