Åland Semolina Pancake and Nude Winter Marathons
Finnish Breakfast ÅLAND SEMOLINA PANCAKE WITH PRUNE SAUCE INGREDIENTS – PANCAKE 2¾ cups milk ¾ cup semolina or Cream of WheatTM ½ tablespoon cardamom 4 eggs ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup sugar 1 cup flour […]
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Danish Egg Cake and Rabbit-Jumping Contests
Danish Entree EGG CAKE (æggekage) INGREDIENTS 12 ounces bacon 1/2 small onion ¼ cup fresh basil 8 eggs ¼ cup flour 1½ cups milk ¼ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt no-stick spray SPECIAL UTENSILS electric […]
Help! I’m Being Chased by Words!
Writers are weird. I didn’t know just how weird until I became one. From being an opera singer for several decades, I already had a head start on being weird. That was a big help […]
Opera for People Who Don’t Like It
Conductor, noun (kǝn dǝk tǝr): A musician who plays no instrument, yet always gets top billing. Train Wreck, noun (trān rek): In ensemble music, the condition that results when one of the players or singers […]
Chocolate Sticky Cake and the Garden of Eden
Swedish Dessert CHOCOLATE STICKY CAKE (kladdkaka) INGREDIENTS ½ cup butter 2 eggs 1¼ cups sugar ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup flour ½ tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon confectionery sugar no-stick spray SPECIAL UTENSIL […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember
Never put your shoes on the wrong feet. Your feet will become confused and start to walk in opposite directions. If you are a foot model for disgusting pictures on a podiatrist’s wall, don’t wear […]
Kazakhstani Dumplings and the Importance of Being Stan
Kazakhstani Entree MANTIS INGREDIENTS – FILLING 1 pound ground lamb, ground beef, or combination 1 onion ½ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt INGREDIENTS – DOUGH up to 4 cups flour (plus two more tablespoons later) […]
After Reading Several Books by HumorOutcasts Authors, I Decided It Was Time to Revise My Biography
My mother named me Kathryn, which was good, because it was a girl’s name. Being a girl, I was happy not to be saddled with a name like Gene, which I could have ended up […]
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 […]
My Favorites for the World Cup Semifinals
Brazil over Germany. I’m feeling very hemispheric right. I’m also upset about the vicious tackle that took out a Brazilian star. I didn’t see it, but still. I just got reminded how West Germany and Austria […]