cover design: Laen Chan text and images by the individual authors and artists of each recipe
AN INTRODUCTION What does it mean to engage the senses in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? For most of us, taste, smell, sound, and certainly touch have been drastically altered over the past year. Whether we experienced the virus directly or not, it has shaped our relationships with health, mortality, and each other. For the artists who wrote the sensory scores you're about to read, it was their first year away at college in Chicago, some of them far from home. It’s been a time of independence and experimentation while navigating a shifting landscape of new social and creative boundaries. Fortunately, even with travel restrictions in place smell and taste can transport us to another place or time: scent is known to activate psychological spaces of memory and emotional response so deep that we often lack the language to articulate them ; taste is deeply intertwined with the communal and sculptural properties of food, connecting us through potlucks, family dinners (leaving definitions of ‘family’ open to many possibilities), holiday rituals and other cultural traditions. Over the course of this year, the students in Research Studio II: Making Sensory studied how other artists have responded to this moment as a creative prompt. Tasked with making embodied work when isolation and social distancing kept us apart, our Research Studio class looked to the sonic meditations of Pauline Oliveros, the somatic poetry exercises of CA Conrad, and the sometimes-edible artworks described in Filippo Tommoso Marinetti’s Futurist Cookbook, and in response developed the sensory scores and recipes you'll find in the following pages. Some are made to share with a roommate or close friend, while others are meant to be experienced alone or with someone far away. Pleasure and comfort are sometimes - but not always - the goal here. Each sensory score was proposed, tested, and tweaked by our team of creative researchers to change up your everyday routine. What if your hair smelled like someone else’s? Could you recreate a day at the beach in your living room? Would you like to share a meal with someone far away? The recipes that follow are an invitation to step out of the expected and to return to the senses as a way to travel, remember, and reconnect. Enjoy. Christa Donner and the Students of Research Studio II: Making Sensory, 2021
Smells have a very strong impact on me and my level of comfort in my own space. Washing my sheets and clothing with new products can keep me up all night. Certain candles or scents will give me intense headaches. The smell of fresh air in my room will dramatically improve my mood. I’ve also always paid extra attention to the smell of my own personal space and my home. I want to use and share my experiences with smell and scent to disrupt other’s sense of routine and normalcy. The main inspiration for this score was one night I took my conditioner out of the shower and forgot to put it back so I ended up borrowing my roommate’s. Because the smell was different from what I was used to I was constantly aware of the scent for almost the entire night. It wasn’t necessarily bad, but it was different and therefore became the center of my attention. It kept me up at night, lingered on my clothes and sheets and I would be continuously reminded of it. Such a small switch created such a powerful sense of change and discomfort within my own space. I want you to recreate this sort of experience in your own way and pay close attention to how it impacts your day and routine. images and text this page: Isabel Steffes
- Isabel Steffes HOME-SMELL
Time: Roughly 30 min (or the amount of time it takes to shower + 10 min)
INGREDIENTS 1-2 pumps of shampoo, conditioner and/or body wash that is either not yours or you’ve never used before A candle, scent diffuser, or anything that fills a room with a scent paper and pen
1. First, make your bathroom full of a scent you are not used to or have not smelled in a long time. Light a candle or incense, turn on a scent diffuser, or fill your shower with essential oils. Anything to make your bathroom full of a scent that you don’t smell regularly. 2. Then, take a shower or bath using bath products that are not your own or you have never used before. I recommend using a roommate or friend’s products (shampoo, conditioner, and/or body wash). 3. When out of the shower and finishing your shower routine pay careful attention to the smell of both yourself and the room. Smell your body, hair, and the air around you. 4. Now feel free to use different hand/body lotions if you would like, but this step is optional. 5. Now take some time to exist in your own comfort space or “home”, and be present in your own body and mind. ~10 minutes, or however much longer you would like. 6. As the day continues pay attention to your own smell. Does the smell of your bath products smell stronger than normal? Is it “bad” or “good” or somewhere in the grey area? Do you continue to recognize it or do you simply tune out the smell? Record your observations. 7. Pay attention to when the smell eventually fades and record when it does. 8. Record how this change in routine and normalcy made you feel. Did it impact your day in any way? Did it make you reconsider your everyday routines? 9. Finally: did you still feel at home?
- Liam Haskill -
PINK FLUFFY STUFF Combine the 4 ingredients, and let it chill for at least 2 hours before serving. This food is more of a dessert/ side, so I’d recommend you have something else with it for dinner. If you don’t want to use that much for ingredients, you can feel free to use a fraction of the specified amount.
INGREDIENTS:
This is a food that my family traditionally has, mostly on special occasions. You are invited to a video call with me and my family over dinner where we can chat about stories and such, almost as if you’re over a friend’s house for dinner. While interacting with my family it is important to take some questions into consideration:
- 1 can of cherry pie filling
How does this interaction make you think about your own family? How does it differ? How do you feel about interacting with complete strangers with differing traditions? Be sure to document how the recipe turned out for you, as well as your thoughts and feelings on the interaction as a whole. The QR code at the right links to a short video called “family dinner.” While you watch, keep the questions above in mind.
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
- 16 oz of Cool Whip - 1 can of crushed pineapple, drained
- Lorielle Harris -
Scents can easily trigger past memories and make you remember
SNIFF AND REMINISCE
the good times in your life with the ones you love. That is the whole concept of the experience you will encounter. For me personally, every time I smell the scent of lemon and vanilla extract together, I think of my mother because she used to make a lemon cream cake dessert that I enjoyed. Don’t worry you don’t need any prior memories associated with lemon and vanilla extract or any baking skills for this experience. The lemon and vanilla extract scent will be used as a guide to help you feel certain emotions that I feel when I smell these scents, and they will be used to help you concentrate on your Total Time: 10-15minutes
STEPS 1. Place your pot on the stove top and fill it with 1 ½ cup of water and set the temperature on medium heat and wait for the water to boil. 2. While waiting for the water to boil cut your lemon into four slices. While cutting the lemon, notice the scent that is released once you start cutting through the lemon. Think about these questions: •
Do I feel more awake once I cut the lemon and got a whiff of the citrus smell?
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Do I now suddenly feel hungry and is my mouth slightly watering?
past through a consistent scent. With this experience I hope that you will be able to feel calm, content, hungry, and feel closer to those you love.
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1 fl oz of Vanilla Extract
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Lemon
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3. Once you are finished cutting the lemon and the water is boiling place the lemons in the pot and cover the top with a lid. Keep the lemons covered for 3 minutes. 4. Now I would like you to think about someone you love whether that be a parent, friend, significant other etc and think about the time you either made a delicious meal with them or they made a delicious meal for you and you were around the while they were cooking the food. Let’s focus on these questions: •
How did I feel during that time? Was I happy? Excited? Thankful?
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How did the kitchen feel? Was it warm? Comforting? 5. Now focus on the temperature aspect of your memory and open the lid, and carefully get near the pot to smell the lemons and feel the heat. 6. Now it’s time for the vanilla extract. Put 1 ½ cap (the lid that comes with the extract) of vanilla extract in the pot. 7. While the vanilla extract is out take a few sniff of it. You can do this by putting it directly under your nose or moving it back and forth under your nose. While sniffing, think about this question:
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What is the sweetest thing that the loved one you are thinking of has done for me? This can be food related or just in general. 8. Finally after sniffing the vanilla extract you can take the lid off the pot and carefully get near it and sniff. You should notice a smell of lemon with a hint of vanilla extract. Also notice the temperature of the heat again.
Congratulations - you finished your journey of sniffing and reminiscing!
I’d like for you to join me in returning to childhood memories, taking in the surroundings of your kitchen and the task ahead of you. Did you ever spend time baking as a child? A mess made of your clothes and spoons coated in batter that you make sure to get a taste of, a close family member helping you as you bounced with anticipation. It wasn’t just about the sweets, even if your mind at the time might have been solely focused on them. You were making something together. As you recreate this recipe, I want you to discuss your memories with your friend, making the experience just as important as your sensory interactions. You may either use the recipe I have provided (my own childhood recipe) or you may substitute it with a recipe from your own memories, as long as you still interact with the different scents and tastes of ingredients.
- Lu Farmer CONFECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS
YOU WILL NEED: 1 Cup of Confectioners (Powdered) Sugar 1 Packet of Cream Cheese (softened) 1 Cup of Smooth Peanut Butter 1 Container of Cool Whip (defrosted in the fridge) 1/2 Cup of Milk 9 inch Graham Cracker crust Large Bowl A Friend (either in person or over the phone)
Total time: 1 hour max
Serves: 2
1. Prepare the kitchen space to your liking. A cluttered kitchen can be distracting and confusing as you work. 2. Invite your friend into the space (whether in person or over the phone) and explain that this is an experience to be shared. Don’t be afraid to chat as you work, this should feel very low pressure. 3. Place the softened cream cheese into a large bowl and open up the peanut butter jar. If you’d like to avoid getting your hands sticky, it’s best to spoon the peanut butter into your measuring cup and then spoon the contents into the bowl. Make sure to take in the aroma and if you’d like, you now have a spoon full of peanut butter to taste. 4. Mix together the cream cheese and peanut butter until it is consistent. Be sure to use a stiff spoon, this is the hardest part to mix. You can quickly understand why my grandmother had four children do it together while she held the bowl. As you mix, reflect with your friend on any specific memories from your childhood related to taste. For me, I drank a lot of lemonade Capri suns until I started elementary school. 5. Now gather a cup of powdered sugar. This stuff gets everywhere, so don’t be embarrassed if you make a mess. Feel free to taste a little, though, in my opinion, powdered sugar is best on fried treats from the county fair. As you mix in the sugar to consistency. It should look similar to a dough. I’d like for you and your friend to now reflect on family traditions. Are there any special meals that you have every year? That you would be lost without? My mom always makes scalloped potatoes for Easter and I can’t go without it now, so I’ll likely be making them by myself now that I’m here. 6. Pour in the milk and keep stirring. Most of this recipe is just stirring ingredients together, but I’ve learned through many unfortunate tasting pies that it is best to mix the ingredients one by one. As you make sure there are no hidden clumps of peanut butter.
7. Take your time with this next task. Take the cool whip out of the fridge. There is always residue left on the lid when you open it, so be sure to swipe your fingers through and taste it. This is where the pie gets truly sweet. Spoon half of the cool whip into the large bowl and slowly FOLD it in. Both patience and consistency are key, so as you slowly work the mix, I want you and your friend to take turns describing a kitchen. It can be your own back home, your grandmother’s, your cousin’s, any kitchen that you’d like as long as you have baked in it. What color is the wall? What smells are wafting from the oven? Is there anyone specific that you can picture in it? 8. Now that you’ve successfully combined all the ingredients, go ahead and taste the mix. This is always my favorite part, wishing to eat up all the sweet filling before I can even finish making the pie. 9. Spoon the mix into your graham cracker crust and even if the top. Use the plastic cover as a lid and place the pie in the freezer and the cool whip in the fridge. The official exercise is done! Feel free to relax with your friend and/or eat up the rest of the filling that remains in the bowl and on the spoon. 10. After at least an hour of freezing, you can pull the pie out of the freezer and top it off with the remaining cool whip. You can add any of your own toppings if you’d like - Chocolate drizzle, Reece’s cups, peanuts. This is your pie to share. And please share it! It tastes best that way :)
Cook time: 20 minutes
- Kapka STALE SOUP
Sometimes me and my roommate will set a pot of water to boil with essential oils in order to make an air diffuser/ humidifier. Most of the time, I’ll accidentally leave it on way too long until the water all boils out and I’m left with a burning pot. I’m instantly able to smell a kitchen mistake, and will have to scrub out a few burns from the bottom of the pot. Now, I can’t make you burn a pot for safety reasons, but I can make you get close. Here’s how.
INSTRUCTIONS 1) Wait until nightfall and keep the lights off in your kitchen. Other lights in other rooms are fine. 2) Bring a pot of 3 cups of water to a boil 3) Once boiling, add your favorite tea bag/ingredient. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Let it sit and boil, and don’t worry about the contents of the pot. Simply go about your night, sit on your phone, wash the dishes, put on some music, finish other tasks. 4) Once the timer rings, pick up another tea bag/ingredient. Add it to the pot. Let it boil and fill the room with steam. Set another 3 minute timer. Go back to doing whatever.
INGREDIENTS (you don’t need all of these exactly)
* 2-3 Teabags * Any spices * Any hot chocolate powder, coffee, etc. * Essential oils
5) Let the room fill with the scent of ingredients and boiling water and sprinkle some spices into the pot. Set another timer for 3 minutes. 6) Once this timer goes off, just start making a soup. A concoction. Throw whatever you have left in there. Go crazy if you want. Leave it to simmer and let most of the soup evaporate. Let the room fill with steam. Move between the kitchen and another room and feel the difference in humidity and temperature.
A humid torrential rain can be both thrilling and terrifying at the same time, yet the desire to experience one from the comfort of your own home lingers terribly on our brains. Heavy rains can be a time of reflection and cleansing, especially when encountered during a time when seeking immediate shelter and/or rushing home isn’t your top priority. We will start off by flooding the mouth with a refreshingly chill rush that mimics the strong gusts of wind before a rainfall. Humidity, warmth, and sweat plays a large role in emphasizing the tropical nature of the storm, and any type of watery fruit or vegetable will let us taste the rain without actually tasting it— the rains of the tropics are sweet and earthy with a hint of coolness that will stay with you for the rest of the day.
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An umbrella
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A bathroom with a shower
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Toothbrush
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Minty toothpaste
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Cold water
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Any watery type of fruit or vegetable that is easy to eat (I am using a cucumber/tomato)
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Naturally produced sweat
Duration: 25-30 min
- Laen Chan HOMEMADE TORRENTIAL RAINS FROM THE TROPICS
INSTRUCTIONS 1. First, gather all the materials together and place them where they are easily accessible. 2. Start off by brushing your teeth with minty toothpaste, most dentists recommend that you brush for 2 - 3 minutes to effectively clean your pearly whites. 3. Gulp down a glass of cold water, experience it fully as you let the water flood your system. 4. Next, work up a light sweat; jump, spin, and skip around the space around you (works best when listening to some good music of choice). Doing a set of five or more jumping jacks is a good place to start! 5. When you deem yourself sweaty enough for one day, grab your umbrella and your fruit/vegetable of choice and hit the showers. Making sure the water pressure is high, start the shower on the cold setting. 6. It is time to dive in! Get into the shower with your open umbrella, position yourself directly under the flow of water. 7. Start taking bites of your choice fruit/vegetable, savoring the taste slowly in your mouth and experiencing the fresh flavor as it hits your tongue. Notice the smells that escape as you continue to eat in the shower and imagine that you are surrounded by heavy torrential rains, the rush of the water shrouding all other sounds around you. 8. Feel free to leave the shower whenever you feel like it or when you are finished eating and think about how you feel after all that. Now that you are in the state of half-dry and half-damp, proceed to enjoy the rest of your day!
Preparation 43 seconds
Execution 2 minutes
YOU WILL NEED: -fruit - juice / cold water -yo self - phone or tablet -the audio link to the left
- Isaac GnadtDAY ON THE WATER
Step 1: Grab a piece of fresh fruit or a cold cup of juice. (If you don't have either, a cup of cold water will do the trick.) Step 2: Take a seat somewhere comfortable. Once you have acquired your fruit or juice, Find the most relaxed position you can and just chill...but no eating or drinking yet! Step 3: Once you’re settled in click the link above, and prepare for mass relaxation Step 4: Close your eyes and let your mind take you to the place in the audio You’ve been living in the city and it's been cold for months on end. You deserve a break. Relieve your mind of any work you have and of anything else you may have planned. Take right now as a well deserved mini vacation to the beach, or maybe a lake, a backyard pool even! I’d like you to imagine you’re on a floatie. Focus on the water lapping against the side of the floatie. Once you’ve gotten yourself to your mental waterfront, consider your day at the water thus far. Your skin may be hot from the sun. Maybe you’re dehydrated from the saltwater or chlorine. Optional: If you have a second device, turn on some music at a low volume. Pick a song that makes you think of relaxation and summertime, maybe one that you have a specific memory with. Step 5: Now take a moment to smell the fruit or juice you have with you. If your mind comes back to reality, reground yourself. Sitting in the sun with your feet in the and just enjoying its heat. It is hot, and boy oh boy doesn’t the fruit or juice you have smell so sweet and refreshing?ii Step 6: Eat or Drink It’s not often living in Chicago that we get to have a warm day by the water. Try to really let yourself treat this time as time off. What you just ate or drank may be really refreshing for you. And hopefully your day at the beach/lake/pool was mentally refreshing for you too.
- Lou Ferreira FAMILY DINNER Tonight is family dinner per usual – a pasta dinner, with salad and bread for sides. This is a simple and easy recipe for
Prep Time: 30 min
any family who needs to whip up a quick dinner to enjoy one another’s company after a long day of school, work, or taking
Serves: 4 - 5
care of the kids. Tonight we will be making pasta with broccoli, olive oil and garlic. Tonight’s experience is all about smell and taste while eating a proper family dinner. The table should be set with placemats, plates, glasses, and a knife and fork; also candles to set the mood. This experience I want to be enjoyable, with conservation, eating and enjoying what you’re eating. I want people to take the time and enjoy the time being spent with their family.
INGREDIENTS Pasta -1 box Broccoli – approximate 1 head Garlic – 2 cloves Olive Oil Butter Salt
Step 1: First things first, we are going to want to boil 2 pots of water, and start marinating the pan with garlic and olive. I want you to bring two medium sized pots to a boil. Add about a dash of salt and olive oil to each pot. Put the lids over both and start to let those boil. Then I want you to grease a saucepan in olive oil. After start to chop two cloves of garlic and then set that aside. Finally wash broccoli and chop is whatever size you prefer and put aside. Step 2: After both pots are to a boil I want you to add the broccoli first, wait about 5 mins and then put the pasta on. Once the pasta is soft enough take it off the stove and set aside to cool for a few minutes. Now I want you to put the sauce pan on and add the garlic. Cook the garlic and olive oil until the garlic is a golden brown. Step 3: Once the garlic is a golden brown, I want you to take it off the stove and let cool. The pasta should be ready to drain. After the pasta has been drained I want you to add in the broccoli. Add about a teaspoon of butter and then poor the garlic and olive oil over it. Step 4: Final step is to put it in a serving bowl and place it on the table to enjoy with your family.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND * Think about the smell, while cooking it. Does it bring any memories up? Do you enjoy it? * Think about the taste after having cooked it. Does it taste better than imagined. Do you enjoy the texture? Do you think it is missing something? * Think about what conversations are being started. Is it about the food, about your day, do you enjoy eating around everyone? * Lastly, Think about this experience and if you would do it again, would you eat with your family or would you rather experience this with just yourself?
- Carmela Murphy CREATING PEACE WITH A CANDLE
Listen to the guided meditation found on Soundcloud, using the QR Code at left, and take five minutes to respond in your journal. The meditation instructions are also written below.
MEDITATION Find a peaceful spot in your home. A comforting place. Maybe near a window, allowing the sun’s warmth to find a place on your neck. Or in your bed surrounded by pillows and familiarity. Wherever calls out to your soul. Have your lighter next to you. Sit comfortably with a straight back and your unlit candle resting in the palms of your hands on your lap. Keep your eyes open and a soft gaze on the wick of your candle. Take three deep breaths. Can you smell your candle from where it’s positioned? Take a mental note of what you do smell. Is the air fresh or stale? Is there a smell you can notice already in your home? Notice how the air tastes.
INGREDIENTS a candle of your choosing lighter/matches journal headphones digital device with wifi
Feel the weight of your candle in the palms of your hands. Is it heavy or light, fit comfortably or feel foreign to you. Does the candle have texture? Is it cold or warm? Raise your candle up to your nose and gently close your eyes. Can you identify the scent of the unlit candle? Notice if you find the scent pleasurable or overwhelming. Does this scent bring up memories or feelings? Notice your own breath on your nose as you breathe out. Take a minute to count your breaths as you experience the candle. Inhale at 10 exhale at 9, inhale at 8, and so on until you reach one, and start over. You can now open your eyes, lower the candle, and pick up your lighter. Notice how the lighter or match feels in your hand. Light your candle. Feel the warmth immediately wash over your face.
Raise the candle a comfortable distance from your nose. Take three deep breaths. Notice how the scent has changed or enhanced. Take a deep breath through your mouth. Notice how the heat from the candle tastes. Feel the weight of the candle in your hands and the heat radiating out from it. Close your eyes. Visualize the warmth and the heat from the flame traveling in through your nose and down your body all the way to your toes. Imagine this is liquid peace. Each breath you take fills up your body. Rising to your ankles and calves. Dissipating any tension or stress. Filling up to your knees and upper legs. Through your hips and lower stomach. Into your lungs and chest. Down your arms. Finally rising all the way to your head. Take three deep breaths. On your third breath, blow out the candle. Finally, notice the smoke rising out of your candle and how the scent changed. Lower the candle and take count your breaths until you can no longer smell the candle. Open your eyes
FINAL REMARKS The mediation you just listened to was to investigate the scents and emotions a candle can arouse. By providing a hopefully peaceful and calming meditation, this scent will be a trigger of calm in your life. Perhaps you may smell a scent similar to your candle walking down the street and will be overcome with calm without quite knowing why. Use this candle and its peaceful associations to relieve stress during difficult times.
- Laz Kilmer LETS GO TO THE BEACH (EACH) Hi y’all! In covid times it can be hard to escape everyday reality, especially when your travel is restricted for the health and safety of you and those around you. In this multi-sensory experience, I will be taking you all to the beach for an approximately five minute period of rest, relaxation, and fun in the sun. During this time, let your mind wander
Total Time: A few minutes, potentially five
wherever on the sandy shores you want it to be. Have memories of a family vacation or dreams of some faraway coast? Let them trickle up from your spine and down your forehead.
INGREDIENTS -Salt -A small tub or bowl filled with warm or hot water (must be safe and comfortable to the touch!) -towel -fan (optional) -sunglasses (optional)
PREPARATION 1.
Take off your socks and shoes, and make sure you’re in some comfortable clothing. Put on your sunglasses at this time if you have them, and turn your fan on to its lowest setting. If your fan can rotate, allow it to do so. Place your towel over your shoulder.
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Set your room heat higher than normal, but not uncomfortably high.
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Place your bowl or tub of water beneath your desk. Position it in such a way that when you go to sit at your desk, you can dangle your toes in the water or submerge a whole foot, if you wish. You do not need to fill it to the brim! Visit the weblink through the QR code at left, and make it so the song loops. Pour a small handful of salt into a cupped hand.
BEGIN TO READ THIS SHORT NARRATIVE ABOUT YOU! Hey there! I’m glad to see you made it safe and sound and are able to join partake in this beautiful day. Let’s begin by inventing a space. One so real you can see it before you. It spans fields and acres. Let’s say this space is a beach. The salt cupped so carefully in your hand is no longer salt. Instead, it is now sand. Gently, parade your thumb around the palm of your hand, feel the sand between your fingers, let your body introduce itself to its grain. Do you hear that? The squawks of the seabirds, so curious and interested in your arrival? Their white coats shine like plastic wrap, reflecting the sun. They fly in and out of view amongst other life surrounding you. You’re not alone, if you don’t want to be.
Take in these clear blue waters. Do you notice a jelly or bright coloured fish, swimming along? Dipping your feet into the ocean, inviting as she is. Your mind swims in the pools of your thoughts. Ah, a slight gust. Don’t worry about your hair or the pages of a book. Catch the sea-wind and bring it to your lips; drag your tongue, fleshy and knowing, across the sand in your hand. Let the tip taste the breeze. A crab, red as strawberries in the summertime, comes our way! Watch him pass, nearly scuttling over your unprotected feet. Where might he be going? Look into the sky. Barely a cloud, yet, what is there looks like gods. How far into the horizon can you see? When you look at your hands, do they reflect your own face back at you? This space is yours. For this moment, and forever. Yours to reimagine, to keep the same. To hideaway in, to envision. Come here to slay dragons, to scale buildings, climb mountains, to explore space, to run away, to dream or, To simply relax on the beach. A pearl in your palm.
- Ari Thihamba Let’s Taco ‘Bout It
Cook Time: 30 min
INSTRUCTIONS Person A: 1. In a skillet heat: 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 teaspoon of salt, and one teaspoon of pepper 2. Add Beef to skillet and brown Person B: 3. In a separate Pot: Pour two cups of water and a teaspoon of olive oil and set to boil. 4. After it boils, pour in one cup of rice (washed) Stir once in a while to prevent sticking until water evaporates and add a teaspoon of both salt and pepper Person A: 5. Open the can of beans and In A microwave safe bowl, add beans and microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds Person C (or B): 6. Cut two avocados: Scoop the insides in a bowl 7. Add a ¼ cup of salsa in the bowl 8. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice in the bowl 9. Add a tablespoon of salt 10. Mash with a fork until desired 11. Assemble Tacos to your liking
ENJOY :)
This is a meal that my roommate and I enjoy cooking together when all the cafeterias are closed and we want dinner. We enjoy inviting friends to eat with us as we chat about classes, movies, or just life in general. A lot of the time we put on the show One Day at a Time as we cook.
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1 teaspoon Garlic Powder 1 teaspoon of Salt 1 teaspoon of Pepper Beef Tortillas 1 cup of rice 1 can of Beans Cilantro for topping Shredded Mexican Cheese 2 teaspoons Lemon or Lime Juice 2 avocados Avocados ¼ cup of Salsa 1 teaspoon of Olive Oil 1 - 2 other people
- Ellery Kaye Spyker AIRING OUT THE DIRTY LAUNDRY This scent piece is inspired by the smells of a ride in a school bus amongst close friends. Whether first thing in the morning and barely awake, or late at night and fighting against falling asleep; this piece strives to convey a sense of feeling alone while surrounded by people. The sense of isolation in a crowded space, fabricated by slightly uncomfortable yet specific scents found in this location: mild mildew, salty sweat, and artificial fragrances.
Preparation: 5 min - 24 hrs
Serves: 1 school bus
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1. Decide whether to begin first thing in the morning, or late at night before going to bed. 2. Begin by placing your fabric scrap flat on your plate. 3. Spritz the fabric scrap with your fragrance to your own liking. Imagine you’re trying to mask an unpleasant smell with it and use what you see fit. 4. Submerge the fabric in a shallow amount of tap water. 5. Sprinkle salt over the fabric to your liking. 6. Pour out the water and leave the plate in a warm place overnight if you began in the evening, or throughout the day if you began in the morning. 7. Once 24 hours have passed since you began: smell. Sit beside your window, look out at the view, and listen to this recording for as long as you see fit. (use link at left)