tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:04:19 +0000foodcookingcelestepoetryculturalmealsrecipessandwichestasteaddictionanorexiaartbananabeautybeefbinge-eatingbooksbreadbreakfastbulimiacanadacandycoffeecreamculturedancediscoverydrinkseatingeating disorderseggsfishhealthinnocenceinstinctjournal_informationlaughtermagicmeatmexicanmilknaughtynourishmentpastapeppermintpierogipinkpleasurepotatoesscallopssea foodsexualityslow cookersmellsocietystarbucksstrawberriesstreet foodsubwaysushitacostidesukraine"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating." ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Storyhttp://celesteslarder.despoena.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-4634669543511152962Sat, 03 Dec 2016 13:50:00 +00002016-12-03T06:50:09.622-07:00beefcelestecookingculturalfoodmeatmexicanslow cookerstreet foodtacosI loved to travel as a kid, I still do.  One of the things that impacted my view on the world, my perception of the world beyond me, and how I approach life in many ways was our trips to Mexico while I was growing up. My grandparents had a place in San Carlos, just north of Guaymus.  Both are in the state of Sonora, both are right on the Sea of Cortez, which many in the US call the http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2016/12/on-street-food-mexico-and-joys-of-tacos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-3950134913470161117Sun, 03 Jan 2016 09:48:00 +00002016-01-03T03:06:24.260-07:00canadacelestecookingculturalculturefoodpastapierogipotatoesrecipessocietyukraineFood is universal. One of the things that make food so interesting is that they are so universal.  Food is a shared human experience, everyone has experienced it in one form or another.  Because it is necessary.  Because it is essential to life.  When you get down to basics, when you have nothing else, only a few things remain important for survival.  Food is one of the http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2016/01/pierogi-real-pierogi-look-at-food.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-6724117146504096316Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:29:00 +00002012-09-24T01:29:09.140-06:00breadbreakfastcelestecookingeggsmagicmealsrecipessandwiches Fried Egg Sandwich before closing it. This one I left out the salt, pepper, and tarragon. Eggs are very interesting things.  They are literally the stuff of life.  From human eggs to chicken eggs to ant and bee eggs, it's from eggs that life of many creatures in the animal kingdom spring.  Eggs are very involved in cultural images, especially those relating to spring and http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2012/09/the-magic-of-eggs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-3979060974370303125Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:26:00 +00002011-11-06T17:26:02.075-07:00candyfoodpeppermintpoetry Peppermint Bark By Bethany Davis A square, molded piece, Perfect in dimensions, Perfect in form. White perfect chocolate, Red specks of candy, Pretty contrast. A taste of chocolate, A nibble, a bite, Joy realized. Soft creamy chocolate, Crunchy candy bits, Perfect Contrast. Nibble by Nibble, Bit by bit, So fine. The flavour remaining, White chocolate, Laced with mint.http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/11/peppermint-bark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-6226840641316470735Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:25:00 +00002011-11-06T17:25:48.889-07:00bananadancefoodlaughtermilkpoetry This Fake Banana By Bethany Davis Banana taffy, Hard and smooth, Like a banana cream pie, But not as rich. Banana milk, So playful smooth, Like liquid laughter, Like dancing mirth. The fruit's so different, Not rich or smooth, A different taste, A different love. This fake banana, Makes me spin, Dancing like a child, So young, so free.http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/11/this-fake-banana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-2459013897228286995Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:06:00 +00002011-11-01T16:06:13.530-06:00creamdiscoveryfoodinnocencenaughtypinkpoetrysexualitystrawberries Imitation Strawberry By Bethany Davis there’s something about the taste the feel the experience of imitation strawberries strawberry Laffy Taffy strawberry milk strawberry pokey light pink like the cream left over after eating fresh strawberries drenched in cream and covering with sugar that off white pink colour tasting slightly of strawberries but not really http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/11/imitation-strawberry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-1885718511574492632Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:17:00 +00002011-06-20T23:17:14.005-06:00cookingscallopssea foodSometimes it's fun to cook something a little different.  Living in Wyoming, I don't eat much sea food.  There's just not that much here that's fresh enough to be good.  I seldom even try to make any at home.  Buy fresh sea food in the grocery store?  Sure. When I lived in Oregon, we were two hours from the coast.  Eating sea food on the coast was amazing, but even http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/06/scallops-and-garlic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)0Laramie, WY, USA41.3113669 -105.5911006999999741.2820264 -105.67576019999997 41.340707400000007 -105.50644119999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-6391879542116965054Tue, 31 May 2011 04:19:00 +00002011-05-30T22:19:18.134-06:00artbeautybookscookingfoodmeals Early English woodcut depicting a feast. Image from Country verses City. When I think of the perfect meal, I think of all the descriptions of eating at Valabar's in the Vlad Taltos books by Steven Brust, especially the detailed account in Dzur.  In that specific book, each chapter begins with an account of Vlad's meal at the restaurant.  The descriptions are truly beautiful and http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/05/resolving-musical-progression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-2989292737148925357Thu, 12 May 2011 04:12:00 +00002011-05-13T14:39:07.048-06:00coffeedrinksstarbucksHe was my cream, and I was his coffee - And when you poured us together, it was something. ~Josephine Baker Gourmet coffee beans. Image from Scott's Coffee House. There was a time in Europe where the word coffee had never been spoken.  Coffee came to Europe from the Islamic world in the 16th century.  The legend is that it originally came from Ethiopia, but it is known that it http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/05/espresso-is-to-italy-what-champagne-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-3814407744493369300Tue, 03 May 2011 10:15:00 +00002011-05-03T04:15:02.374-06:00celestefishfoodsushitides Image from A Charmed Life blog Why Celeste?  A friend called me it the day I was starting this blog and it spoke to my soul.  In Spanish, it means Celestial, which is heavenly, the visible or invisible heavens, the stars.  I did some searching and found that it is a form of the name Selena, the Greek primordial goddess of the moon, before Artemis took over that role.  http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/05/of-moons-tides-and-sushi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-6082324042634612424Sun, 01 May 2011 03:17:00 +00002011-04-30T21:17:04.409-06:00foodhealthsandwichessubwaytasteWhy do we eat what we eat?  Do we choose our food based on nutrition?  Do we choose it based on taste?  Whether it's ascetically pleasing?  Because of what we were raised eating?  Because of memories they bring?  Because of emotions they bring?  Because of price?  Because of the image we want others to see? We choose food for many reasons.  Usually, http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/04/why-do-we-eat-health-or-taste-look-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807504159995008482.post-1992739861406324219Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:00:00 +00002011-04-28T16:00:56.026-06:00addictionanorexiabinge-eatingbulimiacookingeatingeating disordersfoodinstinctjournal_informationnourishmentpleasuresmelltaste"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity." ~Voltaire Corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and green beer from the Library Sports Grille & Brewery, St. Patrick's Day, 2011 Like Voltaire says, we all need food, from the baby needing breast milk to the oldest person in the world.  All races, all cultures, all religions. http://celesteslarder.despoena.com/2011/04/celestes-larder-is-open.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bethany Davis)1