Sweet: Deep concentrated bursts of roasted cherry tomatoes Sour: Aged sherry vinegar Bitter: Leaves of peppery arugula and fragrantly spicy basil Salty: Milky yet sharp ricotta salata cheese Pungent: Crunchy bite of shaved shallot Not only does this colorful seasonal salad satisfy all of the five basic flavor receptor requirements in terms of taste, let’s [...]
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Simple Abundance
July 17, 2008 – 2:51 pm
The morning began with a series of revolved balancing twists. I communicated with my breath. Ideally, my yoga practice serves as a meditation where the chattering mind can blissfully find a place of stillness. However, sometimes stuff just comes up and I can’t help but to acknowledge whatever it may be then try to let [...]
Mucho Mangoes
April 15, 2008 – 9:52 pm
After taking a gentle hint from fellow blogger Maybelle’s Mom of Feeding Maybelle, I’ve entered this photo of edible yellow-ness into A Taste of Yellow. A Taste of Yellow is a photo event hosted by the blog Winos and Foodies, designed as a creative means to raise awareness and support of LiveSTRONG Day within the [...]
Shhhhh….Secret Sesame Salad Dressing
March 23, 2008 – 2:44 pm
The morning found me gleefully bursting out of bed at the crack of dawn instead of my usual reluctant sleepy crawl. And although I can certainly understand why you might think so, the source of all of this pre bird-chirping giddy elation is not because I just discovered that The B52′s have released their first [...]
