Archive for January 2009

a little music for kat’s birthday

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Kat, I made you a podcast (song details are at the bottom of this post) that is almost as random as the music I played during that rambling road trip we took across the country last spring. You always teach me about music, but I’m hoping maybe the Sin Fang Bous is new to you. [...]

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kthread cooks: tomato soup + american cheese

Friday, January 16th, 2009

This week, we make tomato soup. Yes, soup for you. And let’s reclaim American cheese in this moment too, shall we? Recipe: 2 ripe, red tomatoes (or half a 28 oz. can) + 2 white shallots all cut into 1/2 inch pieces, spread on parchment paper on a baking sheet and tossed with 1 tbsp [...]

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the month of the scone

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

On Friday, I marveled at the green, green campus of the University of Miami on my way to a lunch session of Beyond Bootcamp, an intensive media training camp for journalists at the School of Communication. UM looks slightly different from the environs of the University of Virginia, especially at this time of year, and [...]

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kthread reads: the wonder spot

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

My sister Kat and I are reading at least one book every month in 2009 together. Next month: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. Join us– The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank My review rating: 3 of 5 stars If nothing else, former lovers should give good fodder for brunch conversations. Laughter (and mimosas and cosmopolitans) mitigates [...]

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first Miami food exploration of the new year

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

I woke yesterday morning to find new flowers blooming all around my Magic Cottage. I’ve decided these flowers indicate the time of year when Miami food comes into its own. Driving into Coral Gables, I picked up my weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box from Bee Heaven Farms; the fresh greens that smelled of earth, [...]

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