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Bread for Bambinos from A Greek mother

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Road Trip Teri

  Zoi Maroudas says that her Calugine bread tastes especially good dipped in the oil from the Maroudas olive orchard on the island of Zante (Zakynthos). I have to agree. There’s a hint of a Greek Taverna with a view … Continue reading →

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From Kangaroo grass to wheat: Europe arrives in Australia

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Road Trip Teri

                      Wild emu at the edge of the New South Wales Outback (TWC). Gifts of bread Aboriginal stories credit Captain James Cook with bringing bread to Australia.  The stories tell … Continue reading →

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The history of grasses — a timeline

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Road Trip Teri

Snow’s melting in Berrien County, Michigan, showing the winter wheat greening up, March 22, 2014 [Photo, Micki Glueckert] The dates given in this timeline are the best approximations available at the time of publication (March 25, 2014). One hundred million … Continue reading →

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Sicilian wheat, a smattering of tastes

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Road Trip Teri

The Sicilian flag shows Medusa’s head, with ears of wheat alternating with the three legs that some say represent the three corners of Sicily. One source says that the Gorgons (Medusa was one of three) represented the destructive aspect of Athena. Perseus … Continue reading →

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