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Brightening Up The Winter Table

  Cooking With Sweet, Savory, Adaptable Beets Beets can be boring, I’m told, but I find them great fun to play with. Despite having their own earthy, distinct taste, beets readily take on flavors from pepper and vinegar to oranges … Continue reading

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Greening Up The New Year

Gifts That Go On For the past 8 years, I’ve been writing calendars for Amber Lotus, a Portland-based publishing company that began life as a Buddhist enterprise. When it became all too successful, it was sold, but remains dedicated to … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Solstice As If In Japan

  Bathing With Citrus I was recently sent a link to an utterly lovely set of pictures taken by a Japanese photographer, who did studies of her grandmother and her odd-eyed cat over the course of a dozen years. One … Continue reading

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Autumn Ice Cream And Other Seasonal Treats

  Enjoying The Final Fruits Of Fall Our farmers market is overflowing with apples, pears, plums, and even a few late peaches. The final fruits of fall taste especially sweet, perhaps because their sugars are concentrated as they ripen and … Continue reading

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