Tag Archives: Food & Drink

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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