November 2013

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  • Buckeyes

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    It’s not clear to me how well-known these treats are outside of Ohio, but I am doing my part to spread the word.  Given that Ohio State University has one of the premier football teams in the country, it’s rather ironic to think that their mascot is this humble little nut.  I like to think […]

  • Fried Chicken

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    Fried chicken is one of those dishes, like Tollhouse cookies, scrambled eggs, meatloaf and apple pie, widely considered a staple of home cooks.  One might naturally assume that this great canon of foods is easily prepared, with guaranteed delicious results; after all, every kid has baked Tollhouse cookies after school, every parent a meatloaf for […]

  • Landscape

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    Inside of us, there’s a continual autumn. Our leaves fall and are blown out over the water. ~Rumi   Yesterday I awoke feeling under the weather, the cold I’d been fighting all week finally taking root.  It was the perfect excuse to spend the day reading Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book, “The Lowland.”  In this, the […]