FRIED COFFEE

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Einstein – World’s Smallest Horse

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

6 pounds and 14 inches tall. Judy Smith of Tiz A Miniature Horse Farm welcomed Einstein to their farm April 22, 2010. The little horse shows no signs of dwarfism and is obviously in very good health. This is right here in my neigh-borhood,  I live just a few miles down the road. If you [...]

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Reflections

November 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Commentary

The weather, dry, sunny and cool has brought us spectacular displays of color. With fall comes a thirst for the cider my neighbors make on the creaky old press that’s been in their family for generations. I’m not sure what it is about cider that captivates me, but I must indulge and I like to [...]

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Coffee as an Art Form

July 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Commentary, Food, Local Food, sustainability

For most of the kitchen cowboys I know, coffee is all about C8H10N4O2, otherwise known as caffeine. It’s used chiefly to invigorate oneself in preparation for the production of service. Put it in a glass – get it cooled down and into the system At home I buy inexpensive ground coffee. I dress it up [...]

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Sugarin’

April 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Commentary

Warm days and cold nights make for wicked good sap runs. My nose has detected the bouquet the evaporating sap gives up to the air in the steam rising from the vents on the sugar shack down the road. My mouth is watering as I pull on my gum rubbers, ( it’s a little muddy [...]

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