Pretzels, Prayers, and War
American Appetizer PRETZELS INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup warm water 2 cups bread flour or plain flour 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar 1/2 tablespoon dry active yeast 1 egg no-stick spray 1/2 […]
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Corned Beef Hash and Hornswoggling
American Breakfast CORNED BEEF HASH INGREDIENTS 3 medium brown potatoes 1 pound corned beef 1 onion 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons parsley 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup beef broth or broth […]
Simple Corned Beef and Tic-tac-toe
Irish Entree SIMPLE CORNED BEEF INGREDIENTS 1 4-to-5 pound ready-to-cook corned beef brisket 6 russet potatoes 3 large carrots 1 large white onion 1/2 head cabbage water SPECIAL UTENSIL crock pot PREPARATION Put ready-to-cook corned […]
Chocolate and Vanilla Sundae
American Dessert CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA SUNDAE INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup whipping cream 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup unsalted peanuts (or already ground) 2 pints chocolate ice cream 2 pints vanilla […]
What It Means to Be an American
On my brief hiatus, that I will disguise using the word “hiatus” and not the words “time when I did nothing but work and had nothing to say,” I thought much about what it means […]
I’m Always the Cantaloupe
I don’t like cantaloupe. Does anyone? If you are one of the few who actually like cantaloupe, you obviously have horrible taste. Come to think of it, your bad taste is demonstrated by the fact you read […]
How to Talk to People in Europe Without Sounding Like a Stupid Foreigner
“Foreigner?” you say. “FOREIGNER?! I’m an American. I am not a foreigner.” Well, I have news for you. When you are in other people’s countries, you are the foreigner. You are playing in their yard. […]
Vive La France, But Not in August
My mother is arriving from Paris in a few weeks and I’ll face the same questions Americans ask me when they first find out I have a French mother. Here are my answers: 1. The […]