Laura Burns 8/2/21 Laura Burns 8/2/21

Have You Eaten (Rice) Yet?

Many Asian cultures have this common greeting, used as a way to say hello.

Laura Burns 3/25/21 Laura Burns 3/25/21

Snipping Herbs

Ann handed me a pair of kitchen shears and asked me to clip some chives, oregano, thyme, basil and rosemary for the soup.

Laura Burns 2/5/21 Laura Burns 2/5/21

She remembers best the smell of the store: fresh and woody, with lingering smells of produce and food.

Laura Burns 3/5/19 Laura Burns 3/5/19

“China slips through my fingers,” I wrote in my journal my first full morning in Shanghai.

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Cooking can be a pleasure, can be a salve to a difficult day.