Author Archives: kunstkitchen

About kunstkitchen

Visual artist and writer hunting words, languages, visions, and insight in my kitchen - connecting Art (Kunst) and culture and slow food cooking. Classically trained artist. Paint and draw with traditional materials. Live in the Northland where it's six months of winter. Appreciate the little things in life. Sharing food and art experiences and the lessons that my talented and generous friends have given me.

A Contemplative Life = Ruminating Never Goes Anywhere

Posted on 10/10/2020

Three Photos of Autumn that I took this week. The streets of the Inner City are dressed up in the reds, yellows and oranges like a festival before the snows. Continue reading →

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Lights Out” for Bird Migration = Cornell University – Video

Posted on 10/03/2020

The Ornithology Department has bird cast alerts about whether migration is high medium or low in your area of the United States. Continue reading →

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A Contemplative Life = “For What It’s Worth” – CSNY

Posted on 10/01/2020

Sing out for change.
Stand Strong together
This is life. Continue reading →

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Easy Lemon Blueberry Muffins = A Day of Conversations in the Garden – Poetry

Posted on 09/20/2020

I found a recipe for Lemon and Blueberry Muffins. It appealed to me because it was made with oil and less sugar than other recipes that I have made.
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A Bit of A Pickle = Stress Relief Cooking and Making Food to Give Away

Posted on 09/13/2020

Another pie, another pickle of cucumber, beets and hot pickled green beans; a filled puff pastry with kale, ricotta, smoked turkey; apple pie with apples from the farmers market; date cake; turkey chili. My senses are overwhelmed. I’ve worked through … Continue reading →

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