Belgian Apple Fritters and World Peace

Belgian Dessert APPLE FRITTERS INGREDIENTS 2⅓ cups flour 16 ounces beer 5 large apples 4 cups vegetable oil (or enough to cover apple slices) ½ cup confectionery sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice SPECIAL UTENSIL electric […]

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The Mezquita: cathedrals, marvels and mosques – oh my!

Those with ADD will be delighted. I visited the Mezquita de Cordoba, that jaw dropping Moorish marvel of a cathedral-former-mosque in southern Spain and I’ve compressed four centuries worth of history. You’ll be going for […]

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A Catholic Kid’s Semi-Rotten Childhood: Catholics vs. Everybody Else

In the 50s and 60s, we Catholics divided the human race into two groups: Catholics and non-Catholics. Non-Catholics included Christians of other denominations, which we lumped together under “Protestants.”* We didn’t know the difference between […]

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Powegian Breakfast Burrito, Religion, and War

Fusion Entree POWEGIAN BREAKFAST BURRITO INGREDIENTS ½ white onion 1 tomato 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 4 ounce can diced green chiles 6 eggs (1 more egg later) 18 8″ flour tortillas 1 pound Italian […]

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Kabsa Spice Mix and William Shakespeare

Saudi Appetizer KABSA SPICE MIX INGREDIENTS 2 1/4 teaspoons allspice 2 1/4 teaspoons cardamom 3/4 teaspoon cloves, ground ½ tablespoon coriander ½ tablespoon cinnamon ½ tablespoon fennel 3/4 teaspoon ginger ½ teaspoon lime or orange […]

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The Great Catholic Halloween Caper

It was Halloween of 1955, and the kids of St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School had been looking forward to it, along with every other kid in the United States. We got to dress up in […]

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