Tag: california
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Landing in the land of FAST internet.
I left the damp and sepia plains at 6.30 in the morning and drove in a very bumpy bus up to Chicago. Sometimes I question whether these buses produce their own sneaky versions of square wheels. The jiggling out of focus red hat of the man in the front of the bus was a welcome…
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Following a Mandarin through a massive Californian Packhouse
We are going to follow a mandarin today. We are going to visit a fruit packhouse, it is my last day in Central California. Nothing you will see is sustainable or organic and absolutely nothing is old fashioned. But interesting nevertheless. This packhouse packs the Cutie mandarins. Mostly I am interested in the architectural…
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Steak and Cheese Pie around the pool in the Californian Fall.
My son’s wife, who loves good food, has been patiently waiting for me to cook a Steak and Cheese Pie. There have been jokes about me using a steel glove in the kitchen from now on. So I sat by the pool for a while. Sitting by the pool in November! When I was feeling…
The Kitchen's Garden 