An English Farmhouse Tea
I’m not given to nostalgia. But once in a while I want some faint taste of the foods of my youth. And in my family, tea was the best of…
Read moreThe Ensaimada Trail: Backing up for Review
All this discussion of ensaimadas (links to previous postings here and here) and I realize that I’ve never really explained what they are. Ensaimadas are a pastry associated chiefly with…
Read moreWheat to Iran and Chicken Sets: Interesting Articles from the WSJ
Interesting story in the Wall Street Journal about Iran’s purchase of wheat from the US. Shades of Russian wheat purchases during the cold war. And another on the chicken industry…
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