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Cooking Archive | EatIngredients
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081 |
10/27/22 |
The
October Fester |
In
this part of town, the peak leaf season has passed. |
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080 |
09/15/22 |
Wringing
Hope |
Rain
droplets drip into a splash splished by a heavy boot. |
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079 |
04/07/22 |
Mindful
Resonance Imagining |
Humdrum
silence, blank screen dreams, a knockout sleep deadens
slumber. |
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078 |
03/17/22 |
Grokking
Digression |
In
situ, in experience--watch video on phone. |
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077 |
09/16/21 |
The
Ultimate Graze |
Warm
up exercises wake banter. |
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076 |
08/05/21 |
Deciphering
Chores |
The
items needed from the superstore grocery section were... |
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075 |
07/08/21 |
A
Holiday Revivification |
Here
and now and then a through-line real time exclusive
exhaustive must have pastime... |
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074 |
03/16/21 |
Momentary
Panic |
Eight
hundred watt appliance, the outlet plugged. |
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073 |
02/11/21 |
Meal
Log |
During
the COVID pandemic, breakfast, lunch and dinner (including
snacks) can be monotonous--especially when resolved
to count calories. |
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072 |
11/02/20 |
Exercising
Love from an Old Haunt |
He
looked at his watch as if he had some place to be--late
for an appointment. |
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071 |
08/23/20 |
Face-to-Face |
The
emotional attachment epitome--source material. |
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070 |
06/28/20 |
On
Moping: An Appreciation |
Along
an avenue, the mind wandered while traveling on foot,
en route from an auto repair shop to a convenient food
establishment. |
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069 |
04/12/20 |
A
Big (Whoop!) To-Do |
At
the landing foot of the stairs are bags (two thin thermal,
a few thick paper), bags worth reusing, recycling. |
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068 |
01/28/20 |
Slightly
Off |
An
upper respiratory infection helped extend the weekend. |
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067 |
09/15/19 |
Minimum
Purchase |
At
the supermarket, the Junior Partner was phoned and asked
what he wanted for dinner. |
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066 |
08/05/19 |
Make
Believe |
While
mom is away, the child will play. |
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065 |
05/28/19 |
Doing
the Ramble Shuffle |
At
the crosswalk, a pickup truck encroaches, rolls closer
to the painted line as pedestrians pass. |
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064 |
03/26/19 |
Big
Sis’s Brunch Essential |
An
essential life hack is most handy when at hand. |
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063 |
01/28/19 |
The
Chore (Tell Me Another Story) |
Write
about what is known, which cannot account for every
single thing. |
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062 |
10/01/18 |
Modal
Doldrums |
Lacking
new revelations--tedium is the killer of creativity. |
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061 |
09/20/18 |
Linguiça
Porco |
Nothing
makes a meal more enjoyable than the last bite, the
final chew and the lingering taste. |
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video
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060 |
09/09/18 |
Optimal
Delivery Window |
Get
up and go, eventually, to the corner store. |
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059 |
08/22/18 |
Reviving
Epistemology: A Rough-Cut |
An
introspective look on how to prepare for a days worth
of idea generation. |
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058 |
07/22/18 |
In
Perpetuity |
The
prescient past, tranquil tangibility--horizon clouds
float. |
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057 |
04/29/18 |
Theoretical
Awareness |
A
slick tree-lined rural road--the moisture burns off,
fueling the fog; the mist veils the landscape. |
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056 |
02/04/18 |
A
Mentor's Morning Routine |
Cut
a ruby red into half; take the half and halve; take
the quarter and quarter into eighths. |
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055 |
11/06/17 |
An
Atypical Boxed Lunch |
Wheat
Bread [two slices]: Carbohydrates 27g |
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054 |
10/08/17 |
Acerbic
Provision |
A
human assault assailed upon the taste buds. |
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053 |
07/09/17 |
Petite
Fours |
Check
of the weather. The line is drawn: The afternoon, sun
radiant. Ennui dispelled; parkland jaunt. |
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052 |
05/21/17 |
Another
Gathering |
Again,
to [grand]Mom's house we gather: sisters and baby brother--and
third generation offspring. |
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051 |
02/19/17 |
The
Hug |
In
the spirit of the embrace, held in the grasp for dear
life, clasped fingers. |
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050 |
10/30/16 |
A
Lapsing Weekend Away |
This
proved a hermetic retreat for the chaperon. |
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049 |
08/02/16 |
Too
Much Breakfast Information |
Placing
the pan on the stove, turned the corresponding knob
sparking the igniter, quickly struck a match, inflamed
the gas burner. |
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048 |
05/24/16 |
Forbearance |
Seated
at a table for a digestible ingest, recent memories
are serving harbingers of the past. |
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047 |
05/11/16 |
Her
Divertimenti |
Knowing
no meal is complete unless her potato salad was included,
she proudly made known that two cakes (lemon and chocolate)
had been baked. |
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046 |
04/23/16 |
Agoraphobia |
Cooped
in the apartment: a stuffy compartment. |
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045 |
04/11/16 |
A
Rough Sketch |
He
sat in the chair, slid the notepad in front of him,
rested his left arm beside the bound paper in preparation
to write the phrase. |
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044 |
02/06/16 |
Herbal
Tea Respite [Hail Mary] |
In
her third or fourth decade, in her eighth or ninth month,
in her earbud solitude.... |
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043 |
01/24/16 |
Substantiality |
A
chocolate peanut butter cup blizzard, a cherry-lemon
syrup snow cone, or a homemade juice icicle pop. |
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042 |
10/18/15 |
Added
to the Schedule |
Wool
hat--hands crammed in pants pockets, coat zipped, snapped
up to the chin--early morning chillin'. |
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041 |
08/23/15 |
Motherhouse
Dinner at Noon |
Lunch
converation. |
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040 |
06/03/15 |
Recipie
Block |
A
half mile before getting to mom's house, you stop by
the grocery store and purchase a quart of differently
flavored electrolyte drink and a discounted diet TV
dinner. |
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039 |
05/05/15 |
The
Banjo Lesson |
Kin
Crop, big enough to stand on his own, yet needed help
to hold the banjo, became, some years back, an apprentice. |
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038 |
04/26/15 |
Ultimate
Editorial |
The
practice started--count off, four groups, breakout teams,
two scrimmages. |
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037 |
01/21/15 |
The
Orbital Cluster |
To
perceive the sleepless dream... |
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036 |
10/26/14 |
Morning
Dinners |
Overnight,
into the twilight, before the day begins... |
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035 |
09/01/14 |
Front
Runners |
Dreary
skies grow more dismal.... |
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034 |
07/29/14 |
Eternal
Inevitability |
His
mother's (and father's) self-reliance parenting method
was an eternal 24/7/365, do it yourself, autodidactic
inevitability. |
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033 |
06/15/14 |
Waking
Contemplative |
Sleep
anxiety-ridden, non-queasy stomach tremors from what
was partaken: reflux. |
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032 |
02/09/14 |
Errands |
Nostrils
flare. Steam wisps. Lips pucker as a stream of air ripples
the tea--surface tension. |
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031 |
10/02/13 |
The
Pretzel Man |
A
man was pushing a collapsible two-wheeled hand cart
stacked with three cases of soft pretzels. |
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030 |
06/15/13 |
Over-Sensory
Fare |
The
sky was a dingy-gray similar to the facades along the
street, dulling the pedestrians' anticipated mirth. |
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029 |
08/06/12 |
A
Lazy Afternoon |
He
was bored with himself, again--not depressed, simply
tired with his routine. |
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028 |
05/14/12
|
Suburban
Momma Blues |
Ed
has another successful Mother's day. |
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027 |
02/26/12
|
Parental
Compliance |
Father
is father; son is son. |
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026 |
03/28/11 |
The
Food Fueling the Gossip Down the Lane |
Listen
to the neighborhood rumormonger cook up a delicious
tale. |
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025 |
02/23/11 |
Memories
of a Family Unit Breakdown: A Treatment |
Ed's
eldest sister goes off to college. As a result, his
father determines that there is no longer any need for
family sitdown meals. Read/listen how Ed, with his family,
fend for themselves for breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
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024 |
01/08/11 |
Cookies
and Cream: Tell Me a Bedtime Story |
Reminence
of a bedtime snack. |
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023 |
07/23/10 |
Fuming
Industrial Strength |
Daddy
shares with son the meaning of malodor. |
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022 |
04/25/10 |
The
Meanderthal: Archeological Abstractions (or a type of
graphical error) |
Ed
romanticizes as to the origins of interpersonal relationships:
(psychological) projection, appetite association [desire],
and ego. |
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021 |
01/11/10 |
Twin
Pinings |
Ed
discovers that personal painterly pictorial aesthetic
relationships are a rare find. |
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020 |
09/13/09 |
Fascination
Plates Prix Fixe |
Ed
fixates on his dining discressions (and his mother). |
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019 |
04/11/09 |
Monday
(we are closed on) Monday |
Ed,
the fledgeling, meets his Master--crossing that bridge
when he gets there. |
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018 |
11/30/08 |
Holiday
Football Game |
Ed tests his
(Turkey Bowl) holiday game in anticipation of the Christmas
festivities. |
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017 |
09/15/08 |
Noir
in Toto |
After my relative
and I shared our disillusions, I determined that I was
becoming depressed. I decided that I should go noir
for the remainder of the day; however, I decided that
I should attempt to enlighten myself by going to a used
bookstore. |
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016 |
05/14/08 |
Waning
the Exhale |
Ed waxes limerick
about his broken tooth and replacement crown. |
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015 |
04/25/08 |
Time
of the Dinosaurs |
From the story
telling of Eddie Brown and the literary artistry by
Ed Brown II comes the play The Time of the Dinosaurs.
Listen to the stage reading of the play. Plus there
are the original story board drawings by Eddie Brown. |
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014 |
11/20/07 |
Real-Time
Tripe |
Consoling
a new found friend who believes he made a foolish purchase,
Ed laments that he didn't make the purchase of a lifetime. |
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013 |
09/09/07 |
|
In
my attempts to embellish my literary career, I tried
to become a member of a New York City Society, a part
of the scene, a scene that has since past. For the City's
advancement has been kicked in the rear, a Society caught
off guard. |
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012 |
08/04/07 |
|
A
way (of) finding knowledge through perishable goods. |
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011 |
03/13/07 |
|
I
decided to get
smart with my intercommunications. |
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010 |
01/21/07 |
|
Enjoy
a moment with Ed as he provides some cooking instruction,
and engages in a little infused marketing. |
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009 |
11/19/06 |
|
This
is a versionary tale dedicated cautiously to
the foodie who also happens to be a backwards ass-jack
who would go through extremes just to have an exquisite
dining experience. |
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008 |
10/01/06 |
|
Who
was the rocket scientist that came up with the idea
to carpet the floor of a fast-food restaurant??? Forget
the rocket scientist. Should not we blame the social
engineer who is attempting to design a more intimate
space and experience? |
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007 |
08/20/06 |
|
Am
I your strangling strange or passing passion fruit?
Plucky am I--a choice pick indeed! |
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006 |
06/16/06 |
|
The
curator, she mentored me on how to contexturize: contextualize
texture lingually; a vernacular that cannot be described
in words or by taste. After I decided on the three cheeses
for my artisanal dish, I went home to construct. |
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005 |
05/26/06 |
|
In
the living room, me, sitting in full view, on the morning
day of Christmas, my sweetheart gave to me, a gift certificate.
A gift certificate? A gift certificate to shake hands
with a chef. |
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004 |
04/25/06 |
|
Tuna
Melon Sandwich |
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003 |
04/06/06 |
|
Meat
and Potatoes Salad |
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002 |
03/18/06 |
|
Split Pea Spread
Yellow Split Pea Mush & Soup
|
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001 |
03/08/06 |
|
Sesame Seed Cod Croutons
|
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