LouAnn C.

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Oysters and Phony Baloney

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 5:56 pm
var fbShare = {url: 'http://oysterfoodandculture.com/2009/11/13/oysters-and-phony-baloney/',size:'small'}Oyster Culture I’ve shocked myself and passed my one year of blogging, a...
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Irish Pubs – Get Your Craic Here

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 9:59 pm
var fbShare = {url: 'http://oysterfoodandculture.com/2009/11/08/irish-pubs-get-your-craic-here/',size:'small'}Temple Bar When I lived in London, pubs were my “go to” spots...
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When is bread more than bread?

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 10:23 pm
var fbShare = {url: 'http://oysterfoodandculture.com/2009/11/01/when-is-bread-more-than-bread/',size:'small'}bread at Temple Bar Market A topic  smoldering in the back of my mind for...
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Special Ingredients: Curry Leaves

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 3:54 pm
var fbShare = {url: 'http://oysterfoodandculture.com/2009/10/30/special-ingredients-curry-leaves/',size:'small'} This post continues the Curry series I started with: Britain’s Na...
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Champagne bubbles in Mendocino County

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 7:59 pm
var fbShare = {url: 'http://oysterfoodandculture.com/2009/10/20/champagne-bubbles-in-mendocino-county/',size:'small'}redwoods in Medicino My husband and I celebrated our anniversary l...
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Sweet Memories, Good Times, and Something to Share (Ireland)

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 12:18 pm
var fbShare = {url: 'http://oysterfoodandculture.com/2009/10/15/sweet-memories-good-times-and-something-to-share/',size:'small'} A few of my fellow bloggers have recognized my blog and...
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Boo! Its Trick or Treat Time

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 8:04 am
its time to dress up! Halloween is fast approaching.  I know because I just spent a few days with my niece and I got the details on this much anticipated holiday from her costume (a garden fairy) to...
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Giving Thanks with Mooncakes

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 2:28 pm
Zhu Yuanzhang (image from history.cultural-china.com) Imagine you are Zhu Yuanzhang living in the 14th century, and are of the Han tribe of China.  You are tired of  living under an oppressive Mong...
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Arthur's Day: 250 Years of Guinness

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 6:07 pm
Ennis pub I never appreciated the strong connection that the Irish had with Guinness, until my recent trip to Ireland, and saw the anticipation leading up to Arthur’s Day on September 24, 2009 ...
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Nicaragua Surfing Trip

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 2:01 pm
Nicaraguan Beach - its all about the swell These past few years my hubby and I have gone our separate ways on vacation, not for any specific reason, just a divergence in what appealed to each of us. ...
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The Curiously Strong Candy

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 2:00 pm
photo from nextag.com Altoids have been around forever, at least in candy years; more than 200 years now to be precise. Produced by Callard & Bower-Suchard in Great Britain, Altoids have a long and s...
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Special Ingredients: Asafetida

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 8:47 am
I had read about Asafetida in Madhur Japher’s tome on Indian cooking and seen it referenced in many other Indian recipes and so confidently picked up a container so that my future Indian cooking...
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Tricky Stuff: Irish Coffee

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 6:28 pm
Shannon Airport photo from oldukphoto.com America or Ireland? Who rightfully claims the title as the inventor of Irish coffee? Some folks claim, that Irish coffee was invented in the US, San Franci...
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Coffee Rituals: There's Eggs in My Coffee

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 10:31 pm
photo fron nydailynews.com I’m from Minnesota but did not hear of Norwegian or Swedish egg coffee until long after I left that fair state.  I was reminded of it again as I read, with interest,...
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Tricky Stuff: Salad Olivieh

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 4:33 pm
photo from will-you-look-at-thatblogspot.com For the longest time I though Salad Oliveh was just a Persian dish, and strongly resisted any suggestion to the contrary – those impostors!  I don&...
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Cheese – milks leap toward immortality

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 3:13 pm
goat cheese samples Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin called cheese “milk’s leap toward immortality” and I couldn’t agree more.  If cheese is something you like sandwiched betwe...
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Paprika beyond Hungary and Spain

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 10:34 pm
photo by streeteditors.com A recent post on Hungarian paprika hinted at the possibilities of paprika’s use expands beyond the political confines of Hungary.  The bright red colour of ground ...
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Chew on this – chewing gum or such around the world

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2009, 7:48 pm
evening time looking at the harbor When I was in Singapore, I had a few encounters that reminded me why I love to travel, finding instances that were not typical for me in the US.  One was finding a...
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Tricky Stuff: Burritos

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 2:15 pm
Ask people what food typifies San Francisco, and you’re bound to get some different answers but I’m willing to lay down money that in the top 5, burritos make the cut.  If you have never ...
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Special Ingredients: Mahlab

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Aug 8, 2009, 9:29 am
Mahlab was another one of those purchases I made because I was very intrigued yet knew nothing little about when I purchased a bag of this spice.  However, after my first experience with mahlab, I wa...
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Britain's National Dish is ….

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2009, 10:21 am
Brick Lane Curry Houses (photo from hostel-bloggers.com) In British cuisine, the word curry started out as a generic term to describe what the British Army encountered a mixture of spices or spiced s...
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Curry – a world traveler

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 10:50 pm

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Spain's Smokey Take on Paprika

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Jul 25, 2009, 9:39 pm
photo from latienda.com For me, paprika and Hungary are the immediate paring that come to mind, followed closely by smoked paprika and Spain.  In this case, there is no talk about settling for secon...
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A little goes a long way – fish sauces

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Jul 21, 2009, 10:28 pm
Vietnamese fish sauce I’d been cooking with fish sauce for a while and knew well its potency and pungency, but until I broke a bottle and liberally doused myself and had to suffer through fo...
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Princesses Who Ride Ponies While Eating Sorbet

LouAnn C. posted an article on - Jul 15, 2009, 6:35 pm
Princess worthy ride - carrousel in GG Park When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a doctor-astronaut-princess, oh and in my spare time I thought I could be a kickball playing-ballerina-chef.  Of...
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