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November 22, 1963 –We, in this country, in this generation, are – by destiny rather than choice – the watchmen on the walls of world freedom. – from the address that President John F. Kennedy never got to deliver in Dallas on this date. A covert CIA operation privately funded by a plutocratic cabal ofContinue reading “You can’t say Dallas doesn’t love you, Mr. President.”

Now let’s turn our attention to another overlooked vegetable – Fennel. Unless you’ve had the privilege of eating at a traditional Mediterranean family’s home, you’ve probably never had this delicious licorice tasting vegetable (sometime known as winter celery.) It’s something different and you should add it to your repertoire (and just because you’re you –Continue reading “They’re Rooting for You”

Apparently no one likes Brussels Sprouts. A survey in Britain, in 2002, ranked Brussels sprouts the most hated vegetable on that Emerald Isle. Again, I rack this up to a bad childhood experience, perhaps in a parochial school, involving nuns, rulers and detention but I digress. Brussels sprout taste awful overcooked – they release sulfurContinue reading “Maybe Brussels Sprouts don’t like you either”

One of the problems of having popular children is they have friends. (This is mostly a problem if you have younger children – older children have an entire other set of problems that almost no amount of cooking can solve.) And their friends are going to want to come over to your house. And occasionallyContinue reading “Haters gonna hate, I don’t carrot all”

Here is a simple and quick way to prepare most vegetables – substitute your favorite vegetable for green beans in this recipe (although I don’t know if you can fit an entire Hubbard Squash in a 2 Qt. Saucepan.) Ingredients 1/2 lb green beans 1/3 cup of chicken stock (or water) 2 tablespoons of oliveContinue reading “I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”

November 21, 1981 –The Queen/David Bowie collaboration Under Pressure went to No. #1 on the charts in the UK, on this date. Brian May recalled to Mojo magazine October 2008. “It was hard, because you had four very precocious boys and David, who was precocious enough for all of us. David took over the songContinue reading “Under Pressure”

Before you go – Since Thanksgiving is mostly about ritual and tradition, I’ll share with you my family’s traditional holiday dip. This is literally a blast from the 60’s but then again, so am I. My mother has often checked out my recipes on this site. Rather than congratulate me on preserving recipes for myContinue reading “The appetizer – an excuse for an extra meal.”

November 20, 1973 – The third Peanuts holiday special, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Lucy has limited role in this special: she has her scene where she torments Charlie Brown by yanking away a football as the beleaguered hero attempts to kick it. But that opening scene is the onlyContinue reading “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”

Before you go – Alright, it’s time to face your fears – Thanksgiving is coming up and you’ve never made dinner before. OK bunkie, let’s walk through the whole thing. I promise you with a little help, it’s going to be OK. We’ll start with something easy and work our way up. Cranberry Sauce. Yes,Continue reading “Stock up on paper goods”

November 20, 1923 –American inventor Garrett Morgan was awarded Patent No. 1475074 for the stoplight that included a third option in addition to “stop” and “go.” His invention was a major step forward in traffic safety. Besides the traffic light, Morgan is best known for his work on gas masks. And so it goes