Tag Archives: Food & Drink

Wolf!

Posted on 13 January 2013 by Isabel Gibson

A warning label about a silica-gel packet provokes anxiety, curiosity, and, finally, disbelief.     Do Not Eat the Silica Gel. The warning on the pre-cooked bacon-bit package practically screams at me. In large lettering, Caps For Emphasis, it is, … Continue reading →

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The Full Meal Deal

Posted on 05 December 2012 by Isabel Gibson

 One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. Haggis? It’s a clear question, as she hesitantly pokes at a dark puck of mystery something-or-other on her plate, not even entirely sure that it’s meat. Haggis. It’s … Continue reading →

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An Embarrassment of Marmalades

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Isabel Gibson

One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. It’s Elizabeth Barrett Browning meets Count von Count from Sesame Street: How do I love thee, Scotland? Let me count the ways. One, two, three: three kinds of … Continue reading →

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Are You Serious?

Posted on 07 October 2012 by Isabel Gibson

One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. Haggis. An inevitability of Scotland according to everyone we know who’s been here before us. And everyone has advice on how to relax and enjoy the inevitable. It’s … Continue reading →

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Try It – You’ll Like It

Posted on 05 January 2012 by Isabel Gibson

  Trying new foods? Forget that! How about trying some old foods again, for the first time? Being the 12th and last of a miscellany of short posts to mark the 12 days of Christmas.   In late November, just … Continue reading →

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Rutabagas and Silk

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Contemplating the route to an edible rutabaga and wearable worm cocoons, makes me all agog at inventors – their insight, of course, but also their sheer persistence. Continue reading →

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Outsourcing the Bird

Posted on 09 October 2011 by Isabel Gibson

Seasonal reflections on the challenge – the near impossibility – of satisfactorily cooking a turkey, at least in my kitchen. Continue reading →

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The Test of Life

Posted on 07 August 2011 by Isabel Gibson

We have lost the test of life, he informs me, handing my drycleaning over the counter. I am, in quick succession, startled, panicked and then indignant: who knew a test of life had even been scheduled? Some hand waving clarifies … Continue reading →

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Worth Doing Badly

Posted on 15 May 2011 by Isabel Gibson

I present the dessert — chocolate éclairs — casually. A flourish would seem excessive: they have, after all, been thawing on the kitchen counter in plain view while we worked our way through the appetizer and entree. Brie and cranberry … Continue reading →

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