Shakshuka is a North African tomato sauce with poached eggs. I saw a picture of it on the SeriousEats forum in Reddit and immediately knew I had to try to make it. It was fun and easy to make, colorful and aromatic; but it just didn’t click for us. I’m left pondering whether I’ll try again.
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Comparing Flash Modifiers
Many years ago on a trip to Washington DC with our kids and my mom we walked by a vendor selling picture postcards. He called out over and over “Eight postcards for a dollar – ALL DIFFERENT!” It was one of those moments we all remember and often paraphrase that line today; for example, at a buffet “Eight side dishes – ALL DIFFERENT!”. Well this project required 120 pictures – ALL THE SAME. That’s right I took 120 pictures of exactly the same scene in order to find the best light modifier for my cooking pictures.
Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff
Fish and Bread are young friends on the run from a murder. They come of age and their pursuers gain understanding of their own lives.
Plus, I’m experimenting with a shorter reporting style.
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
Title Oh William! Author Elizabeth Strout Copyright 2021 Type Fiction Purchase/View Amazon Finished Reading December 10, 2021 Rating ★★★★ This is Elizabeth Strout’s third book centered on Lucy Barton. First was a book of short stories: My Name is Lucy Barton (2016), followed by Anything is Possible (2017), and now Oh, William (2021). In this… Continue reading Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
Classic Spaghetti Amatriciana
Linda and a friend went to Italy for three months this past fall. When they returned they brought a wheel of pecorino romano cheese – and they gave us a nice hunk. Much better than “My sister-in-law went to Italy and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.”
