Category Archives: Recipes

Seeds, Sprouts, and Steak: Red Snapper Cozumel, French Onion Soup

Posted on July 14, 2018 by warmkn

I took considerable license in the telling of this story. Some (but not all) names have been changed, a few facts may have been exaggerated, several important dates might be wrong, and all memories have faded, but no animals were … Continue reading →

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Flow: Chicken breasts with Port

Posted on June 16, 2018 by warmkn

Rest in peace, Anthony Bourdain. To watch the video featuring Bourdain at Les Halles, click on the post title to go to my blog’s website. I was watching a TED talk the other day about Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi (had to watch … Continue reading →

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Keep Knoxville Scruffy: Beet orange salad

Posted on May 26, 2018 by warmkn

In a 1980 Wall Street Journal story titled, “What if you gave a World’s Fair and no one came,” journalist Susan Harrigan criticized the choice of Knoxville, Tennessee as the location for the 1982 World’s Fair, dismissing it as a … Continue reading →

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Oh, the places she’ll go: Pound Cake

Posted on May 19, 2018 by warmkn

“You’re off to Great Places Today is your day The Mountain is waiting So…get on your way!” Dr. Suess, Oh, the Places You’ll Go She talked in sentences at eleven months and ran before she walked. Born with a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Too easy? Southwestern Chipotle Macaroni Salad

Posted on April 28, 2018 by warmkn

I didn’t have a clothes dryer until my son was born. My daughter, the first born, wore diapers that swished around in a washer on the back porch until I decided they were clean enough, put them through the wringer, … Continue reading →

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Every Brilliant Thing: Salmon rub, Vegetable pilaf

Posted on April 21, 2018 by warmkn

HBO’s documentary Every Brilliant Thing is a one-man play about a young boy’s attempt to cure his suicidal mother’s depression by creating a list of “everything that was brilliant about the world, everything worth living for.” In the play, the actor gives … Continue reading →

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In the swim: Strawberry rhubarb upside down cake

Posted on April 7, 2018 by warmkn

I’m swimming in local waters again—the pool at the Lodge is a few minutes away and if I time my visits, I can avoid the aerobic bouncers who take over the pool five times a week for six hours a … Continue reading →

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Holi, the Festival of Lights: Cauliflower or Potato Pea Curry

Posted on March 10, 2018 by warmkn

   In November 1998, after twenty hours in the air and a two-hour layover in London, we walked out of the Mumbai airport into a hot, sultry night and were immediately surrounded by a push of taxi drivers vying for … Continue reading →

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Fat Tuesday, Paczki Day

Posted on February 17, 2018 by warmkn

  If you were with me in Houston, you may remember kolaches, those fruit and cream filled Czech pastries so popular in East Texas—here in Chicago, it’s paczki. Last Tuesday was Paczki Day—picture, if you will, a plump donut made … Continue reading →

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Not me: Pear Tarts

Posted on February 10, 2018 by warmkn

Every day, the hosts and servers at Sound Food threatened to yank this tape out of the machine and throw it into the blender. The Me Too movement pointed a finger at politicians, TV hosts, the clergy, military personnel, restaurant … Continue reading →

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