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A Lass Wi’ A Tocher Type: Song Tune: Ballinamona Ora.(listen here, scroll down 1/2) Awa’ wi’ your witchcraft o’ Beauty’s alarms, The slender bit Beauty you grasp in your arms, O, gie me the lass that has acres o’ charms, O, gie me the lass wi’ the weel-stockit farms. Chorus-Then hey, for a lass wi’ [...]

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I absolutely love roast duck.  Many places now serve only the breast, but we were trained to roast and bone the whole bird. However, I  dislike sweet sauces with my duck and detest orange sauce in particular so when I came across Sandy D”Amato’s article Braised and Sautéed Duck with White Wine, Garlic and Thyme [...]

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On a recent trip our group was in front of the art Museum in Chicago trying to decide where to eat. One IT savvy member used her cell phone to locate pizza places within 3 miles. The results led to menus, directions, reviews, transportation alternatives, and ratings. That was then. This is now The above [...]

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It makes my tongue dance when, while trolling the web I come across something truly nifty. Such was the case when I read an article by Patricia Jinich, ( More chorizo to love),  in The Washington Post.   I happen to be a big fan of chorizo in every last one of its forms. Ms. Jinich [...]

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