David Nezelek
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TyronneDelicious Memories
September 6th 2007 02:21
Irish Stew
Touching the unique old bottle or smelling Avon's Topaze perfume, or other vintage powders and colognes, sends me back in time to sitting cross legged on the thick carpeted floor of my Grandmother's bedroom. There's a large open fabric jewelry box beside me, and I'm holding sparkling bracelets and clip earrings up to catch the morning light from the window.
Nearness to water, with just the right breeze causing a mist to drift across my face, and I am a young girl wondering where to ride my bike, that day's most important question.
The sound of wind chimes, and I hear someone I love saying, “I love you.”
Mac and Cheese
In somewhat other senses, both my tummy and wallet have been grouchy lately. To placate & soothe their tyranny, I have been limiting my eating habits more and more. This reluctant sacrifice has had, oddly, the same effect as indulging in the foods I am foregoing.
Having lived the last decade filled with profound events of the sort better enjoyed watching while at a movie theater, or curled up with a book, I find myself musing lately over comfort foods. Or, you could call them vintage culture foods. I am looking for recipes, to be sampled sparingly, that bring tastes that might provide comfort during a possible recession or maybe just a rainy day.
Whatever anyone's reason, comfort food is all around us. a Wikipedia has an article with links, and the Food Timeline http://www.foodtimeline.org/ is fascinating, whatever era is your interest (within the last ten thousand years or so
-talk about vintage....There's a nice low-key site Really Long Link whose recipe for irish soda bread seems familiar. This fits with the Recipe Link which has something similar to my Gran's ingredients for irish stew, though this site is not soothing. Still, plenty of good recipes. While we're enjoying classic films, clothes, and jewelry, no reason to neglect the cuisine that nourished the parents who nourished us
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Comment by katyzzz
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You can't beat food, even the good old Irish stew.
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Comment by Theresa
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Darlin', that offline life's been interesting.....Hopefully, things are cozy, settled down now....Always so nice when you drop by
Theresa