Tag: food

by James Murren 14 August 2023 Number of comments0
California Libations MTB

Ukiah Brewing Company: Make Beer Not War

From the entrance through the front door, the view of the display case of decadent desserts was eye candy secondContinue Reading

by James Murren 24 May 2020 Number of comments0
Ethiopia Poetry

Berbere Poem in Sub-Saharan Magazine

I wrote a poem about berbere and eating doro wot/spicy chicken stew and it found a home in a newContinue Reading

by James Murren 22 September 2019 Number of comments0
California Mexico

Travels in Borderlandia–A Silent Film and Techno Music

Take a silent film lost and then found in a box in Mexico. Have the UNAM–National Autonomous University of Mexico–restoreContinue Reading

by James Murren 25 January 2019 1
Libations

Tang, Dandelion Wine, and Homemade Root Beer

Aunt Teresa recently passed away … Three things, among many, will always remind me of Aunt Teresa because they areContinue Reading

by James Murren 29 August 2018 Number of comments0
Tea

Somali “Doughnuts” in San Diego on R&K

A short piece I wrote for Roads & Kingdoms is here: https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2018/somali-doughnuts-in-san-diego/ An excerpt: At a nondescript San Diego SomaliContinue Reading

by James Murren 22 April 2018 Number of comments0
Poetry

Skinning Deer

Butcher’s Son Did Not See Rural Food Insecurity When I was a kid, grizzled men returned from Penn’s Woods duringContinue Reading

by James Murren 21 December 2017 Number of comments0
California

Street Tacos at the Bakery and Guava Soda

I saw it late one night more than a year ago, returning home from a live music show at aContinue Reading

by James Murren 03 March 2017 Number of comments0
California

Get Outside …

Wherever you are, get outside this weekend!

by James Murren 07 February 2017 Number of comments0
Say Something

Travel Tip and Blog Update: No Ads and No Social Media

For several years, this site has been free of advertisements.  Now, I have gone social media-free, too.  What does thatContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 January 2017 Number of comments0
California

San Diego Fish Tacos

Never ask a San Diegan where their favorite place for fish tacos might be, mostly because we have more thanContinue Reading

by James Murren 15 December 2016 Number of comments0
California Mexico Mountains MTB Photos

New for 2017 — Mountains, Ocean, Travel

As 2016 comes to a close, it is looking like 2017 will be off to a solid start on myContinue Reading

by James Murren 14 December 2016 Number of comments0
Mexico

Machaca con Huevos Travel Breakfast Dispatch in Roads and Kingdoms

“I tear off another piece of soft, corn tortilla and add a forkful of machaca con huevos to it, foldingContinue Reading

by James Murren 10 December 2016 2
Say Something

Cookin’ with Jim, Playin’ Foodie, Sans Hashtags, or Not

I grew up in household where good ole meat and potatoes was the main course more than one night aContinue Reading

by James Murren 06 December 2016 Number of comments0
Mexico

Ceviche Tostadas for Breakfast, a Travel Dispatch in Roads and Kingdoms

Roads and Kingdoms is an award-winning online travel journal/magazine that I’ve been a fan of for a while now. InContinue Reading

by James Murren 08 August 2016 Number of comments0
Senegal

Senegalese Food = Yum!

Senegalese food is quite tasty.  Yassa, with chicken or fish or lamb (the ones I got to eat), satiates, especiallyContinue Reading

by James Murren 07 August 2016 5
Senegal

Senegal’s Madd Fruit

Madd is a wild fruit that grows in the forests of Casamance in southern Senegal.  It tastes great, once youContinue Reading

by James Murren 28 July 2016 Number of comments0
Senegal

Senegal Wrestling: Lac 2 vs Yekini

Senegal is famous for its wrestling. This past Sunday, the mega match was Lac 2 vs Yekini. Lac 2 wasContinue Reading

by James Murren 07 April 2016 Number of comments0
Mexico

Mmm … Tamales in Tijuana

There’s often a line.  Are they “the best” TJ has to offer?  I don’t know.  What I do know isContinue Reading