http://pmoed.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by P.A Moed en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:25:55 GMT 2010-01-07T14:25:55Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549048 Friends were coming for supper last night and my oven shorted out, so I had to get creative. I had to find a dish that could be cooked in a limited number of pots, wouldn't be labor intensive, and . . . Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:38:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549048 P.A Moed 2008-12-31T03:38:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972736 Eight of My Favorite Foreign Films: You’ll notice that 3 of them have food or cooking as a major plot line…Surprised?   ·         Antonia’s . . . Tue, 01 May 2007 19:51:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976972736 P.A Moed 2007-05-01T19:51:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856853     It's been a few weeks since we returned from the Mediterranean cruise, the winning prize for the 2006 Gather Travel Writing contest.  The wonderful folks at Gather scrimped . . . Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:14:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976856853 P.A Moed 2006-12-10T12:14:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811669 The Dutch know how to relax.  At the beach in Zanvoort an Zee, the snack trucks are pulled by tractor trailer up and down the beach so you don't have to walk far to get your fried fish and French . . . Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:58:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811669 P.A Moed 2006-10-09T13:58:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811178 When Mozart was 11, he played sublime music on this organ at St. Bavo's Church in Utrecht.  But how did his feet reach the pedals?  Even during a practice session, the sound was mesmerizing . . . Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:07:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811178 P.A Moed 2006-10-08T19:07:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811176 Koffie verkeerd, our favorite drink in the Netherlands, translates into upside down coffee--in other words there's more milk and less coffee than usual. (We also liked the cookie that came with every . . . Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:59:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811176 P.A Moed 2006-10-08T18:59:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811163 I is for Io, our host's cat, that we cared for during our stay. Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:24:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811163 P.A Moed 2006-10-08T18:24:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811156 Etty Hillesum's diaries written during World War II provide a 24-year-old's view of the German occupation. We visited her hometown of Deventer and the research center devoted to the promulgation . . . Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:21:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976811156 P.A Moed 2006-10-08T18:21:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808808 E is for energy. They definitely use plug-in power less in the Netherlands. The refrigerator in our host's house was about the size of the one we had in college. Permanent recycling stands were . . . Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:51:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808808 P.A Moed 2006-10-05T12:51:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808802 Dutch dogs are a motley lot--some pedigree, some mutts, and some unidentifiable breeds we had never seen before.  (The one in the picture appears to be mostly wolf.)   Unlike their exuberant . . . Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:39:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808802 P.A Moed 2006-10-05T12:39:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808583 C is for Canals. There are hundreds of them. Everywhere you look, you see water, which gives you the odd sensation that you really are walking on water! Combined with a high average rainfall, we quickly . . . Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:09:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808583 P.A Moed 2006-10-05T01:09:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808541 The best way to get to know Amsterdam. We climbed on the black utilitarian bikes our hosts left us and zigzagged down the streets. The bikes had no gears and only one had handbrakes. Taking a deep breath, . . . Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:56:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808541 P.A Moed 2006-10-04T23:56:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808537 A is for Amsterdam...where we spent 3 terrific weeks this summer on a home exchange with a lovely Dutch-American family. When you swap houses, you stop being a tourist and experience what it's . . . Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:49:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976808537 P.A Moed 2006-10-04T23:49:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976758272                       When in Italy, we often avoid the big cities and search instead for old-world . . . Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:24:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976758272 P.A Moed 2006-06-07T15:24:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976751376      Expect the unexpected.  This is our mantra when we travel abroad.  Lost luggage, misplaced reservations, poor directions, delays at the airport--all are possible, but . . . Fri, 12 May 2006 12:27:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976751376 P.A Moed 2006-05-12T12:27:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976744862 It happened again. The egg white curse. It's fickle. It's maddening. It can render a perfectly beautiful walnut Passover torte into a smoldering ruin. This year it struck twice, so my hazelnut . . . Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:11:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976744862 P.A Moed 2006-04-16T17:11:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976743307                                          I was having . . . Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:49:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976743307 P.A Moed 2006-04-10T18:49:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976741264 My son Alex turned 17 this week, so of course, I had to put on my apron (so to speak) and search my cookbooks for the perfect recipe. He liked the concept of the Zuccotto--a dome of pound cake filled . . . Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:43:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976741264 P.A Moed 2006-04-02T01:43:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976734264 I spoke to Sarah the other night on the telephone for over two hours. This isn't remarkable, given that she works for Compaq technical support and our new computer crashed. Sarah wasn't her . . . Sun, 05 Mar 2006 00:53:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976734264 P.A Moed 2006-03-05T00:53:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976732519 A loving companion, Elegant, fearless, proud Eager for a swim, a run, a meal A bomb sniffer in the British Army Born on May 1, 1991 in England Died on February 23, 2006 in New Hampshire May his spirit . . . Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:46:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976732519 P.A Moed 2006-02-25T18:46:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976729052         Comfort food brings me back to my childhood, when a bowl of pastina with butter was the first thing I wanted to eat when the fever broke, or a dinner of meatloaf and mashed . . . Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:47:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976729052 P.A Moed 2006-02-10T14:47:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976726870 It's a cold winter night in New England.  What to eat for supper?  How about a glass of wine, a piece of warm ciabatta bread, and a bowl of Italian wedding soup?  Delicioso.   . . . Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:05:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976726870 P.A Moed 2006-01-31T03:05:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976726383 Small town New Hampshire.  Two portraits. He ordered breakfast: eggs, toast, and homefries--and sat alone in a booth at the Paugus Diner.  Drinking his coffee.  Looking out the window.  . . . Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:44:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976726383 P.A Moed 2006-01-29T02:44:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976724599 Let's talk trash. Garbage, that is. The other day I was walking our dog Max down a pretty country road and carrying a plastic bag of his ...well, you get the idea...when a garbage truck passed by . . . Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:14:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976724599 P.A Moed 2006-01-23T01:14:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976723640 I'm a collector of humble wisdom, hard-earned wisdom gathered in the most unlikely places.  Here are two lessons, both of which were revealed to me over meals.  Knowing me, you shouldn't . . . Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:07:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976723640 P.A Moed 2006-01-17T23:07:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976722823 I'm a nobody up here.  And that's OK. In our old town, people stopped us on the street to ask about our son, our vacation, my writing.  State and local newspapers carried interviews . . . Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:43:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976722823 P.A Moed 2006-01-15T02:43:17Z