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a black walnut, opened by a squirrel
food/learning

Persistence

Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2018 by Will Cox

Have you cracked a black walnut? Or, perhaps more precisely, have you tried to crack a black walnut? I found this half of a walnut shell on my walk th...

food

Leftovers

Posted on Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 by Will Cox

One of the marvels of modern society has been the ability of the packaged food industry to get our children to eat what are, essentially, leftovers. Campbell...

economics/food/politics

We Have No Choice

Posted on Monday, December 18th, 2017 by Will Cox

I read Underground Airlines yesterday. It’s fresh in my memory. This morning browsing through Edible Santa Fe I ran across an advertisement for work theĀ Q...

food/politics

Obesity is the Government’s Business

Posted on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 by Will Cox

NPR has an excellent series of debates on various topics called Intelligence Squared (U.S). On February 10th, the question was “Is Obesity the Government&...

family/food

Grandmother’s Bread

Posted on Monday, March 5th, 2012 by Will Cox

By way of my sister’s recipe box, comes this memory. Scald all together and set aside to cool: 2 c. milk 2/3 c. shortening* 5 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp salt Add ...

drink/food

Grenadine

Posted on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 by Will Cox

Many cocktails call for grenadine, which, it seems, is much more than Red No. 40 and high-fructose corn syrup. It’s pomegranates! Who knew? (The FDA seems...

drink/food

Things to do with Vermouth

Posted on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 by Will Cox

I have a rather large bottle of Cinzano Extra Dry Vermouth in my refrigerator. One might ask why I have such a large bottle. That’s easily explained: it w...

food

Buffalo Trace Bourbon Marinade

Posted on Friday, October 8th, 2010 by Will Cox

1/4 c. Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. sea salt 1 tsp. f...

family/food

Grandmother’s Creamed Tomatoes

Posted on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 by Will Cox

From my younger sister, Grandmother Cox’s recipe for Creamed Tomatoes 1 pint whole tomatoes pinch of baking soda 1/3 cup flour 1/3 cup milk salt pepper 3 ...

food

A Pinch of Mustard

Posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 by Will Cox

On the shelf is a bottle of mustard. Or, to be more precise, “You Could Win $25,000 see back for details French’s since 1904 Made with Real Honey Ho...

food

Steamed Artichokes

Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 by Will Cox

Look for artichokes that are hard through, with the petals tight together. It’s OK if the petals have begun to open, but you do not want the base of the a...

economics/food

I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Control, and Beer

Posted on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 by Will Cox

The bagel shop is raising prices. The pizza place is raising prices. And a six-pack of my favorite beer has just passed $10 at the grocer. What, you may ask, am...

family/food

Local Honey

Posted on Thursday, August 9th, 2007 by Will Cox

Food doesn’t get any more local than this. My younger sister’s family found they had a hive between the floor joists.

drink/family/food

The Menu

Posted on Monday, December 18th, 2006 by Will Cox

We’re having Christmas Eve dinner at our house this year, and we’re planning fish, though not the traditional baccala since the Little Sister is, we...

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