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Comment on Eggplant Rolls with Walnut-Garlic Paste and Their Transcendent Echoes by Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:57:11 +0000

Yum! This is one of my favorite dishes to make for parties, and I also usually end up with more paste than eggplants. I love your suggestions for alternate uses!

I like for my filling to have a sour note – I think I was originally working off a recipe that called for red wine vinegar – so I use a tablespoon or two of pomegranate molasses, which I found at an Iranian grocery in Georgetown. I also usually toast the walnuts.

Comment on Coming Home to a Place You’ve Never Been, and Other Surprises of the Post-Soviet Kitchen by Kara

Kara — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:04:38 +0000

I studied abroad in Moscow and your lovely writing reminds me of so many things I miss from Russia. (Also, my host mother definitely has a white aluminum pot with flowers, with ceramic mugs to match.)
Can’t wait to try your recipe for Lobio nigvzit!

Comment on From Paris to Kyiv, Fromage to Fatback by Jenny Holm

Jenny Holm — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:17:33 +0000

Please do–I can’t wait to hear about your Great Pig Experiment from beginning to end!

Comment on From Paris to Kyiv, Fromage to Fatback by Adam

Adam — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:16:02 +0000

This is great, Jenny. I’ve got my own lard-rendering project on my schedule for this evening, although this makes me want to try my hand at making salo or lardo. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Comment on Kicking Off Soup Season 2011 by Jenny Holm

Jenny Holm — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:31:32 +0000

Butternut squash soup is my lunch project for next week! Does Robyn want me to test her recipe too?

Comment on Kicking Off Soup Season 2011 by Olga @ mangotomato

Olga @ mangotomato — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:22:03 +0000

omg, harcho!! Haven’t had it in ages. thanks for bringing back some great memories.

I have a butternut squash soup in my fridge: freelancing project for Robyn: leeks, butternut squash, curry powder, etc. SO good.

Comment on Olives, Honey, and Cream: Turkish Breakfast on the Beach by Mary Holm

Mary Holm — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:11:10 +0000

What a sweet piece. I love it.

Comment on Cracking the Breakfast Caper by Olives, Honey, and Cream: Turkish Breakfast on the Beach « Gusto: Eating with Pleasure

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:29:02 +0000

[...] sweet, airy, mildly fermented cream that I’m now desperate to find at home. I first tasted the combination in Georgia, where it’s called kaymaghi. My host family’s relatives would bring it to [...]

Comment on How Do You Say BRAT in Georgian? by Elisa

Elisa — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:19:20 +0000

In Japan they make a rice gruel and usually an IV drip.
Our cure in the US (from Jewish Grandmas’) is always chicken soup!

Comment on Freelance Portfolio by Anna

Anna — Sat, 28 May 2011 15:44:41 +0000

Good Morning,

As a blogger that is local to the Northern Virginia area, I would like to extend an invitation to you to join us for our herb gardening class on June 2nd.

Nalls Produce is a local, family owned produce market and flower nursery. We are entering our 50th season on Beulah Street in Northern Virginia and we strive to provide a little slice of Americana to our customers. We provide local produce in season, always sourcing as much as we can from as close as we can. We have personal relationships with a lot of our farmers.

We would love for you to come check us out and attend our herb gardening class (Ann’s Favorite Herbs) free of charge! (usually $15 per person)

We’ve started offering these classes to our customers as a way for them to further their gardening knowledge. Each class runs about an hour with light refreshments provided and the class is followed by a private sale at our store and all purchases are 10% off. We also send everyone off with a free gift relating to the class so they can start their garden off on us!

Here are some further details about the class:

Ann’s Favorite Herbs Details
When: Thursday, June 2nd 6:30pm-8:00pm
Where: 7310 Beulah Street, Alexandria VA 22315
What: Similar to Veggie Gardening 101, Ann’s Favorite Herbs will go over the basics of starting and maintaining an herb garden, and will go over the many uses of Ann’s favorite herbs that we sell.

Please let me know if you are able to attend, we would love to see you there!