http://www.passionaterations.com food and sundries Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:47:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Excuse me. Is that where I could get someone’s birth certificate?” He pointed to an office building—an aging art-deco era five-storey that now rested in a seedy area of town, kitty corner to a strip club and across from the train station. It housed various state-agency offices, ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2012/01/30/you-cant-fight-city-hall/ (From prior posts, you know I’m embarking on a tour through James Peterson’s “Cooking” cookbook. This post relates to that adventure.) There are certain foods that, although I know I have liked them (even loved them) in the past, I always recoil when I think about consuming them again. For ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2012/01/20/my-tiny-terrine/ I, somewhat idiosyncratically, have used the phrase “pardon me” instead of “excuse me” for well over half my life. Reader’s Digest, in a recent article on etiquette, now tells me that it’s actually more polite to say “I beg your pardon” because that phrasing does not imply a command. ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2012/01/03/i-beg-your-pardon/ From Misc Photos (2011) (From prior posts, you know I’m embarking on a tour through James Peterson’s “Cooking” cookbook. This post relates to that adventure.) There is a dearth of duck livers in my area. Unable to find any, I resorted, for the moment, to skipping the terrine section of Peterson's ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2011/11/28/mousse-madness/ (From prior posts, you know I’m embarking on a tour through James Peterson’s “Cooking” cookbook. This post relates to that adventure.) Okay. I'm skipping class for a bit. The next lessons in Peterson's tome are "puff pastry rectangles," "canapes," and "tartlets." Having made Peterson's cheese puffs, I feel ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2011/11/27/skip-day/