Figuring out first-hand food
Kevin and I went clamming this morning, accompanied by our friend Katie, who is visiting from New York. It was a very satisfying experience. Until today, I thought I was the only person on the planet who gets a thrill out of raking clams up out of the seabed, but now I know there’s at [...]
Next time you’re playing Twenty Questions, choose mushrooms. When the inevitable first question comes – animal, vegetable, or mineral? – you can say “none of the above,” and you’re on your way to victory. Mushrooms are neither animal nor vegetable (mineral was never in contention), and they have their very own Kingdom to prove it. [...]
Normally, I am suspicious of any enterprise whose first step is cutting down a tree. Once you break out the chainsaw, it can only mean hard work, heavy lifting, and defoliation. Defoliation, for you day-spa aficionados, is very different from exfoliation. Exfoliation removes undesirable dead skin, and I am generally in favor of it. Defoliation [...]
Tamar Haspel has been writing about food and health for over a decade. She recently moved from Manhattan to Cape Cod. She’s adjusting well. [Read More …]
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