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Monthly Archives: May 2012
On Japanese eggplant in oyster sauce, with chicken and vermicelli
I would doubt that Franz Liszt would have thought, liked, or permitted that any of his Transcendental Etudes were listened to as interludes during the preparation of Japanese eggplant. But history, and the recording industry, marches on. The meal is simple to … Continue reading
On Chicken Burgers with Asparagus, Ravel, and Brahms
I will not purchase Kentucky fried chicken. Although I much like the state of Kentucky, especially for Louisville having introduced me to bourbon at riverside a rather many years ago, I will not eat what the Colonel claims is tasty. Its … Continue reading
13 May 2002 – Chopin Nocturnes for Sechelt
Monday, May 13, 2002, 8:47 am, Vancouver, BC Chopin’s nocturnes, through to Op. 48/1, that remarkable piece in C minor, while having our light dinner. Then I made some notes while Gloria watched the conclusion of the tennis finals from … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Years Ago, Journals
Tagged Chopin, Davis Bay, Frédéric Chopin, Gibsons, Hendrik Slegtenhorst, Horseshoe Bay, Langdale, Sechelt, Sunshine Coast, Travel
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13 May 2007 – Götterdämmerung
Sunday, 13 May 2007, 8:28 am, St. Stephen, NB Thursday a very busy day at Town Hall, including sessions with the RCMP, land-owners of the land-lease property, Bill Garcelon about the civic centre situation and other matters, and landowners on … Continue reading
On Fennel with Pork Loin Cutlets
Fennel is an exemplar of vegetarian fantasy. Even its botanical name, Foeniculum vulgare, has something about it that Noël Coward would have undeniably noticed, and, the stanza being in readiness, would have inserted into an unsuspecting set of lyrics. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged Balsamic vinegar, Chopin, Fennel, Maipo Valley, Mediterranean Sea, Noël Coward, Paradise Lost, Schubert
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On Tortellini with Red Peppers, Kale, and Bocconcini
It rained hard here in Edmonton yesterday, and almost as hard today. Yes, “we need it,” my neighbours and I exchanged on the elevator. So began this tale of tardy but tasty tortellini. I secure my tortellini from the Italian … Continue reading
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Tagged Bocconcini, Chopin, Food, Hendrik Slegtenhorst, Italian Centre, Kale, Sweet red pepper, Tortellini
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Arthur Bliss: Morning Heroes
I have known this work for some thirty years, I would think; and still cannot get a full grasp of it. It derives from events and losses mourned of those who could not be but heroic in the European war … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Arthur Bliss, Benjamin Britten, Hendrik Slegtenhorst, Homer, Iliad, Morning Heroes, Music, Somme, Whitman, Wilfred Owen, World War I
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