Kitchen Explosion and the Big Bang Theory

They sure don’t make plastic bags to hold tamarind bags like they used to do. I took my tamarind bag out of my plastic-grocery bag and it ripped open sending tamarind pods everywhere. Many of […]

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Fun Festivals – Cattle Calling Championship

Can’t speak Finnish, but still love to make yourself heard? Alapitka, Finland, puts on the renowned Cattle Calling Championship. Techniques of the champions are closely guarded secrets. However, successful participants tend to know the names […]

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Polish Doughnuts and Death From the Sky

Polish Dessert PĄCZKI(Doughnuts) INGREDIENTS 1½ tablespoons yeast1 cup milk, warm1½ tablespoons water, warm⅓ cup butter, softened1 teaspoon rum extract or 1 tablespoon brandy (optional)1 teaspoon salt½ cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract6 eggs6 cups flour (2 […]

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Bicycle Chicken

Burkina Faso BICYCLE CHICKEN(Poulet Bicyclette) INGREDIENTS 1 MaggiTM chicken or vegetable bouillon cube*2 tablespoons peanut oil or other oil1 teaspoon vinegar¼ teaspoon pepper½ teaspoon salt2 chicken breasts with bone and skin2 chicken thighs with bone […]

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Fun Festivals – Finnish Sauna World Championship

Relax while competing! Enter the Finnish Sauna World Championship. Simply stay the longest inside a Finnish sauna in a temperature of 110 degrees centigrade, 240 degrees Fahrenheit. Thousands attend the championship in Heinola, Finland, but […]

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Fun Festivals – Rock, Paper, Scissors

I wish I had known about the following event when I was more athletic, agile, and the intellectual terror of the world. But whatever your skill level, run, jump and hop to the Rock, Paper, […]

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Halloween Skull Meatloaf

American Entree HALLOWEEN SKULL MEATLOAF INGREDIENTS ½ cup bread crumbs2 eggs1 small onion2 tablespoons whole milk1 pound ground beef1 teaspoon ground mustard¼ teaspoon paprika⅛ teaspoon pepper½ teaspoon salt2 tablespoons ketchup6 slices provolone, about ¼ pound2 […]

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Half the World is Upside Down!

It’s true, half the Earth’s population is upside down. Half the Earth’s planes fly  upside down. The photos to the right show all this. It’s proof you cannot deny. Scientists, however, are a fractious bunch. […]

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