Nine-year-old A.J. Racy would often make small flutes out of the reeds growing a short distance away from his family’s home. He would cut suitable reeds from the garden and dry them, turning them from green to a light brown. The nay, a reed flute popular in Arab music, is created in precisely the same […]
Author Archives: Erin Nyren
Party Flavors: Orange and chocolate biscotti
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. As a child, biscotti was a saving grace to me: the one […]
Party Flavors: Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Shallot Dip
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. Brussels sprouts can be a polarizing force among humans. Very few people […]
Album Review: ‘I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it’
“I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it” – perhaps one of the lengthiest album titles and longest running times in recent memory – somehow still leaves the listener wishing for more. The release of The 1975’s sophomore album has been incessantly hyped ever since lead singer […]
Party Flavors: Blue cheese crostini with balsamic-roasted grapes
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. I’ve never watched an Academy Awards show the entire way through. Over […]
Party Flavors: Zucchini-walnut loaf
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. In a “Parks and Recreation” episode, characters April and Andy throw a […]
Party Flavors: Meatball sliders
The party food landscape has become increasingly homogeneous, with its ubiquitous bag of Doritos rather than homemade fudge or stuffed mushrooms. Columnist Erin Nyren would like to bring back the house parties of yore, in which everyone cooked or baked something to share. I have little to no knowledge of the sports world, so I […]