Comments on taste memory: taste memory: retrospective of food & memory

Hi Carolyn ~ always so good to hear from you...lov...

2008-04-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

Hi Carolyn ~ always so good to hear from you...love how you put your words in plain sight right down to the point with a fun sass about it! I had an 'adopted' uncle from Mobile, Alabama growing up and he introduced us to 'soul food' from the south....specific dishes were ham hocks and red beans, grits, louisiana hot links which we would make po'boy sandwiches and a favorite, which might gross out some people but pigs feet that was steamed. Then immediately cold chilled and my mom would serve with Korean gangjang w. lots of chopped scallions.....good eats!

man, I cannot eat like that anymore else I'd be walking around like a sushi roll with no waist!

I love reading about your life on your blog...in some ways it reminds me of mine....full of dichotomies, but at the end of the day....it seems to work ;-)

Thank you for your kinds words of support!

Congratulations on the first anniversary of your b...

2008-04-21T17:21:00.000-07:00

Congratulations on the first anniversary of your blog, Ingar. You've done a great job and was awarded the " Blogs of Note " by Blogger.

Growing up in the sunny South we grew just about everything we cooked so it was not only delicious but healthy. Soul food cooked with love.

Then by some odd quirk of fate I married a Korean and learned a whole new cuisine which I love. For the life of me I don't understand why Korean cuisine hasn't become a food sensation like Thai or Chinese. I may be prejudiced but I think its SO much better :)

Looking forward to many more creative posts.

zen chef ~ hello & welcome...thoroughly enjoy ...

2008-04-11T05:58:00.000-07:00

zen chef ~ hello & welcome...thoroughly enjoy your blog & writing style as well. You had me convinced; I thought your blog was somewhere in a bustling city in France or perhaps London till I read further to find in a food centric city in the u.s.!

what a great experience to have gone to culinary school in the Basque region - amazing what our parents did with us isn't it!?

my french kitchen ~ hello there & welcome....I'm in the mood for sun!

What a sunny post! Good luck on your new direction...

2008-04-11T02:10:00.000-07:00

What a sunny post! Good luck on your new direction, I will enjoy hopping on board for the ride..
ronell

Hey, it's nice to find your blog. I find it very r...

2008-04-10T10:15:00.000-07:00

Hey, it's nice to find your blog. I find it very refreshing, you're a really good writer and I'll be back!

(btw: I was born and raised in Southwestern France, I posted a special recipe for Gateau Basque about 2 weeks ago. You should check it out. :-)

Penni ~ Hi there & thank you for the words of ...

2008-04-10T08:34:00.000-07:00

Penni ~ Hi there & thank you for the words of encouragement! I have finally developed a pretty good juicing schedule that works in this busy life that I am trying to S L O W down. Thanks for visiting me here and I look forward to returning to your blog for your incredible journey...

hi Hillary ~ tart & sweet it is....perhaps its combining the opposites?!

Medena ~ Thank you so much; I am quite flattered and appreciate this gesture! I have proudly displayed the lovely E award you have given my on my blog. I plan to include in my upcoming posts shortly and pass down to others.
Talk soon....

Antonio - Hello again. I will continue to blog here at tastememory.com....I just plan to focus on food & memory stories. The next post will be the start of my revised theme of food & memory. Thanks for visiting and I look forward to reading more about your adventurous cooking - actually more than cooking - your 'culinary' posts!

I'll have the new post up in a day or two....thanks for your patiences, I've been kinda crazed here ;-)

your lemon pictures are beautiful!! when are you ...

2008-04-09T22:13:00.000-07:00

your lemon pictures are beautiful!! when are you starting your new blog? I love the idea of linking memories to food - keep posting!

It is my great pleasure to present you with the E ...

2008-04-08T20:24:00.000-07:00

It is my great pleasure to present you with the E award!!!

I got busy around the house, forgot all about adding more blogs for awards, and one of my favorites-yours!
Spring is sort of here, and I was so happy to go outside, even if it meant cleaning! :)))
Today was the first day I didn't neat heat, since October of last year! Yeah!

I understand your issues. I actually have the same...

2008-04-08T14:56:00.000-07:00

I understand your issues. I actually have the same problem here. In Newport there were soooo many great places! And now... such suburbia. So many chains which are okay but not fabulous. And for me take-out is usually a pizza now because it is the only thing delivered. It is such a chore to schlep the kids into the car etc... to pick something up and my husband is home only 5% of the time for meals. Alas I end up making pathetic quesadillas too often.

Who knew sugar and lemons would be so pretty?! Nic...

2008-04-08T13:27:00.000-07:00

Who knew sugar and lemons would be so pretty?! Nice header.

I LOVE your blog! I am so happy to know you're out...

2008-04-08T13:21:00.000-07:00

I LOVE your blog! I am so happy to know you're out here writing such wonderful memories. I have many! You're writing style is spectacular and I will be eager to keep up with you from now on! Thanks for visiting my blog today....we're all on this exciting journey with food and in my case right now, w/ juice! So happy to hear you're juicing!

All the Best!!
Penni

nicole ~ the frustration of dining here is when I ...

2008-04-08T07:07:00.000-07:00

nicole ~ the frustration of dining here is when I am tired of cooking and I just want take out Chinese or neighborhood Italian. Nothing reliable here - my back up has been a decent Indian restaurant and a few posh dining spots when able to get sitters, but too upscale to schlep kids too.

elle ~ hello there, yes we've had back + forth weather here. I got these on a sunny day and I am just amped for the sun to start taking over again!

can't wait to see the limes & lime bars. Yes - citrus + just fruits in general photograph beautifully....look forward to more of your yummy posts + new header.

It's funny, I made lime bars yesterday and took al...

2008-04-08T06:47:00.000-07:00

It's funny, I made lime bars yesterday and took all these shots of the limes, hoping to use one somewhere on my blog. I ended up deciding on the header, just like your lemons!

Those are gorgeous photos, and make me want warmer...

2008-04-08T05:51:00.000-07:00

Those are gorgeous photos, and make me want warmer weather now. But looking at the temp, it's only 36. We have a way to go, yet. I'm looking forward to reading more of your blog!

Well it is GOOD to be a snob sometimes! It shows t...

2008-04-07T16:05:00.000-07:00

Well it is GOOD to be a snob sometimes! It shows taste! Both literally and figuratively. Lovin' the lemons.... still. I grew up in So. Cal. myself so they were always a staple.

cooking genie ~ hello & thnx for insight about...

2008-04-06T14:34:00.000-07:00

cooking genie ~ hello & thnx for insight about memory + food....my love+specialty!

nicole ~ its amazing the lemon + sugar recall to our childhood....I always thought it was just a 'california' thing as I grew up there, but am finding it totally commonplace; kinda like those orangesicles!

jessica ~ yeah makes me think of lemon shots, though I haven't tried that yet....but makes me think about the sicilian limoncello...yum!

hey medena ~ I'm in that springtime mood - I've been into citrus + bioflavanoids lately!
good to hear from you - from what you've shared, you've got some great food memories from your family hearth....it's amazing once we open the door to that just a wee bit, how much more comes flooding out.

I am writing my memoirs on food, growing up in san francisco + my parent's cultural heritage via Korea....sometimes it's hard knowing where to start; but I always start at a certain moment in time with a particular food memory and the story writes itself once I get out my own way!

From this photo I can almost feel the warmth of su...

2008-04-03T21:33:00.000-07:00

From this photo I can almost feel the warmth of sunshine!
I like the header; lemons work great for me, it's all about lemons lately! :)
Thanks for kind words in reply to my comment; you got me thinking and I shall write something about the era of me growing up soon. Ah, it was so long ago! ;)

Lemon Shots? I swear I don't even drink regularly ...

2008-04-03T16:17:00.000-07:00

Lemon Shots? I swear I don't even drink regularly but that's the thought I had. The picture/header is really beautiful though!

I LOVE your new header! Looks great. So perfect fo...

2008-04-03T09:59:00.000-07:00

I LOVE your new header! Looks great. So perfect for spring/summer. Lemons are so enticing. And YES I DO remember dipping lemons in sugar and licking and sucking and eating them while playing on the front lawn!

That is simply amazing. An epicurean demonstration...

2008-04-03T08:01:00.000-07:00

That is simply amazing. An epicurean demonstration of the power of the mind. Mouthwatering.