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What is it about certain foods that we remember?
One of life’s fundamental philosophical queries, also a foundational gastronomical query, is what is it about certain foods that we remember?
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Richard Anglin
The USDA Food Pyramid
The US Department of Agriculture has been issuing food recommendations for more than a century, dating back to 1894. It published bulletins, guide…
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The skier food day ... Eating on the hill ...
What does a skier food day look like? Up early, wolf down oatmeal, cold cereal or nothing, and head for the lift. Perhaps grab a bagel with cream cheese…
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Richard Anglin
Regenerative Agriculture ...
Why you should care ...
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Richard Anglin
Un voyage en France ...
In graduate school I faced the daunting task of passing two language exams, one language speaking and reading, the second language translating only. I…
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Richard Anglin
The dirt on civilization ...
or Civilization on the dirt ...
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Richard Anglin
Stop! Don't reach for that spaghetti ...
In my last post I spent a lot of time talking about pasta sauces, but what about the pasta itself? Binder or medium? Or something else?
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To paste, or not to paste ...
The Bard is no help.
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Miscellaneous Musings
I have been off the air for a while. We moved from Bellevue, Washington, to just north of Boise, Idaho. The new house was ready for occupancy in…
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Richard Anglin
The Ankle-Biters Ski Club
Rich and I were taking ski lessons at Sun Valley. Our instructor brought us to a halt on Lower Warm Springs and told us to unbuckle all the buckles on…
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Anticipation ...
Carly Simon garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Female Vocalist in 1972 with her song “Anticipation.”
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Richard Anglin
The lowly mighty onion ...
the unsung heroes ...
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