Fajitas!Fajitas!

At En Fuego, Del Mar, CaliforniaThe delicious aroma of fresh warm chips and hot salsa!…

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30Dec2013

GuacamoleGuacamole

At Rosa Mexicano (that's a glove that the guacamole chef used to keep it pure)After a beautiful day at the Getty Center, we had a delicious dinner: crab enchiladas, duck in tortillas, fish tacos, carne asada, salmon in mole, shrimp skewers. Some of us found it a little too hot. I loved my duck!…

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27Dec2013

Poverty in AmericaPoverty in America

A few things have been making me think about hunger and poverty in America. First, I've recently evaluated many appeals for charitable contributions and decided among them and written checks. This included several organizations that help homeless and hungry people, particularly our local food bank, …

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19Dec2013

Wordless Wednesday: Paris Bread RiotWordless Wednesday: Paris Bread Riot

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18Dec2013

Bread, Sugar, CoffeeBread, Sugar, Coffee

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama is an enormous book. I read it during the past week because I wanted to know more about the French Revolution than "Let them eat cake." Well, I did know more, but I wanted a lot more. The old cliche about Marie Antoinette does reflect ac…

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16Dec2013

Happy Cupcake DayHappy Cupcake Day

Louise's Cupcakes Made for Cupcake DayI've read about several cupcake celebrations today for National Cupcake Day. Some pundits or food celebrators celebrate alternate Cupcake Days in October, August, or February, but my go-to food blogger Louise is celebrating cupcakes today, and uncharacteristical…

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15Dec2013

Great Events of Fifty Years AgoGreat Events of Fifty Years Ago

As 2013 draws to a close, I'm thinking about various anniversaries that have taken place during the past nearly 12 months.SNCC Sit-in, Atlanta, Georgia, ca. 1963The year 1963 saw a major effort in favor of civil rights for Americans of all races. In the spring of 1963, the sit-in above took place at…

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13Dec2013
 
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