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Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road"

January 26, 2016 by Naina Sharma in Books

A review of Gloria Steinem's newest, and fantastic book, My Life on the Road. 

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January 26, 2016 /Naina Sharma
book review, feminism, gloria steinem
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How to Appreciate Food: Michael Pollan's Cooked

August 23, 2013 by Naina Sharma in Books

Any anthropology groupie (guilty) will be absolutely thrilled by Michael Pollan’s newest food adventure, Cooked.

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August 23, 2013 /Naina Sharma
Cooked, michael pollan, Anthropology, book review, nonfiction, non-fiction, food history, food lit
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Call me Nara Smith [butternut squash pie with butternut picked and puréed straight from the garden!]
Plum cobbler on a long weekend
Layers on a lazy Sunday [sour cream biscuits]
August at the farmers market is elite [corn, zucchini, scallion, basil, burrata]
In my lemon meringue era
Almond flour raspberry cake on a rainy spring day
Afternoon funfetti [brown butter Rice Krispies ala @smittenkitchen]
A perfect pop on a Sunday morning
Caramel Custard for Christmas
Matzo ball soup seems like a good Christmas Eve tradition
Pizza party [part whole wheat crust with artichoke, pepperocini, spinach, @beyondmeat sausage, spinach, mozz, parm, tomato sauce] . . Mix 2 1/4 tsp (1 packet) instant yeast with 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 and 1/3 warm water (around it 100 degrees, what
Layers. [buttermilk biscuits]
Work from home multitasking [Plum almond upside down cake with cardamom caramel]
I’ll make you rotis but they’ll be dressed like pizza
The only bouquet I want [lemon sweet rolls with lemon cream cheese frosting pre▶️post bake
Comfort baking in uncomfortable times [banana bread with pecans]
Sunshine on a cloudy day [lemony turmeric tea cake recipe from @alisoneroman]
A thanksgiving trio [maple pecan, pumpkin, pear cranberry pies]
Pastries for papa on a happy birthday [gluten-free orange almond torte]
Starting the weekend off right [@csaffitz’s cherry cobbler]