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Horseradish, of Plague and Pleasure
ByVivianHorseradish leaves in my garden in the Fall The first thing we harvest from our garden in the Spring is horseradish for our traditional Passover plate. We dig up the root ,wash and peel it and then don snorkeling gear to grate it. I usually accomplish this with a blender, adding vinegar as needed. Should you become cavalierly…
Summer Squash:Liquid Sunshine
ByVivianSeveral years ago I put on an event at my gallery www.vreissgallery.com called ” The Neuroscience of Molecular Gastronomy” http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=%22neuroscience+of+Molecular%22&hl=en&sitesearch=# http://video.google.ca/videosearch?q=%22neuroscience+of+Molecular%22&hl=en&sitesearch=# It was a collaboration with my daughter, Ariel Garten ,who lectured about how we perceive taste and art through our senses and the history of molecular gastronomy. Surrounded by “Still life in motion, Portraits of food,” an exhibit of…
In my garden:The corn is definately higher than an elephant’s eye
ByVivianThe front yard and boulevard have become a destination garden for many. Among the streams of admirer’s yesterday an elderly couple remarked, “Your corn is higher than an elephant’s eye.” Behold the scientific study in my garden.
Not your usual Medieval Salat; more Recipes from the Concert
ByVivianLast month on a tour of the Medieval Gardens At The Cloisters, the uptown branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the docent paused in the herb garden to tell us of the Medieval cooks ‘ love of salats. That is salad to us. Many herbs , flowers, greens were used. Lettuce was not always the main ingredient. Bitter greens…
White Waves, Paint White, Fully in the Color Spectrum: Michelle Lloyd’s Birthday
ByVivianIt’s not often , I get to spend time fully in the color spectrum, in a world of white. It was Michelle’s birthday and we got to boat across the white capped lake to her and her husband David’s island paradise. The party was held at her partner and neighbour Chrissy’s cottage on this idyllic Ontario isle. Both Chrissy’s…
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The Gardening Sisters’ Wonderful Take on my Garden
ByVivianhttp://torontogardens.blogspot.com/2010/07/vivian-reisss-artful-garden.html