July 2009

Mexican Border Wall

by zora on July 10, 2009

In advance of my impending trip to Cancun, I’m glad to see that Mexico is taking some serious steps. Mexico Builds Border Wall To Keep Out US Assholes And speaking of the wall, here’s a good cartoon from a Mexican blogger/political cartoonist. The caption reads “Bad Mexico, bad!… It’s cut with cornstarch.”

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Queens Walkabout: Tortilleria Nixtamal, Timmy O’s, Pollo Campero

by zora on July 7, 2009

On Sunday, Peter and I took a long walk in Queens. It happened to be our anniversary (cue: awwww!); otherwise, we would’ve just lounged around the house like slugs, as usual. Ordinarily, we would’ve ridden our bikes, but since our Spain trip, walking seems more enjoyable. (And deep down, I know biking is the lazy [...]

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Syrian Fourth of July

by zora on July 7, 2009

I could claim that I read the newspaper on July 4 and saw the heartwarming story about Bashar al-Asad sending Obama a 4th of July telegram inviting him to Syria, but really, I was plotting the Syrian dinner a couple of days earlier. During my May trip, I loaded up my suitcase with pomegranate molasses [...]

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Brian Eno in the Kitchen

by zora on July 1, 2009

Thanks to vegetarian duck, I was entranced to read about the application of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies in cooking. I always knew I liked Eno, and I’d heard reference to the Oblique Strategies–a deck of cryptic cards for inspiration–but I didn’t know Eno had also discussed the Zen of cooking. It all makes sense now! [...]

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