avocado
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Personal Lexicon: Luxury
The general usage of luxury addresses an outer perception — through the self, or through others. Great societal comfort, and extravagant living are not inner states but external reflections. While a dish like risotto was born out of the need of the Italian peasant, today it is a symbol of luxurious life, in part due…
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Mash or Mole
Cultural history tends to be diluted by the wants and styles of modern man. The popular guacamole is originally a specific handling of avocado as part of a sauce family. Certainly it has been the laziness and superficial attention to food in the West that has made the avocado mash a popular item. On the…
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Celebration Day — eight
This celebration spree is by no means the beginning of my festive life. For decades I have been pointing to the importance of focused dwelling, and that is in itself a celebratory approach. One of the main ingredients that have been central to my palate joy, on my quest for pleasure and holistic nourishment, is…
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An alternative to fasting might be the raw
Mental hunger trumps physical hunger; the joy of food intake trumps physical hunger; the offerings of nature ought to trump any overindulgence on subsiding hunger. It is the refined mind, and acquiring an appreciation for the culture of eating that elevate the individual in health and wealth, more than abstinence. There is much beauty and…
Sila Blume 