I am traveling this week, and I just had the most delightful dinner with some academic acquaintances in Miami, Florida. They took me to a place called Books & Books, where we ate delicious food while surrounded by, you guessed it, books! I was so distracted by some of these books that I kept looking... Continue Reading →
For a recent holiday dinner with my in-laws, I was asked to bring a dessert. I volunteered to bring apple pie. Now, I don't even like apple pie, but I like sour cream apple pie, and I've made it a holiday tradition for the last ten years or so to make this pie on Thanksgiving... Continue Reading →
I ordered The Practice of Everyday Life: Volume 2: Living and Cooking (1998) by Michel de Certeau, Luce Giard, and Pierre Mayol as a companion to de Certeau’s The Practice of Everyday Life. This second volume seemed to be more aligned with my research interests and topic, as I read both of these books for... Continue Reading →
I don't often share recipes on my blog, although I have posted a few in the past here and here. This one is courtesy of The Today Show. We copied what we saw. Here are the results. You can't see it well, but nestled in between those TWO grilled cheese sandwiches is a hamburger with... Continue Reading →
Okay, okay. I know travelogues aren’t really the most fun types of posts to read, and they often come across as, “I’ve been to this really cool place and you haven’t.” However, despite my awareness of this, I’m going to do just that today. I went to Vienna, Austria, a few weeks ago to present... Continue Reading →
A peculiar phenomenon has recently come to my attention: people tend to believe that Utahns are uncultured, uneducated, and tasteless. I balk at this assumption because of my own obvious culture, education, and taste, but also because I know that this stereotype is not true. The definition of “culture” according to Merriam-Webster, is “the act... Continue Reading →
I’ve spent the last few days traveling because of an academic conference in Toronto, Canada. It was my first time presenting at a big national/international conference, and I felt that it went well. My presentation and the other panelists’ presentations sparked a lot of interesting conversation and critical discourse. I’m glad it is over, but... Continue Reading →
I just got home from an academic conference in Las Vegas. It was one that I had applied to for presenting, but I did not get in. I guess the acceptance rate is some 30 percent, so I don’t feel too bad about it. I was accepted into a research workshop associated with the conference,... Continue Reading →
As you probably know, today is Thanksgiving in the United States. My turkey has been brined and is in the oven, and my sour cream apple pies are begging me to eat them. I have fourteen people coming to eat at my house. Five of them arrived a few nights ago. My dad, his partner,... Continue Reading →
A while back, I posted a recipe. Well, it’s time for another one. This is one of the standards at our house, and I got it from my brilliant friend Toni. I often use this recipe to entertain. It is so delicious and easy to make. Four-Star Texas Chili (Why not five stars?) 1 pound... Continue Reading →
The Bookshelf of Emily J. 