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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 [...]

Finding Tranquility Through Applesauce

15 September 2010

There is something to be said for spending time in the kitchen. There is hub bub and moments of frantic rushing, a substitutions and people sneaking tastes when they shouldn’t be (I’m looking at you Mister!). At the same time though, there are the days when the kitchen offers refuge.  You can spend some time, [...]

I’ll Be So Blue Thinking About You: Blueberry Granita

8 June 2010

Granita is the perfect kind of recipe to make on a day like this. No, it isn’t beautiful and sunny out, which would be another good time for granita making. It’s actually pretty rainy in these parts, with storm warnings to boot. Today has been quite a day. Let’s just say that work didn’t go [...]