Ensaïmadas: A Mallorcan Testimony
Ensaimadas are the utterly delicious coiled flaky pastries made of wheat flour and lard, and found in Menorca (which I have visited) and Mallorca (which I have not). How did…
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Now the move from Mexico City to Austin, Texas is largely behind me and there’s a whole month before the move back, I’ve had time to browse Roberto Santibañez’s Truly…
Read moreWilliam Rubel on Bread
Primitive tools do not need to imply primitive results. exquisitely carved objects and elegant painting by societies tens of thousands of years before the invention of grain agriculture attest to…
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