A triumphant return.

Regular readers will know that, some months back, I retreated from the world of ‘academic blogging,’ whatever that means. But I was reading Augustine on dietary restrictions today (cf. Sermo 149) and was reminded of the simple joy of sharing, under esoteric and allusive Latin titles, the streams of consciousness which sometimes flow out of reading Augustine.

Here is one:

Unless you are a vegetarian, a Muslim or an observant Jew, you really have to try this simple recipe. Squeeze some lime on some pork chops (probably about half a lime per chop), and let them sit in the refrigerator for a while (probably a couple of hours, although more couldn’t hurt). Then fry them up with a little bit of garlic. It is surprisingly good.

We at the Olsen Biebighauser table had them with some sweet potatoes. There was a consensus that the meal would have been improved had there also been included some cilantro rice. LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES, INTERNET.