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Tostadas Double as Chips — And are Fabulous with Hummus

More global cuisine, wouldn’t you say?

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Meditations in Beauty

Because a thing of beauty, is a joy forever.

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“And love in many places, silver-shoed, has come and scattered all my path with flowers”

Sonnet No. 2: Not That I Always Struck the Proper Mean

Not that I always struck the proper mean 
Of what mankind must give for what they gain, 
But, when I think of those whom dull routine 
And the pursuit of cheerless toil enchain, 
Who from their desk-chairs seeing a summer cloud 
Race through blue heaven on its joyful course 
Sigh sometimes for a life less cramped and bowed, 
I think I might have done a great deal worse; 
For I have ever gone untied and free, 
The stars and my high thoughts for company; 
Wet with the salt-spray and the mountain showers, 
I have had the sense of space and amplitude, 
And love in many places, silver-shoed, 
Has come and scattered all my path with flowers.
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Lima Bean-Spinach Frittata: Reinvention is the Theme of the Day

Yesterday’s subzi freshened up with an onion and tomato, and folded into four eggs.

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Summertime bliss.

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Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014

Although I am far from a big fan of the genre, I do like my fair share of sci-fi every so often, and Guardians fits the bill this summer. The characters are all new to me, but that was no drawback at all in getting to like them.

There’s action galore – hello, it’s an action movie – and plenty of special effects to impress. There’s good humor and dry wit interspersed throughout, with several pop cultural references.  I often wonder how non-American audiences will pick up on these gems, but even if they fall by the wayside, there are other universally recognizable themes of sacrifice and love that transcend cultural, nay, galaxial barriers.

The movie has a Star Warsy feel to it, if you like that sort of thing. I’d give it three and a half stars, and in good faith will hope that a sequel, if it comes, will be perhaps just a bit better than the first.

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Lima Beans and Spinach: Who Woulda Thunk It?

I guess I would’ve.

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Palak Dal: Because It’s Been a While

So good, and so good for you.

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