food Archive

  • Carrot Cake Jam

    Carrot Cake Jam

    My Ph.D. exams are over, and now I have a desperate need to ground myself in the experience of my everyday life again. Exams, for instance, require that all attention is paid to the content of study. I have a hard time balancing that impulse...

    Full Story

  • Trauman’s Chocolate No-bake Cookies

    Trauman’s Chocolate No-bake Cookies

    Here’s one of my comfort food recipes from my childhood. Totally representative of the cooking philosophy in our house: simple, fast, cheap, standard cookware, common ingredients, less than healthy. So, it’s perfect for a graduate student. Perfect for a bachelor. Perfect if you’re in a...

    Full Story

  • Mocha Cherry Jam

    Mocha Cherry Jam

    Postmodern ecology. Not a great subject to start the day’s reading. Much better to procrastinate. I’ve been meaning to raid my friend’s cherry tree (with permission) for some cool jam. Maybe canning is a form of postmodern ecology. There’s something I’m really attracted to about...

    Full Story