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Turkey with a Side of Seaweed

by Anastasia on November 25, 2009

173553178_fdf8b165a3THIS IS OUR YEAR FOR A THANKSGIVING with a twist. I’m living in my first apartment that really feels like home (hooray!), so last week my mom packed a bag and drove down the coast to spend the holiday with me. We’re going to be eating an all-vegetarian meal with some dear friends in Charlotte. On the menu is old-fashioned corn pudding, apple crisp, mashed potatoes, sautéed kale, and baked squash with apples. What won’t we be eating, you ask (turkey and ham aside)? Seaweed. Yup, that’s right. Because we already tried that on Thanksgiving. [click to continue…]

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From Tripe to Tofu and Back Again

by Anastasia on April 1, 2009

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1970s Polaroid of my mother (back) with my grandmother and my aunt.

MY FAMILY’S STORY OF FOOD is partly the story of our evolution, of our identities unraveling into who we are today. As a third-generation American, I can barely pronounce gnocchi, let alone make it. And while that seems almost tragic to me, that’s the way my Italian grandmother and great grandmother would have wanted it—their offspring bearing the regional accents of New England and not of Asti. (My great grandmother, Nanny, actually used to pronounce that pasta dish “gnoch” in an effort to sound less Italian.) [click to continue…]

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A Nod to Sister Sarah McColl

by Anastasia on March 19, 2009

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Ms. Pink of Perfection herself, Sarah McColl

WHEN WE FIRST started TSP, we knew we had to collaborate with one of our favorite bloggers (and sisters), Sarah McColl of Pink of Perfection (dot com). We featured an interview with Sarah and her sister, Katy, in our very first TSP gallery show, alongside some of their holiday menu-worthy recipes. [click to continue…]

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