parents and grandchildren filled every speck of space at my grandparents’ home, so packed in that it seemed that if Grandaddy stirred in his chair in the living room, a domino effect occurred, one person bumping another, until someone spilled out onto the front porch. ...
In the North West Province of South Africa, one of a group of illegal miners (zama zamas, or “those who take a chance” in Zulu) in the Stilfontein mine (which closed in 2013) has disclosed that he and his fellow miners turned to cannibalism when they ran out of food 2km (1.25 mi...
people are handing me zucchini left and right and we are buying local fresh corn like it’s going out of style because it’s so delicious so I am planning on featuring this late Summer bounty at the demo.
Election cake, a variation of a Colonial-era cake called “muster cake,” was created by women in the New England area in the 1700s to encourage voter turnout and sway men to vote for the candidates and issues they supported, since women didn’t have the right to vote at the time. A...
Americans are champions when it comes to consuming health care. Our surgeons are busy and well fed, and they live in great big houses called McMansions. There's a few in my neighborhood, surrounded by invisible fences because what's the point of obstructing the view of your brick and morta...
We stayed in a little German town not far from the border to France called Rheinhausen (beware, there are dozens of German towns named that). Also beware that there are two restaurants nearby, both named “Schiff.” ((One of them is good. Guess how we know. We discovered that the Goog...
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Here’s something a bit better: A healthy bee in the garden. Just one more thing. As much as I love having fresh, local, organic food, please do not mention the word “tomato,”“eggplant” or “zucchini” to me. I’m just saying....
I love adding walnuts to pumpkin zucchini bread. This is a slightly sweet bread spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, and walnuts fit right in with the fall flavors. I also think walnuts taste great in cookies. Chocolate chip cookies made with semi-sweet chips are best with walnuts, be...
Pasta salad was a big hit here the other night. Noodles, cherry tomatoes (which needed to be used up anyway), zucchini, olives, broccoli, tofu, and a recipe of homemade Italian dressing. Quick (other than the chopping), delicious, and refreshing, and you can throw in basically whatever ...