Reality Check. Home Cooking in Mexico and Burundi
I’ve had some wonderful comments on my earlier post, Your Friend the Kitchen, Really? And I’ve been mulling over some books I’ve been reading about food security, global food supplies,…
Read moreMigrating with a Millstone around the Neck: Italian-Mexicans
Well, not around the neck but from the village in Italy, on to the ship, off load and reload in railroad cars, and then off load and slog up the…
Read moreGrinding: A Puzzle from 5th Century Greece
I’m always looking out for anything that sheds light on grinding with a saddle quern (or a metate as it would be called in Mexico). Museums often have some dusty…
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