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Tag Archives: Cooking
Night before Thanksgiving
My Gramma’s kitchen was always one of the most comforting places for me to be. But, on the night before Thanksgiving, the pungency of chopped onions sautéing on the stove sent me scurrying out to the bathroom for a wet … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged childhood, Cooking, cranberries, cranberry, family, farm, food, grandmother, memory, nostalgia, pie, stuffing, Tears, Thanksgiving
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Daily Bread
My daughter once remarked, while lunching with a group of my colleagues, that she was a “cheeseatarian.” She fits the description…sneaking cheese at any opportunity while I am cooking, and willingly passing up any and all other sources of protein … Continue reading
Posted in Who is My Neighbor?
Tagged academia, baking, bread, communion, Cooking, faith, family, grace, Neighbor, our daily bread, poverty, sharing, stuffing, Thanksgiving, wealth, who is my neighbor
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Radical Hospitality and Kimchee
During the years I was enrolled in my PhD program, student office space was a valuable commodity around which a whole culture of room assignment had emerged. When each cohort was admitted, we all shared one big room, each entering … Continue reading
Posted in Who is My Neighbor?
Tagged classmates, Cooking, dissertation, gift, Graduation, hospitality, kindness, Korean, lavishness, Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha, Neighbor, offices, PhD, who is my neighbor
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Making risotto
I had a moment of Zen tonight as I stood in my kitchen, slowly stirring my risotto. In the swirls across the slowly simmering rice and stock, my wooden spoon inadvertently began to trace an infinity symbol rhythmically around the … Continue reading
Banana bread
I baked a loaf of banana bread this afternoon with help from my daughter. I love watching her culinary curiosity grow beyond mere batter tasting and sugar stealing. I have to admit she was my direct inspiration for baking this … Continue reading
small points of light 