Category Archives: Food

Penny and Julia’s morning walk in Napa.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tweet Head over here for some photos.  Penny was really impressed that we have hot air balloons.  I do love to watch them but I’m so accustomed to seeing them most of the year that I only pay special attention … Continue reading →

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Is it odd to like lasagna served over lettuce?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tweet I know, it’s sick, right?  I also like my Bolognese sauce served over ice cold lettuce instead of pasta.  I enjoy the contrast between hot and bubbly and cold and crunchy.  Plus I don’t like commercial pasta.  To me … Continue reading →

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Merde du Diable!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Tweet Devil’s Dung.  Teufelsdreck.  Dyvelstrack.  Seytantersi.   I just love these names. I’m especially partial to tuefelsdreck because it sounds so Yiddish. Asafoetida, from the Persian word for resin (asa) and the Latin word for a strong sulfurous odor (foetida). … Continue reading →

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Commonalities: a bobcat, a raccoon, a German shepherd pup and Christmas Cookies

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Julia Barrett

Tweet What are the commonalities? Why, they’re all occurring simultaneously at my house, along with a dentist appointment, new carpet, new living room furniture, two malfunctioning computers and a stack of boxes waiting for me on the front stoop. Let … Continue reading →

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Passion. It’s not for weenies.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Julia Barrett

Tweet Well, passion might possibly involve weenies, but then again… This may be a rambling post, but I think I have a point, may…be. I was considering the various incarnations of passion today; passion for one’s significant other, passion for … Continue reading →

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