In the great cherry debate, people often choose bing or Ranier. Both are full of antioxidants and soothe the body’s inflammatory.response. Though bred, rather than being native, the Ranier cherry is sometimes picked too early, giving it a flavor reminiscent of...
Making its American debut at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, the extra-deep yet light Belgian waffle has become America’s sweetheart. In most homes and restaurants, it has replaced the 4 x 8 or 6×6 small square waffle irons brought to America by...
Tongue -in-cheek teller of tall tales, Mark Twain went west in 1861, which is, coincidentally, the time period of my work in progress. He had poor luck mining, but his wry, witty, writings under the nom de plume, “Josh” caught the attention of an editor...
The confetti has settled. We’ve caught up on our eve of staying up later than is wise– some of us–and our New Year’s resolutions no longer feel quite so resolute. Did the ancient Babyonians’ vows to their gods of loyalty, payment of...
Don’t Forget ‘Em! Auld lang syne, literally “old time since” was collected by famous Scotsman, Robert Burns, in the late 1700s. Wanting to save the auld language for future generations, it’s said that he penned the words as an old fellow...
