Category Archives: Food Humor

Happy Birthday! What? Another Year…and Cake! Food Art…

Posted on 01/28/2022 by kunstkitchen

Birthday Celebrations are important in some cultures. In America people have big parties for kids and adults – sometimes even surprise parties! In Holland the person celebrating their birthday gives the party. In Japan, everyone has January 1st as their birthday! Continue reading →

Posted in Cake, Desserts, Food Humor, Fruit, photography | Tagged birthdays, cake, cake art, Celebrations, chocolate mousse, food, Food art, Happy Birthday, photography, travel, Winter celebration | 3 Comments

Alan’s Sourdough Gluten Free Bread Experiment – Gluten Free Flour – Covid Baking in Oregon

Posted on 02/20/2021 by kunstkitchen

Alan’s prowess with food experiments is a continuing source of good food for his roommates, one of whom cannot have any wheat flour. By phone Alan told me that he made sourdough starter and what’s entailed in the process. I followed along with great interest. Continue reading →

Posted in Bread, Food Humor, health, photography, Slow food and art in the kitchen | Tagged Bob's red Mill flour, Covid Baking, Friends cooking, gluten free bread, Gluten Free rice flour, sourdough bread, sourdough starter | 5 Comments

From Rommegrott, Lutefisk, Lefse Recipes to Ryōkan the Hermit = Mind Traveling

Posted on 01/16/2021 by kunstkitchen

I found this recipe in one of the church cookbooks that I collected long ago and far away. As a laugh, I sent this to my friend Alan, who has some Norwegian ancestry and called me to rave about how his mother made Rommergrott and how they loved it.
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Posted in Art Work, environment, Food Humor, health, photography, poetry | Tagged "Zen Buddhism", food, hermit, Ingebretsens, japanese poetry, lefse, lutefisk, meditation, mind travelling, rommegrott, Ryōkan, Scandinavian products, Shohaku Okamura, zen quotes, Zen teaching | 16 Comments

Chicken Stock! Or When Chicken Stock is a Gelatinous Consistency = Surprise! Make Wine Sauce

Posted on 09/21/2019 by kunstkitchen

After the Chicken Stock Recipe from the other day, I took my chicken stock out of the fridge because I had this brilliant inspiration while food shopping that I should make a wine sauce. What’s this?! It’s looks like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Farmer's Markets, Fish, Food Humor, Slow food and art in the kitchen, Soup, Stew | Tagged bones, chicken stock, Chicken stock in red wine sauce recipe, collagen, food, health, humor, inspiration, olive oil, red wine sauce, when chicken stock is gelatinous consistency | Leave a comment

Candy Shop = “The best Candy Store in the Netherlands”

Posted on 03/27/2019 by kunstkitchen

A day in Edam the Netherlands was a treat. Not only is Edam a very picturesque town, but according to my tour guide, Edam has the best “Snoepwinkel” (candy store) in the Netherlands. Jos, who grew up in Edam is … Continue reading →