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- A Kinrowan Estate story: Biscuits
- What’s New for the 22nd of December: A Solstice Story, Crow Girls, Scrooge, Marley, Elizabeth I, Revels and more festive holiday reading; The Lion in Winter on stage and screen; Jethro Tull, Steeleye Span, Christine Lavin, swinging jazz and more holiday sounds
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Fireplaces
- What’s New for the 8th of December: Elizabeth Bear fiction; some holiday related offerings including new music from The Unthanks, Americana tinged jazz, Polar Express, and more
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Eggnog
- What’s New for the 24th of November: Norwegian winter holiday music, archival jazz, new roots music from around Europe, and more; books and what not about things fictional & medæival
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Pudding
- What’s New for the 10th of November: a grab bag of books from our favorite authors; Richard Thompson and Stephane Grappelli on film; music from all over; and comfort food
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Brandy (A Letter to Tessa)
- What’s New for the 27th of October: The Byrds Live, Trader Joe’s Organic Hot Cocoa Mix, Some Excellent Music Reviews, Folkmanis Puppets of an Autumnal Nature, The Mouse Guard begins…
- A Kinrowan Estate story: All The World’s A Stage
- What’s New for the 13th of October: Elizabeth Bear tends a pot of turkey stock, Groot and Rocket Raccoon, A Video and Fiction set in India, Tasty music reviews, and music from Irish trad band Clannad
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Autumn is Here (A Letter to Anna)
- What’s New for the 29th of September: Louisiana’s Lost Bayou Ramblers, live music by Kathryn Tickell, Ottawa based urban fantasies by Charles de Lint, Norwegian saxophonist Karl Seglem, Gus on the Estate Kitchen garden and other Autumnal matters
- What’s New for the 15th of September: Autumn on the Estate is here
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Pudding Contest
- What’s New for the 1st of September: A grab bag of books, music, and film that touch on the theme of work
- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
- What’s New for the 18th of August:
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Breakfast, Korean Style
- What’s New for the 4th of August: A raft of Cuban music reviews; Trader Joe’s chocolate peanut butter cookies; Looking at J.R.R. Tolkien; And a Cuban band documentary
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Kedgeree
- What’s New for July 21st: All music — books on The Pogues, Sandy Denny, Lowell George, Zappa, and more; Cajun mardi gras on film; and Cajun, zydeco, and klemer related music
- A Kinrowan Estate Stoty: A Guest Lecturer
- What’s New for the 7th of July: A Passel of Roger Zelazny Reviews, A Write-up of an Irish Pub, Two Pieces of Live Music by Rosanne Cash, Where Irish Coffee Originated, Irish (and a Little Welsh) Music of a Modern Sort
- A Travels Abroad story: Truly Shitty Celtic Metal
- What’s New for the 23rd of June: A special edition for the Solstice, Wales in literature and music, and yes, in film.
- A Kinrowan Story: The Oak King
- What’s New for the 9th of June: Some beach reads — dark fantasy, superhero romance, comic fantasy and teen aliens; Finnish fiddles, Swedish-American jazz, and an Earl Scruggs tribute, and a grab bag of archival music; glam rock on film; an Alan Moore tribute
- A Kinrowan Estate story: Chasing Fireflies
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Category Archives: Food and Drink
BrewDog’s Punk AF Non-alcoholic Near Beer
With the outpouring (GET IT) of low ABV and non-alcoholic brews from microbreweries, there’s a slew of interesting finds. And I have to say that Punk AF could fool a serious beer drinker if you put it in her glass … Continue reading
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Golden Island’s Sriracha Pork Jerky
Pork jerky! I’ve had beef and bison, but never pork. So I dug into this bag, curious … and hungry. The first piece out of the bag, and I got something that was stringy and thinly sliced. This is a … Continue reading
Chef’s Cut Real Jerky Co.’s Smoked Beef Chipotle Cracked Pepper Jerky
I get a carnivorous hankering every now and then. And when I’m too lazy to throw a hunk of animal muscle on the barbie, I grab some jerky. I love dried meat; it’s got a lot of flavor, a lot … Continue reading
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Righteous Felon Jerky Cartel’s Victorious B.I.G. Beef Jerky
Righteous Felon crafts a whole lot of jerky. But I sank my teeth into their Victorious B.I.G. because I needed to know what beer infused jerky tasted like. This one’s a collaboration with Pennsylvania’s Victory Brewing Company, using their Storm … Continue reading
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Devils Backbone Wine Barrel Aged Glitter Bomb
Woot woot! Who doesn’t love glitter? Okay, so it gets everywhere and it has been known to be called The Herpes Of Craft Supplies. And I can’t argue with that. But for those of you who aren’t exactly in love with … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, food and drink, Pride Month
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The Stonewall Inn IPA
Thank goodness the pendulum has swung from high ABV brews to lower ABV brews. I do love me some solid pours, but when I’m home alone? I like having the option to sip without having to crawl my way upstairs. … Continue reading
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Rich’s favorite tump chili
I believe in easy cooking. If it takes longer than fifteen minutes to assemble, it’s too hard. This is not because I lack the patience to cook more elaborately. It is because my darling husband’s stomach comes with an alarm … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, chorizo, sloppy joe, tump, white trash
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Rosemary Wolfe and the barbecue chicken wings
I invented this recipe one time when Gene & Rosemary Wolfe came over for a barbecue and Rosemary requested chicken. 3 lbs. chicken wings, with uneatable tips cut off 1/2 c ketchup 1/4 c white wine 1/4 c soy sauce … Continue reading
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Better corn bread than ya muthah’s
A few years ago my husband entered a bake-off with the cast and crew of Motown: The Musical when it was showing at what was then the Oriental Theater in Chicago. Bless him, he wanted to enter my corn bread. I said, … Continue reading
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Tagged bake-off, Motown, stagehand, Trash Sex Magic
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Mint julep like a baby sister
Some author, I believe it’s Wodehouse, reports that the mint julep is like a baby sister who steals her little hand in yours, and the next thing you know, the judge is telling you to pay five pounds to the bailiff. … Continue reading
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