Friday, April 26, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
When We Were Young and Gay
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Sunday Drive: I Got Rhythm
Friday, April 19, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Cavalcade of Food: Green Onion Dip
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Sunday Drive: Words
Friday, April 12, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
What We're Watching: The Wrecking Crew
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Sunday Drive: Age of Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Cavalcade of Food # 428 - Walkthrough
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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Pilgrimage to Chimayo
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Statement by the Princess of Wales
Friday, March 22, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Sermon: The Rainbow
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Sunday Drive: Danny Boy
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Flashback: Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, 1968
Sunday, March 10, 2024
Sunday Drive: Sugar, Sugar
Friday, March 8, 2024
Waitin' for the Weekend
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Wah-Watusi!
Booklet of dance instructions, early 1960s. |
Friday, March 1, 2024
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Sunday Drive: Candida/Knock Three Times
Friday, February 23, 2024
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Sunday Drive: When the Lilac Blooms Again
Friday, February 16, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Good Eatin': Tomato Gravy
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Colonial Cookery
Six hours later, without further attention, they were super tender and delicious, meat falling off the bones, no fuss or muss required. To round out the meal, I heated up a can of collard greens on the stove, also a can of candied yams, and made some Jiffy Mix cornbread muffins (just add an egg and a splash of milk). None of this required any culinary skill, of course, but M.P. gobbled it down like there was no tomorrow. I'm always glad when I can fix him something he enjoys, when he is always cooking up wonderful things for me.
It occurs to me that the crockpot is the modern-day equivalent of the Dutch oven, which has been a very handy piece of cookware for centuries. So here is a playlist of Dutch oven recipes from John Townsend, the go-to 18th century expert, who really knows what he is doing when it comes to colonial-era cookery. Enjoy - and thank your lucky stars we don't have to cook over an open fire anymore!
P.S. - we do have a 5-quart cast iron Dutch oven for large recipes; but many times we prefer to use the smaller 3-quart chicken fryer, so called. I call it a deep skillet. Very handy for all sorts of things, and it has a convenient handle, unlike the Dutch oven.
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Sunday, February 4, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Cracking Cuneiform
Bonus: Now that you can read cuneiform, Dr. Finkel shows you how to write it:
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Sunday, January 28, 2024
Sunday Drive: Early Morning Rain
Friday, January 26, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
In Memoriam: Charles Osgood, 1933-2024
Monday, January 22, 2024
Bishop Gene Robinson: "God called me out of the closet"
Friday, January 19, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Marble Map of Rome
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Sunday Drive: Toys and Soldiers
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Friday, January 12, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The Pork Boys Do the Holidays
As usual, the Pork Boys enjoyed a raft of delicious meals for Christmas, New Year's, and Epiphany, all made from scratch by M.P., resident chef extraordinaire.
Unfortunately, your Head Trucker has gotten pretty lax in the picture-taking department, so we don't have a comprehensive set of pics. I'm posting these here mainly just for our own future reference.
M.P. knocks himself out cooking these holiday meals, but now he is pooped and swears he won't cook another thing the rest of this month. But he always comes up with some new culinary idea before February arrives. I wish all my truckbuddies, and everyone in the world, could enjoy such delightful repasts.
Yule Dinner for M.P.'s kids and grandkids: