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Pepi’s perfect eggs I had perfect scrambled eggs once. I was in my twenties and staying with a friend of my parents who lived in Birmingham, England. Pepi was a wonderful cook, but the meal I remember most vividly is those scrambled eggs. They were soft and creamy, but not runny, and cooked just enough. […]

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Bad hair days Most people have hair, and like to talk about it, but, can we talk about my hair? Currently, it’s badly in need of a cut and color, but as hardly anyone sees me, does it matter? No need to mention the skinny ponytail bobbing foolishly at the back of my head. This […]

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It’s everywhere, and in everything and I’m going to give you one more reason to love cauliflower. This shrimp and cauliflower grits will give the traditional recipe made with corn grits some serious competition. If you’ve riced cauliflower then you’re familiar with this method of preparation, but to make a smooth, creamy grits-like iteration you’re […]

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It’s just a dream In the dream, I’m running from my house—not my house, but a familiar house which is on fire, and I’m grabbing only what is necessary. I’m grabbing things in a mad rush. I stop running, I freeze, paralyzed. What do I take, what is it I can’t live without, and what […]

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