Fine Food and Poetry

An appreciation of creative cuisine and poetic expression(nourishment for the body / inspiration for the soul). ["The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see - it is, rather, a light by which we may see - and what we see is life" - Robert Penn Warren ]

mardi 22 avril 2008

Spices and Herbs (Fenugreek)

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Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) Fenugreek is native to southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, and Western Asia. It is used both as...
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lundi 10 mars 2008

Ode on a Grecian Urn

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by John Keats (1795-1821) . . . . . . . Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan hi...
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Spices and Herbs (Juniper)

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Juniper (Juniperus chinesis, etc.....) Junipers are coniferous plants of the cypress family and there are more than 50 species of juniper, w...
jeudi 6 mars 2008

When Lovely Woman Stoops to Folly

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by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy...

Spices and Herbs (Anise/Aniseed)

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Anise or Aniseed (Pimpinella anisum) Anise is a flowering plant, native to the eastern Mediterranean region and southwest Asia. Anise has a ...
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mercredi 5 mars 2008

The Fisher

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) German philosopher, lawyer, playwright, and poet The waters purled, the waters swelled,-- A fish...

Spices and Herbs (Star Anise)

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Star anise (Illicium verum) Star anise is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of a small...
vendredi 29 février 2008

Compensation

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by James Edwin Campbell (1867-1896) O, rich young lord, thou ridest by With looks of high disdain; It chafes me not thy title high, Thy blo...

Spices and Herbs (Sesame)

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Sesame (Sesamum indicum) Sesame is grown primarily for its oil-rich seeds, which come in two main varieties, white and black. The paler var...
mercredi 27 février 2008

Twilight at Sea

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by Amelia B. Welby (1819 - 1852) The twilight hours, like birds, flew by As lightly and as free, Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten tho...

Spices and Herbs (Wasabi)

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Wasabi (Wasabia japonica, Cochlearia wasabi, Eutrema japonica) Known as "Japanese horseradish", its root is used as a spice and h...
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mardi 26 février 2008

Unseen Spirits

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by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867) The shadows lay along Broadway, 'Twas near the twilight-tide-- And slowly there a lady fair Was w...

Spices and Herbs (Horseradish)

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Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, Cochlearia armoracia) Horseradish is a perennial plant and is part of the mustard, kale, cauliflower, Bru...
lundi 25 février 2008

The Lady Poverty

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by Evelyn Underhill (1875 - 1941) I met her on the Umbrian hills, Her hair unbound, her feet unshod: As one whom secret glory fills She wal...

Spices and Herbs (Kaffir lime leaves)

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Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) This tree, which has dark green and shiny leaves, is also known as kieffer lime, makrut, or magrood and native...
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