Posts tagged “blogs”

Blog of the Week: Libyan Food, Recipes from the Modern Libyan Kitchen

Libyan Lamb Stew with Carrots & Green Olives

Blog of the Week: Libyan Food, Step by Step Recipes and Photos of Food from the Modern Libyan Kitchen

Writer: Unknown

Where: Unknown

What: Libyan Food contains delicious recipes and fascinating information about Libyan food culture. It discloses no information about its author who describes the blog as being about “food cooked ...

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Blog of the Week: A Season at Stonewall Place

Blog of the Week: North to Alaska, A Season at Stonewall Place

Writers: Kari and Pierre are from St. Paul, Minnesota where until recently Pierre worked as a mechanical engineer and Kari spent summers working on organic farms and winters deicing planes at the Minneapolis airport. Last September, Kari ...

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Turmeric & Saffron

Shab-e Yalda

Blog of the Week:

Turmeric & Saffron

Writer:

Azita

Where:

New York via Iran

What:

Six months after her mother died, Azita started blogging as a tribute to her mother’s culinary capabilities and knowledge of Persian cooking. Through writing the blog, Azita has become a passionate and enthusiastic cook. She no longer thinks just about ...

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The Fantastic Mr. Feedbag

Blog of the Week:

The Fantastic Mr. Feedbag

Writers:

Fourth generation Alaskans Leo Helmar (aka Mr. Feedbag) and his sister Patrice Aphrodite Helmar

Where:

Juneau, Alaska

What:

Leo’s pithy reviews of Juneau eateries started the blog, but it’s mostly been taken over by Patrice, who cooks and ...

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Lessons from a Fig Tree: Creativity & Greek Jam Tart

Wild Fig Tree & Church in Greek Countryside

In days gone by, when Stev­en’s grandmother was alive and our house was hers, a massive fig tree dominated the tiny yard. Its crown of broad, leathery leaves provided welcome shelter from the scorching Greek sun. Like the house, the old fig was part of grandmother’s dowry.

By 1985, when my ...

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Kale Glut? Make Easy Tart with Fancy Name

A few days ago we left Athens on a sunny 80°F day, warm enough to welcome airport air-conditioning. Thirty-six hours later, back in Anchorage, the sun still shone, but the temperature was only 40°F. A chill north wind cut through the lightweight clothing I’d donned on another continent.

When we arrived ...

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