You want I should make you some soup?

You want I should make you some soup? When a loved one falls ill with a winter cold, there is nothing like Jewish Mothers’ penicillin for a cure. I have everything that it takes and now will put on an apron to...

Big America – More Better

Go for it I am on a rant of sort about American bigness. I was reading a book called Switch – a review is posted here. I want to share an excerpt from the first chapter describing a research project at Cornell...

Stumptown

The Best Coffe ever made..... No really..... NYC and Portland, OR

Girl Scout Cookies Season 2012: Introducing Savannah Smiles

Savannah Smiles: New Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookie Season is upon us once again. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of getting us addicted to Thin Mints Girl Scout cookie sales, the Girl Scouts of America...

Christmas dinner by my daughter

Today’s meal is being prepared by my daughter with minor assistance from my wife and no help from me whatsoever. We are having traditional roasted chicken served with corn bread stuffing, greatly enhanced by...

News headlines for Talgarth, Wales

Just wondering what’s up in Talgarth, my ancestral home. Sometimes, news from the area features people, often women, drowning in nearby rivers or being rescued late at night by local emergency crews. Now, with...

Last-Minute Thanksgiving Recipes: Beyond Mac and Cheese

Avert a Crisis with Last-Minute Recipes for Thanksgiving You're missing a key Thanksgiving dinner ingredient, or the casserole just went on the floor. Thanksgiving dinner is ruined... or is it? You can save the day...

Wonder what Madge and Rodge are having at Hodgepodge Lodge?

Our friends are an emerging phenomenon of Internet radio lore, known as Madge and Rodge. Seriously, they raise goats. Listening to Hodgepodge Lodge with Madge and Rodge! http://wdrt.org/listen.html WDRT Radio...

Carrots

It’s the last chance to dig them before the ground freezes. However, I was walking through Hampstead Heath one winter and noticed wild carrots growing along a path. I gave one a tug just to verify that it was...

Don’t worry about Thanksgiving leftovers

I am not having leftovers because I am going to other people’s homes for Thanksgiving. First, I am having Kosher and SuperKosher dinner with friends where I enjoy the delicate hint of coconut in my pumpkin pie....

Veterans Day Free Meals 2011: Applebees, Chili's, Hooters, Subway

Several Restaurants Offer Free Meals to Veterans on Veterans Day 2011. Here is a List of Veterans Day Free Meals For Friday, November 11 Friday, November 11, 2011 is Veterans Day, a time to honor those who have...

Robert Mondavi Meritage 2009

Robert Mondavi About ten years ago, I was dining with my wife, niece and her husband at the restaurant, Mustard Gril, in Napa Valley. http://www.mustardsgrill.com/ It was a chilly evening in early November. In came...

Shucking Corn

Corn season is over, but my Dad sent this YouTube video to help me shuck corn from the cob the next time I have to do it. You have to know that my Dad is around 85 years old. He is pioneer in aerospace engineering...

McRib 2011: Get It Anywhere in America

The McRib is Back, through November 14, 2011 The McRib is back, so all you processed-meat fanatics may rejoice. Every year, fans of the McDonalds McRib await its coming, like a comet, here then gone. This year, your...

End of Summer News

End of Summer News It was one of those days when I couldn’t decide between biscuits with sausage gravy or blueberry buttermilk corncakes – I had both. After that, I threw up my hands and submitted to a 4...

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