Month: May 2009
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Today is a Wonderful Day
Today is a wonderful day. Ninety years ago my friend Anastasia, better known as Annie was born. A few weeks ago I told Annie that I would have her over for dinner, but as our kitchen remodel was delayed and…
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Philippe’s Paella and a Polka Dotted Apron
Photographs and Text by Corey Amaro. First, you take a salsa loving man, put him in a tango style apron, and give him an enormous paella pan and turn up the heat nice and slow.Next, you chop up red and…
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How to build up an Appetite
8:00 am The Kitchen stripped bare.Everything that was in the kitchen is now stacked in the living room. The oven/stove is being unhooked and moved. 8:15 am Oven/Stove is moved out of the way. The gas is disconnected. The table…
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Would You like to Join us for Dinner?
You will need to bring a chair, some ready-made food, and paper plates. Guess what we had for dinner last night? The kitchen is in a million pieces, and I won't mention the dust. I'll be back later this evening…
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The French Riviera
Photographs and Text by, Corey Amaro The French Riviera conjures up images of an enticing, blue sea. Where sirens sing with the cicadas, alongside the parasol pine trees. Where famous towns such as Monte Carlo, St. Tropez, Nice, and Cannes…
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Motherhood
French Husband's youngest cousin, Anais. Text and Photo, by Corey Amaro Anais and I were walking down the street to the park, when my neighbor, an older woman, came out of her house to greet us. "Bonjour," she gave in…