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It’s night. Good Guy is fast asleep in bed, unshakable. Outside, Bad Guy is armed, dangerous. He breaks into Good Guy’s house. If only Good Guy could hear Bad Guy down the hall, he could […]
Things are not as easy as they might seem. Everything is difficult. We all have our moments. Here is a list of blindingly simple hacks to enrich our confused lives. Excelsior, friends, excelsior! 1) To […]
Our schools teach us how to solve quadratic equations. Our schools teach us how to compose essays on 19th-century English literature. They do not teach real-life survival skills. Specifically, they do not point out what […]
Iraqi Entree POTATO BEEF CASSEROLE (kibbe batata) INGREDIENTS 6 medium brown potatoes ½ teaspoon turmeric 2 garlic cloves 1 onion 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 pound ground beef or lamb 3 tablespoons parsley ¼ teaspoon […]
South African Dessert CUSTARD PIE (melktert) INGREDIENTS – PASTRY 2 cups flour (1 teaspoon plus 3 tablespoons more later) 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt (¼ teaspoon more later) ½ cup chilled butter (1½ […]
Madagascan Entree COCONUT MILK CHICKEN INGREDIENTS 4 chicken breasts 4 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon zest ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 2 medium onions 2 Roma or small tomatoes […]
I stand by my actions and insist I did no wrong. When Jill Y sends me to the store, she knows she has to be specific when telling me what to get. I got everything […]
One morning at work, I was on my way to the kitchen to get some milk for my cereal and wound up walking behind a […]
Malaysian Soup CURRY NOODLES (laska) INGREDIENTS – PASTE 1 large shrimp (1 pound more later in SOUP) 5 garlic cloves 4 macadamian nuts 6 fresh red chiles (remove seeds to make less spicy) 5 shallots […]