Category Archives: Hungry Passport

The Lazy Cook’s Eye-Popping Christmas Fruit Salad

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Carol

It seems like I go into so many things tush-first. I didn’t set out to devise a Christmas dish yesterday, but it happened. My lunch included a fruit salad made of only two ingredients, kiwi and pomegranate, because that’s what … Continue reading →

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A Taste of Autumn and of a Place

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Carol

  While most people anticipate turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and all the rest when the year’s end rolls around, my favorite autumn food is those maple sugar candies shaped like maple leaves that you find in New England … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Measures

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Carol

I love browsing through old cookbooks for many reasons. It’s fascinating not only to learn what foods people ate in earlier times, but also how they acquired them and how they prepared them. And how much a cook back then … Continue reading →

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French Press To the Rescue!

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Carol

Sometimes we change things up just for the sake of variety. Other times we have variety thrust upon us. I broke the coffee carafe yesterday. “Crappage!” I growled. Busy with a deadline, I didn’t have time to race to the … Continue reading →

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A Gift From the Heart

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Carol

Every time Himself and I visit our dear pal John Remy, I go straight for his copy of Chocolate & Zucchini, Clotilde Dusoulier’s delightful Parisian cookbook. I’m drawn to it like a cat to a fish cart. I love browsing … Continue reading →

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