FRIED COFFEE

Malpostaphobia  – mal-posta-a-pho-bi-ah -noun technology. The reasonable fear that one might post an item,  photograph,  statement, or criticism on a website involved in social media that one might later regret,  but cannot delete or retrieve,  resulting in considerable angst and/or embarrassment. Malpostaphobia can be overcome by practicing think before you type philosophies similar to the [...]

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It was called cocoa when we were kids. It was always a welcome treat after ice skating at The Reservoir in the 1950′s.  The park is a mere semblance of itself now. Gone is the fountain, the reservoir structure, and the warming hut seen in the background, with its wood burner going full blast to [...]

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When I saw the link to Desserts That Fall From the Sky,  by Eliza Barclay in Washington D.C. , I was curious.   They’ve got snow for sure in those parts. Ms. Barclays article took me down memory lane and then some.   Follow the links. After reading the article  I got curiouser and Googled snow [...]

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I have had a garlic press, actually 2,  for a number of years,  but rarely used either,  as it just was another item to clean after prep.   I’ve always sliced, or chopped the clove, with a 8″ chef’s knife, smearing it back and forth with the blade if I wanted a finer mash. I [...]

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