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Cantonese Ginger Beef and Fertility
Chinese Entree CANTONESE GINGER BEEF INGREDIENTS – MARINADE ¾ pound sirloin steak or flank steak2 teaspoons sesame oil or vegetable oil1 tablespoon mirin or rice wine1 tablespoon light soy sauce or soy sauce2 teaspoons cornstarch […]
Sweet and Sour Shrimp, the Food of Revolutions
Thai Entree SWEET AND SOUR SHRIMP INGREDIENTS – SAUCE 3 garlic cloves 1 small onion 2 tomatoes 1 tablespoon corn starch 2½ tablespoons water 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (1 cup more later) 3 tablespoons sugar […]
Why Are We Spying On The French?
An international furor was sparked when WikiLeaks released it’s “Espionnage Elysee” report, which showed extensive spying on the French by the NSA that included recorded eavesdropping of French President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors […]
Life in New York City
They descend like swarms of bees. They cut in front of us in Starbucks.* They dawdle on Broadway and get in everybody’s way. They block crosswalks and subway exits. They take the width of a […]
Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, please forgive me for humiliating the poor Philadelphia tourist who walked up to me at our hotel and asked, “Are you the lady who wrote that book, Love, Montana?” To which I replied, […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember
1. Don’t put your cat in charge of your inkjet toners. Cats are relatively color-blind and they can’t read numbers. If you ask her for a black toner, she’ll probably toss you a tri-color one. […]
How Not to Be an Annoying Tourist in New York City
In my last essay, titled “How to Talk to People in Europe Without Sounding Like a Stupid Foreigner,” I dropped some pearls of advice to American travelers in Europe. I will now reverse myself and […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember: New York City Tourist Edition
1. If you take up the entire width of a sidewalk in order to photograph your fellow travelers, local people will cross right in front of your camera, giving you a free lesson in some […]