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The salad days are now

Posted on May 28, 2013 by The Daily Cure

The expression that’s playing around my head today is that lovely turn of phrase “the salad days.” Shakespeare wrote these words in 1606, in his play Antony and Cleopatra. A mature Cleopatra is thinking back to the days of her … Continue reading →

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Color Story #9: Edible Winter Roses

Posted on January 28, 2013 by The Daily Cure

It’s been snowing today. So the sky and the general palette of the day are overwhelmed by whiteness (read: cold). And yet. And yet. When I walked into the vegetable vendor’s this morning, I was pleasantly ambushed by the persistent … Continue reading →

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Radicchio rosso di Treviso tardivo

Posted on February 1, 2011 by The Daily Cure

Radicchio rosso di Treviso tardivo. a daunting polysyllabic mouthful referring to one of winter’s finer offerings: a variety of radicchio cultivated late in the growing season, November to February, depending on the weather. Perfectly crisp, pleasingly bitter and slightly sweet … Continue reading →

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