Chock Full o' SomethingYes, we can be nostalgic, really nostalgic, for something we never knew.Of course, we've understood for eons that nostalgia -- a warm haze of sentimental regret for a more beneficent past -- needn't have anything to do with what we actually did or saw. My own nostalgias usually hang on something edible: a stuffed artichoke, a cold piece of buttered toast, a dripping pickle. Each of these personal -- Brooklyn -- icons kicks off an emotion-larded story, a tale whose verifiable details left the premises long ago, but … [Read more...]
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...and so many of these postcard messages were written in fewer than 140 characters, I'll bet. Interesting too, that the...Nick Rabkin on A Repost Re: Photographer Milton Rogovin
I enjoyed seeing Rogovin's pictures and hearing your voice and words, Jeff. You got Rogovin exactly right, and found "those...pete mastro on Learning To Cook: Meatloaf
hi Jeff,great article,good recipe...thanks for the plug and the kind words....actually, I enjoyed the entire website... ...Rebecca on Learning To Cook: Meatloaf
Hi Jeff - Great recipe. Reminds me of my Turkey Meatloaf post! http://reberoad.blogspot.com/2011/01/pears-carrots-and-craisins-oh-my-eat-my.html Hope we can touch base soon. Cheers!Jeff Weinstein on Learning To Cook: Meatloaf
Happy New Year, Tobi! You have a better meatloaf memory than I do...Enjoy.tobi tobias on Learning To Cook: Meatloaf
Happy new year, Jeff! Will try your meatloaf recipe in 2012. It's just about what I recall from...