Category Archives: interlude

Slurry Noodles

Posted on April 3, 2014 by diary of a tomato

Following our first attempts at making noodles, we came across this video of a street vendor in China preparing sweet potato starch noodles while at the same time demonstrating some lesser understood laws governing non-Newtonian fluids. If you’ve ever mixed cornstarch with water into a slurry … Continue reading →

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Daily Bread: Hot Bagels

Posted on March 26, 2014 by diary of a tomato

“Gimme a dozen, my life’s blood — without bagels, what is a day?” If you’re a frequent visitor here, you’re already familiar with our infatuation with baking bagels at home. Filmed in Brooklyn during the 70’s, Hot Bagels shows the age-old process of … Continue reading →

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Juliette of the Herbs

Posted on March 5, 2014 by diary of a tomato

“One of the main purposes of having gardens is that this garden is your teacher and your friend.” — Juliette de Baïracli Levy, “Juliette of the Herbs” We’ve long been enamored of the culinary uses of herbs, and a recent … Continue reading →

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Intertwined

Posted on February 14, 2014 by diary of a tomato

Be mine.

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2.10.14 Snowy Owl

Posted on February 10, 2014 by diary of a tomato

“…while they might have been looking for the avian equivalent of a zebra, they had happened on a unicorn.” — New York Times One doesn’t have to be a birder to get excited over the prospect of seeing a snowy … Continue reading →

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If on a Winter’s Night

Posted on February 5, 2014 by diary of a tomato

“Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade. Best to close the door; the TV is always on in the next room. Tell the others right away, ‘No, I don’t want to watch TV!’ Raise your … Continue reading →

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1.13.14 Liebster + Illuminating Blogger Awards

Posted on January 22, 2014 by diary of a tomato

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard This past year presented a number of personal challenges, most of which, we’re glad to say, ended positively. It was also a time full … Continue reading →

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