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- What’s New for the 16th of August: Deborah Grabien’s music criticism essays; new Americana and jazz, and some music for the Dog Days of Summer
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Strangeness
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Contradances
- What’s New for the 26th of July: Witches in fiction, both books and film; an Americana reissue and some music on a smoky theme
- A Kinrowan Estate story: chicken pot pieces
- What’s New for the 19th of July: Charles de Lint’s Ottawa novels with a quote from Drink Down the Moon, Gary’s review of Nordic fiddle music, It’s Michele Walther and Irina Behrendt playing Aaron Copland’s ‘Hoe Down’ from his Rodeo album
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Midsomer Odd Things
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Library and Its Librarian
- What’s New for the Fifth of July: Remembering Jane Yolen; some new Americana and jazz music; Fishing Blues
- A Kinrowan Estate Story: Recursive Loops
- What’s New for June 21: Jennifer Stevenson’s ‘Solstice’
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Turkish Coffee
- What’s New for the 7th of June: Foxes in literature, live Balkan music, comforting jazz, Americana jazz, and wonderfully weird fusion jazz; and John Fogerty live
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Bloodied Kings
- What’s New for the 24th of May: Gary’s Review of Elizabeth Bear’s White Space novels, iain’s review of the Lonely Signal Burns novellas by her, she reading her own story, ‘The Chains That You Refuse’, and I see Gary has some tasty music reviews fir us as well
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Our Greensward
- What’s New for the 10th of May: books reviewed by Jennifer Stevenson, music by Teddy Thompson, Americana music from all over, and some live music from John Fogerty
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Walk
- What’s New for the 26th of April: the nature of Stories; some new and newish SF, plus new world, jazz, folk and Americana music
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Spring Day
- What’s New for the 12th of April: Some new and recent SF; new Americana, Norwegian folk rock and jazz; and thoughts on War For The Oaks
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Unified Theory of Libraries (A Letter to Anna)
- What’s New for the 29th of March: Beer and spirits, in song and text, some new Scandinavian fiddle music and jazz flute music, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
- What’s New for the 15th of March: some DeLint stories for early spring; lots of polskas, Serbian folk rock, progressive jazz, and Nordic music from the archives
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Hedge Witches
- What’s New for the 1st of March: Emma Bull’s War for The Oaks, Rosanne Cash’s ‘Runaway Train’, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, plus new Americana and jazz music
- A Kinrorwan Estate story: Cranachanh
- What’s New for the 15th of February: Some Seanan McGuire fantasy, Alison Bechdel’s latest, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin; Nordic sounds, old time, Americana and Tex-Mex music
- What’s New for the 1st of February: Kage Baker retrospective; new Americana, Buddhist chants and Finnish songs, new and reissued jazz, and more
Category Archives: Food and Drink
Kicking it up a notch with mezcal: la bruja te prende fuego
I’m a two-margarita girl. When I lunch with my pals, I can pour them down between layers of food and I’m fine. Never met a margarita that intimidated me. This was before I met mezcal. This recipe is adapted from … Continue reading
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Tagged bruja, chipotle, margarita, mezcal
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Moser Roth Privat Chocolatiers’ Dark Chili Chocolate Bar
Looking for something a bit different for this year’s Winter Chocolate Binge this month? How about something a bit…spicy? No, not that kind of spicy, I’m gonna keep it clean in this review y’all. This chocolate brand, made “exclusively for” Aldi, … Continue reading
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Tagged artisanal chocolate, Dark Chocolate Is Best Chocolate, food and drink
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Just another lasagna recipe: no boil version
Today the weather is clammy and the sun is dim: good time to make lasagna. That’ll do for my cooking obligations for the next two and a half days, although how two people manage to eat a whole lasagna in … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 Crimes, no-boil lasagna
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Equal Exchange’s Organic Very Dark chocolate bar
This chocolate bar is produced in Switzerland for the Equal Exchange co-op of West Bridgewater, Mass. It comes in a large bar of 80g (2.8 oz.). The bar is firmly wrapped in a sealed white envelope of a cellophane-like substance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chocolate
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Boozy chocolate trifle
Back at the dawnatime, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and my cell phone flipped open like a Classic Trek communicator, we used to have celebratory gatherings in the home. Yes, chickabiddies, more than ten people at once! Unmasked! Our faces … Continue reading
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Tagged booze, Chocolate, chocolate mousse, trifle
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Trader Joe’s Pound Plus Chocolate, Dark
For the confirmed chocoholic, Trader Joe’s has come up with a real treat: Pound Plus Chocolates. It really is a pound plus — 17.6 ounces (500 g), to be exact — and it’s quite reasonably priced — one might even … Continue reading
Dark Chocolate & Peanut Butter Reese’s Miniature Cups and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Ok I’ll admit that I’ve a serious jones for the combination of dark chocolate and peanut butter. Now not all such combinations work that are designed around these two flavors as they usually tend to be too sweet. Say peanut butter fudge … Continue reading
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Patricia Wells’ The Paris Cookbook
Stacy M. Troubh pended thisPatricia Wells’ Filled with over 150 recipes, Patricia Wells’ The Paris Cookbook has something for everyone, from the beginning cook to the most skilled chef. Whether you want to spend a day creating a classic French feast … Continue reading
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Overdoing it on Mexican-style casserole
This stuff will kill you, but you won’t care. It’s intense, dense, and more-ish. Resist the temptation to add more ingredients, because your casserole will overflow. Except definitely add more cheese…there’s never really enough cheese on top. In the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged chorizo, Mexican casserole
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A punch in the heart: spicy cheesy polenta with chorizo
Cat asked me for “a a recipe full of fat and other things generally not thought good for you” and I replied, “Surely you jest.” Readers of this space know that’s practically all I cook. If you want roasted kale, lightly … Continue reading
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Tagged casserole, chorizo, corn meal, polenta
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