Author Archives: Anita!

Chicken Curry

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Anita!

My mom got married when she was 22.  She had spent her youth in places like Bombay, Tokyo, and London, only to find herself hitched and living in a city with a population a few orders of magnitude smaller.  At … Continue reading →

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Simple Spicy Green Beans

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Anita!

I’ve been thinking a lot about “pleasure feeds,” a term used in the hospital for feeding an individual small amounts of food just for the feeling of eating.  I first encountered it in a patient who was having a stent … Continue reading →

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Mint-Tea Chocolate Frappuccino

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Anita!

I was finally able to blend something in a mason jar!  This is supposed to create a mini-blender; just find a jar with a mouth the same size as the back end of your blender, drop some stuff you like … Continue reading →

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Eggs Manchurian

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Anita!

Congrats to Omri, the winner of the IKEA “guess that gadget” contest!  Here are the answers:  a) napkin holder  b) water bottle ice cube tray  c) tagine  d) lemon zester  e) cheese grater  f) egg cup  g) whisk  h) lemon slice squeezer … Continue reading →

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