Cooking on a spit was the theme of Pierre’s 65th birthday. After the cake on the spit (see previous blog here), voilà the lamb on the spit a.k.a méchoui! According to the Robert historique de la langue Française the origin of the word méchoui is: “Borrowed (1912) from the Arabic maghrebien mešwi “roasted, grilled; lamb roasted [...]
Méchoui or Whole Lamb on a Spit
July 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Tags: Family · Food History · Food Sources · French Food · Gasconha/Occitania · Luchon/Bourg d'Oueil · Travel
Loose in Toulouse
April 18th, 2011 · 2 Comments
I left my hometown of Luchon this morning to travel back to Paris. I had a 5 hours lay over in Toulouse in order to catch the cheap €29.29 iDTGV. I locked my belongings at the “consigne” and took off. I lived in Toulouse in two occasions: In the mid 70’s while being a student [...]
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Feierstengszalot or Flintstone Salad
January 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Feierstengszalot this what they call this delicious salad in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. As a literal translation in English it means: Flintstone salad, or in French une salade de silex! I can assure you it tastes better than it sounds. But why does this delicious salad made out of left overs of pot roast bear [...]
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Fast Poulet
September 26th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Hilh de puto or OMG! I had so much fun with this project. Truly a spontaneous affair. We had been so wrapped up in our respective working spaces that when dinner time came around Pierre & I realized that neither of us had roasted the chicken. He started by serving the aperitif and plugged WBGO [...]
Tags: Dinner · Food Sources · My Fast Food
Poet’s Lunch
September 23rd, 2010 · 4 Comments
Since Pierre‘s commute to Albany is a little brutal this semester, I try to alleviate it by packing him lunch. I always loved packing food to take away, and when I worked in Manhattan I packed my lunch everyday. I also have very vivid memories from the time when I was a child and we [...]
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Troy-Ithaca: Quelle Journey!
August 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments
I am not sure what is the final mileage the 21st century Odysseus, A.K.A. Douglas Rothschild, ended up walking along small roads between Troy (N.Y) & Ithaca (N.Y) but it should be pretty close to 170 miles in 8 days! Congratulations to Douglas & to Anna Moschovakis & Matvei Yankelevitch (both active members of the [...]
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Tchakchouka
July 18th, 2010 · No Comments
I assisted Pierre in making Tchakchouka, a dish he remembers from his time in Algeria. It is a kind of ratatouille — but to me it is the better dish. The recipe appears in many Mediterranean traditions. I have found Algerian, Jewish, Tunisian, Moroccan & Kabile recipes, all have pretty much the same ingredients with [...]
Tags: Breakfast · Dinner · Food Sources · Mediterranean Food · Recipes · Vegetarian
Chéri’s B-day & Temps des Cerises!
July 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Today is Pierre’s Birthday and one of his presents is my rendition of a favorite French oldie, “Le Temps des Cerises”. You can find more info about the song on Pierre’s blog but voilà for you P.J: Joyeux Anniversaire and many happy cherries! Click the link below to listen to the song & now off [...]
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Tsatsawassa 11th annual Poetry BBQ
July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Saturday July 3rd 2010 was the 11th annual Tsatsawassa Poetry BBQ. Once again Bernadette Mayer & Phil Good opened their house to soulful poetry & food. Master of ceremony Dave Brinks flew from Nola with coolers filled with what might be the last delicacies from Louisiana for a while. This year’s festival mood was blackened [...]
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Up-Coming Shows
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
NP—From Concert Series @ Local269 / May 2010 Graduation, birthdays, family visits, drawings, preparation for up-coming shows kept me away from the computer, but here is the schedule for the next few weeks. We hope to see you at these very exiting shows: Sunday June 27th Metropolitan Museum 1:00PM “Picasso, Pablo Ruiz: Spanish Poet Who [...]
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