tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post8139450417733724240..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Zola is a big show-off - Claude stopped in his tracks, uttering little cries of admirationAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-21003729674025538522013-04-29T23:19:32.389-05:002013-04-29T23:19:32.389-05:00Black radishes, no, almost never. Roasted radishe...Black radishes, no, almost never. Roasted radishes are common fare in our home in season. <br /><br />Recipe: Clean, trim, oil, salt, roast.<br /><br />Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-39782233473489867612013-04-29T21:51:26.505-05:002013-04-29T21:51:26.505-05:00What, no black radishes in your local markets? Th...What, no black radishes in your local markets? They're rather bland raw, but are very nice roasted with other root vegetables, preferably with garlic and butter. (I think this post calls for recipes...)Doug Skinnerhttp://www.dougskinner.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-37091843937509621152013-04-29T12:48:25.592-05:002013-04-29T12:48:25.592-05:00Those black radishes are hard to find, too, but I ...Those black radishes are hard to find, too, but I have seen them with my own eyes. Perhaps there is something going on with the light effects in this passage. Zola had the eye of an Impressionist painter.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-54984962275429094102013-04-29T10:23:41.779-05:002013-04-29T10:23:41.779-05:00"Still Life on an Empty Belly."
When is..."Still Life on an Empty Belly."<br /><br />When is the last time tomatoes were local and healthy enough to be blood red? Here, they're all a demoralized orange.Colleenhttp://jamandidleness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-54904259267690157162013-04-25T09:18:47.449-05:002013-04-25T09:18:47.449-05:00A fine Parisian treat is to visit the giant flower...A fine Parisian treat is to visit the giant flower stalls around the corner from Notre Dame, but I could not see how that made sense in this context.<br /><br />You would think - I mean I would - that the foodie tourism alone would justify a rebuilt Les Halles, a Paris-scaled version of something like what Paul Bocuse organized in <a href="http://www.hallespaulbocuse.lyon.fr/" rel="nofollow">Lyon</a>.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-26813860598906239632013-04-25T08:56:14.891-05:002013-04-25T08:56:14.891-05:00"Stalls" is not right at all.
One just..."Stalls" is not right at all. <br /><br />One just has to sigh looking at Les Halles today (or even tomorrow, if the current transformation of it is going to be anything like what it appears it's going to be). Fortunately, one can still find a few significantly downsized yet still spectacular markets around Paris entirely capable of inspiring Zola-like cries of admiration. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.com