Check out this hilarious tiny video of the great Julia Child showing how to edit video tape, a game spoof on her own inimitable French cooking show…which is worth watching on YouTube: fun and illuminating.
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The Sound of Taste, A Video of Explosive Culinary Possibilities
(Video link HERE.) From Susan Dworski: OK, it’s an ad. but it’s kinda fun. in a whacko way. It IS fun even more so WITHOUT the sound. It reminds us of the sometimes explosive process of improvising in the kitchen, with flavors, scents, association, all bursting forth unexpectedly as we taste, combine, try, free-associate. via The…
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pan fried olive rescue + warm olivada recipe
Lawrence Durrell famously described the taste of olives as “a taste older than meat, older than wine. A taste as old as cold water.” That flavor was definitely NOT present in the watery-great-looking olives I planned to serve a friend coming for drinks the other night. A quick improvisation turned them into a delcious hors d’oeuvre.
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‘the improvisational cook’ is here!!!
The paperback edition of Sally’s award-winning The Improvisational Cook is OUT IN THE WORLD as of this morning. The book was the precursor to ‘the improvised life’; apply the blog’s heart and practicality to cooking and you’ll get the gist. It’s a guide ‘in’ to cooking improvisationally, more freely and with what’s on hand. Chapters include How Improvising Works,…
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