“The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table.” I am not sure who said this, or even who may have said it first, but I’ve seen the quote all over social media through the years. I’ve even posted it elsewhere, because well, it’s true. At least in my family, it’s always been true. Indeed, some of my best memories were made gathered around a table. Which got me thinking about all those great meals of my life where a photo was never taken… (yes, showing my age!) I think of all the great holidays at my grandmother’s house, the ordinary lunches where my mom would make grilled cheese…
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Plokkfiskur is my new favorite food…
“…the poor man’s dish but is today served in restaurants, we would have never dreamed of it in my childhood.” ~Margrét Halldórsdóttir, a grandmother of seven, left this comment on my Instagram feed I love the world. I love traveling the world. One of the things I love most about traveling the world is getting exposed to new food, new flavors and new culinary traditions. My trip to Iceland last month could have been just about food—and not at all about the beautiful country, the nice people and the wonderful history—and it still would have been worth the trip! As I wrote in a few blogs ago, I loved eating…
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The Donut Ambition Tour
“Donuts. Is there anything they can’t do?” ~Matt Groening “A great tour deserves a name and a t-shirt!” ~Elda Eats So, when it comes to donuts (or doughnuts, if you prefer), I’ve always liked a good lemon filled (Shipley’s here in Texas has always been my favorite, as they have icing and not powdered sugar on them), Boston cremes are also a favorite (Dunkin Donuts are usually top-notch), and last but not least, a good old-fashioned blueberry cake donut. I also like a good apple fritter although I usually can’t eat an entire one (even before I saw the giant ones they serve up at The Original Donut Shop here…
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Tomatoes. Simply, perfect…
“It took me all my life to learn how to salt a tomato.” ~Eric Ripert While I’ve been adding salt to tomatoes since kindergarten (true story…my dad would sometimes pack a juicy tomato in my lunchbox, and would always include a little bit of salt), I understand what Chef Ripert means. Tomatoes are fairly simple, but also kind of complicated. Because, during certain times of the year, it’s not always easy to find a perfect one. And when you do find one, they don’t always need salt, or anything for that matter, but sometimes they do and should be added to that special dish along with garlic and basil and…
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One Plate at a Time
“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.” ~Orson Welles Not sure what Mr. Welles had in mind with his obviously sarcastic comment about country and lunch, but where I come from, there’s more truth than sarcasm in those words. It could be that this is something done elsewhere—and maybe I should find out—but here in San Antonio, there is a lot of community and care that comes in the form of lunch, or rather, in selling plates of food—which are usually then eaten for lunch. And whether on actual plates (paper plates, that is) or styrofoam to-go food containers, these “plate sales” are one…
