Its leaves were anciently prepared as wine, its fruit as infusion, and the seeds have been roasted and brewed for centuries. Yet, I still like what it offers as spice out of the mortar. The sudden idea was to make a portrait out of a single coffee seed. It came as I prepared for my… Continue reading A side of coffee
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Repetition is a form of change
The past, and the next second, the experience, and the hunger, joy, and its intermittent absence, everything, everything seems to be the resilience which demands repetition, not to preserve life but to live it — in composed sounds, in uttered words and their placement, in the gentle push to invest mind, spirit, and flesh, even… Continue reading Repetition is a form of change
Step by Step
Mistake Noted!
Vanilla ice cream, and Blueberry-Basil-Cornbread A stated situation is that blueberries will rise, or move freely. Thus, they do not block, do not form a body, a wall. Basil leaves are different, obstructing the body of the bread to be freely moved by the heat. This seems to have prevented the wanted fluffiness. Lesson learned!… Continue reading Mistake Noted!
Curated Cornbread Steps
Green Asparagus Soup
During these couple of saffron days, how can coffee escape it?
The Bosc Pears Process (12.14.21) — saffron, blueberries, sugar, vodka
The Blueberry Reduction Process (12.14.21) — vanilla, blueberries
The Bosc Pears Process (12.14.21) — saffron
Still breaking fast with this corn blueberry basil beauty
As a motive brewed for a man who is awake, romantic, and a child
The Joy of Preparation towards the one of Eating
A slice of cornbread with butter, and a coffee
Bed for the next three-legged heat marathon
Styrian Avocado
Arborio, Onion, Parmesan = Risotto
Arborio, and a large onion
Bay Leaf and Star Anise, before meeting Coffee Seeds in the Mill
A star anise-bay leaf-coffee morning
Marrying vs. Separating
As much as balanced mixtures are a joy, and the world of herbs and spices has been proving it for centuries, I rejoice again and again in tasting separately for what each ingredient is. Cutting minimally some products which are meant to be providers of flavor, more than being themselves, continues to be a delightful… Continue reading Marrying vs. Separating