The Place to Take a Humor Break
Antarctic Appetizer BETTY PONTERIO INGREDIENTS ice cubes beverage Serves 1. Takes 1 minute PREPARATION Add ice cubes to glass. Add beverage. TIDBITS 1) The Shirley Temple beverage is named after the famous child actress. The […]
Not our normal humor post, but Mary Farr’s book If I Could Mend Your Heart is a book we seem to all need right now. So, sharing this beautiful post. Humor still abounds on the […]
When my son was born 13 years ago, my wife and I couldn’t even pay someone large sums of cash we didn’t have to get an invite to a New Year’s Eve party. It was […]
For a number of days now, WordPress has been showing more visits to my blog than the sum of all visits from all countries and regions on our planet. If a visitor to my blog […]
American Entree SALAMI AND EGGS INGREDIENTS 3 ⅓” thick slices Hebrew NationalTM salami 2 eggs ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon deli mustard (optional) Makes 1 plate. Takes 10 minutes. PREPARATION Make […]
Shakshuka, a weapon for peace. Things remain chronically unstable and unpleasant in the Middle East. The Arab nations and Israel just haven’t gotten along as well as one might have hoped. Indeed one cannot look […]
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 […]
Mexican Entree CRISPY SHREDDED BEEF TACOS INGREDIENTS 1 medium yellow onion 2 pounds rump roast ½ tablespoon chili powder ½ tablespoon cumin ½ teaspoon salt 4 garlic cloves 4 ounces diced green chiles 5 green […]
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 […]
Last summer I became intrigued by the idea of a silent monastic retreat at Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. I visited the gift shop and experienced some of the quiet, and it became my fantasy, to […]