Fish and Chips and WWII – The Mighty Ink War
British Entree FISH AND CHIPS INGREDIENTS 2½ pounds potatoes (King Edward or Maris if you can get them.) 1⅓ cups flour (3 additional tablespoons later) 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon sea salt or salt 1¼ […]
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How The British National Election Will Give Me Super Powers
According to USA Today on May 7, 2015, Britain’s Green Party held one seat in Parliament. There were much larger parties holding many more seats vying for control of the country’s destiny. However, they are […]
Bangers and Mash and Explosions
British Entree BANGERS AND MASH INGREDIENTS 1 large onion 2 pounds potatoes 5 tablespoons butter (2 tablespoons more later) 6 tablespoons milk ½ tablespoon mustard ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt 8 pork sausages (Do […]
Migas and Other Poorly Named Cuisine
Mexican Breakfast MIGAS INGREDIENTS 6 eggs 4 6″ corn tortillas 1 avocado ½ small onion 1 tomato ¼ cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons butter 4 ounces chorizo 4-ounce can diced green chiles 1 cup crumbled […]
Welsh Rarebit and the Mongol Horde
British Entree WELSH RAREBIT INGREDIENTS 6 slices bread 1 tomato 3 tablespoons butter 2½ cups shredded Caerphilly or cheddar cheese 2 tablespoons flour ½ teaspoon mustard ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon Worcestershire […]
Bubble and squeak and Cockney rhyming slang
British Entree BUBBLE AND SQUEAK INGREDIENTS 4 potatoes ½ head cabbage 4 ounces bacon 2 celery stalks 1 onion 2 ½ tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt PREPARATION Peel potatoes. Cut each potato […]
Chicken Pot Pie, H.G. Wells, and World War I
American Entree CHICKEN POT PIE INGREDIENTS – FILLING 3 chicken breasts 3 medium carrots 2 stalks celery 1 onion 1 white potato 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup flour (6 more cups later) 1/4 teaspoon celery […]
Re-Thinking the Christmas Song Countdown
This weekend, we were on the road, and because it’s the Holiday season, we heard a lot of Holiday songs. Let me amend this: We heard a lot of Holiday AND Christmas songs. I don’t […]
Teaching Parisians Not To Be Rude
Paris is launching a campaign encouraging residents to be nicer to tourists as their reputation for being impatient and rude is impacting the tourism trade. There is a new website that teaches the French what […]
Book judging by covers
Fake Swedish girl is not Swedish. She’s as real as the sweat on Bono’s brow as he berates the bejaysus out of an audience that gets what they want. Fake Swedish girl has blonde hair. Because […]