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…
