Food - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Stony Point Part the Second

Posted on July 31, 2014 by kittycalash

No, it’s not my photo of the Young Mr: I didn’t even take a real camera on this trip. These top two photos are thanks to Gary V’s Flickr strea...

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Ceci n’est pas une cruche

Posted on July 29, 2014 by kittycalash

Sometimes a pitcher is not a pitcher. In the same way that Matthiessen‘s Snow Leopard is not about a snow leopard, this was not about me: this was about t...

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An Insomniac Dreams of Pudding

Posted on July 11, 2014 by kittycalash

Once again, I’m sleeping 18th-century-style, but without of the luxury of sleeping late. What wakes you in the middle of the night? Whatever woke me, I fi...

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The HFF: Historical Food Fortnightly

Posted on May 1, 2014 by kittycalash

Every now and again Facebook proves itself useful: without following Dobyns & Martin Grocers, I would not have known about this interesting cook-along, the ...