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Have to Have?

Posted on November 28, 2020 by andynixon@icloud.com

Emerged from the food-coma yet? Me neither. Holidays and food always connect, and the connection is often seasonal. Whatever is available is transformed into a dish celebrating the occasion at hand. Processed foods have crept their way in, but the connections are still strong. Thanksgiving and pumpkin, 4th of July cookouts will have watermelon, and…

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gr(attitude)

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by andynixon@icloud.com

Happy Thanksgiving! I pray this week is one of all that is best – thankfulness for the simple blessings we have of faith, family, and friends. It also is a holiday with a strong connection to good food for which we can also give thanks 🙂 It is a bit overdone – like a dry…

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Coriandner

Posted on November 19, 2020 by andynixon@icloud.com

Coriander. It’s a Biblical spice! The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.- Exodus 16:31 It is one you know as well! The leaves of the coriander plant we call ‘cilantro’, the key spice in all things Tex-Mex. In the Bible, it is…

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Simmering

Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by andynixon@icloud.com

A word keeps coming to the surface in the conversations I hear – simmering. A counselor friend of mine first used the term in a conversation about the impact of COVID-19 is making on all of us. Each of us is a little cooked! We are, after all, eight plus months plus into a pandemic-adjusted…

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My Favorite Recipe Story

Posted on November 8, 2020November 14, 2020 by andynixon@icloud.com

Of all cultures that have woven food into life, the Italians are among the best. It should not surprise then when digging into the history of a recipe there are several classics Italian cooks brought into the world marrying food, plot, and need and Pasta Puttanesca is one of them. Legend has it that prostitutes…

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Democracy on Earth and in Heaven

Posted on May 9, 2020November 13, 2020 by andynixon@icloud.com
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