Foods
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Not every root is natural
Carrots come in several colors, depending on a few variables. The most popular ones, however, were not nature’s idea but that of the Dutch, honoring their William of Orange who led them to independence.
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the eye beholds…
Everything begins in the mind. Yet, the eye is a crucial conduit, imparting joy, or warning to mind, stomach, soul… When the eye beholds beauty, be it within a given context, or inviting an unprecedented one, anything able to perceive through that eye will rejoice, possibly bearing new fruits.
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A True Hummus Story
A tiny, feather light, light blue, whitePaper, cotton, or plasticI did not knowI did know, it did not belong.With one hand I lifted some chickpeas, thinkingI’ll blow it gentlyOne thought led to another:Ludwig van Beethoven counting sixty coffee seedsas his measure for a cup of coffeeand as chickpeas and others replaced itwhen King and Church…
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bread
Nothing Nothing speaks for the ingenuity of mankind resilience science science and simplicity simplicity and diversity for poverty and over abundance like bread September 2020 / Sila Blume
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The Fig — a miniature constant
A ficus carica is a plant that carries the fruit known as the common fig. In the History of our civilizations, it was one of the earlier fruit trees to be cultivated. To humankind, its leaves may have served as the very first bikini. Long ago, before being considered the poor man’s food, about seventy…
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Colors after Brown
Eating is a state of mind. Directly and indirectly, that is where all begins. How we eat, and why we eat, goes beyond scientific nutritional values. One day I spent hours cooking the shoulder of a goat. After the long process, I enjoyed it in a risotto. The next day, though, called for a different,…
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Love in the Times of Corona
(and I do hope that Gabriel García Márquez will excuse the misquotation) Wash your hands / keep social distance / wear a mask / don’t make me wear a mask / protest rulings / inject bleach / take hydroxychloroquine / wait for vaccines / don’t ever make me take a vaccine … It saddens me…
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Tomato, Cherry
If I were to make a list of the fruits of nature which I find to be most succulent in taste, most vibrant to eyes and nose, and lively in their abilities to nourish, one gift to the world out of the American continent would be included. I would need to show the vast family…
Sila Blume 