I thought crème fraîche only grew in France – i.e. that it was hard to make and only French dairies chose to make it – but it is easy to make and we can make it here. That means we can have it without going to France. Take 1 pint heavy cream, ideally not ultrapasteurized, … More Crème Fraîche
A. I heard an NPR commentator say today as I was driving home that it was now TOO LATE to pull out of the stock market and go to cash. I have been saying for over two decades that the regular American should not be in the stock market at all, but should be keeping … More Don’t Buy Stocks. Buy Mushrooms
I am not a Fashion Free Feminist, and this is terrible: I have discovered I have cellulite, visible cellulite, right in the leg. It is a serious Fashion Problem [FP]. I noticed it when I tried on bathing suits. Now I do not know what to buy. Unfamiliar with bathing suits other than bikinis and … More A Very Serious Question
For this ominous date we have a video of Vallejo’s hometown, his church, his house, and more. It has an appropriately nervous soundtrack. It was made in the depths of the driest season – everything is as brown as can be. When you get to part about the house, be sure not to miss the … More Santiago de Chuco
PROBLEM: HOW TO CONVERT THIS INTO LUXURY, CALM, AND VOLUPTUOUSNESS: HURRICANE IKE IS A CATEGORY 4 STORM NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE WHEN HE REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HE COULD MAKE LANDFALL ANYWHERE ALONG THE LOUISIANA OR EASTERN TEXAS COAST, TO EXTRAPOLATE FROM CURRENT PROJECTIONS. PEOPLE NEED TO START … More Luxury, Calm, and Voluptuousness
The eye of hurricane is going to Cajun country, it is now said, so we will look at pictures of the 1927 flood as experienced there from the Louisiana Digital Library. These pictures appear first in postage stamp size, but enlarge in a few seconds. Check out the Evangeline Oak in St. Martinville, which is … More Backwater Blues
This is really beautiful. I would love to visit 1930s Havana (in my time machine, of course). I am rereading Alejo Carpentier and yes, I am on an archival travel footage jag. I would show Samarkand in the twenties if I could find it. (The voiceover on this video may be distracting, but you can … More Havana, 1930s
This video is really good, with excellent music, and unlike some I have posted recently, it is not American made: This one, too: Axé.
This is very good. H/T Hattie. As a side note, it alludes to one of my main themes: the fallacious idea that it is more healthy and “natural” (or “genuine”) for women to be irrational than for us to be logical. As we know, that idea is central in Reeducation. Axé.
FUN AND FLUFFY I associate Peru with seafood, but usually we eat many forms of starch, fruit, and milk – with instant coffee and herb tea. This diet causes me to crave fried eggs. Today, fortunately, we consumed meat, vegetables, and wine, and I was fortified at last. Then we consumed an item new to … More Your Travel Guide Requete-speaks
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