Moravian Christmas Cookies, the DMV, and Murder

Czech Dessert MORAVIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES INGREDIENTS 1 teaspoon baking soda 1½ tablespoons warm water 1 cup brown sugar 1¼ cups molasses ½ cup shortening or lard 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¾ teaspoon ground […]

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Tucuman Empanadas and Why We Conquer

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Argentinian Entree TUCUMAN EMPANADAS INGREDIENTS – DOUGH ¾ cup lard or shortening (⅓ cup more later) 5 cups flour 3 teaspoons salt ⅔ cup water INGREDIENTS – FILLING ¾ pound rump or tenderloin steak ⅔ […]

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Estonian Pancakes and Superpowers

  Estonian Breakfast PANNKOOGID (pancake) INGREDIENTS 1 cup flour ¼ teaspoon salt 2½ tablespoons sugar 2 eggs 1½ cups milk ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons butter lingonberries or blueberries for topping SPECIAL UTENSIL electric […]

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Omelette Curry and Forgotten Voyages of Discovery

Sri Lankan Breakfast OMELETTE CURRY INGREDIENTS – OMELETTE 3 green chiles 1 large onion (1 more later) 3 fresh curry leaves or 3 teaspoons dried leaf fragments or 3 teaspoons dried basil (10 leaves more […]

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Bun Cha, Man Buns, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Vietnamese Entree BUN CHA INGREDIENTS 2 shallots 5 tablespoons fish sauce or oyster sauce or soy sauce (3 more tablespoons later) ¾ teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons sugar (2 more tablespoons later) 1 pound thinly sliced […]

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Rabbit Racecars and the Thirty Years War

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American Dessert RABBIT RACECARS INGREDIENTS food dye vial 4 TwinkiesTM 4 PeepsTM 4 mini white fudge or yogurt covered pretzels 16 mini OreosTM PREPARATION Carefully use the food-dye vial to make a number on the […]

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Friday Humor Devotional

Dear Lord, please forgive me for my repetitive face palming toward my dimwitted NASCAR buddy.  When I asked him if we could talk and have open discourse about the safety direction of the track, he […]

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Slow Cooker Refried Beans, The Ideal End of the World Entree

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Mexican Entree SLOW COOKER REFRIED BEANS INGREDIENTS 2 cups or 14 ounces dry pinto beans 1 onion 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper 3 garlic cloves 5½ cups water 1 teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon pepper ½ […]

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