“If fresh basil is not available, substitute 1 cup fresh parsley leaves and 2 teaspoons dried basil” The Silver Palate Cookbook, by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins, 1982 (from the recipe for Tapenade Dip, p. 22) Can you imagine fresh basil not being available? Me neither. But I can remember … Continue reading
“We should not say that one man’s hour is worth another man’s hour, but rather that one man during an hour is worth just much as another man during an hour. Time is everything, man is nothing; he is at the most time’s carcass.” Karl Marx An episode from … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking about Hafnefer, an Egyptian “mistress of? the house” during the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom. Hafnefer (or Hafnefret, as it is alternatively transliterated) and her husband Ramose. were the parents of Senemut, who was himself the chief architect, vizier and/or lover (depending on who you read) … Continue reading