On the back of his Christmas card to me, my ‘burg buddy Jim wrote “P.S. Learn to spell Harbaugh (It ain’t Harbal)”. I figured he needed a little lesson, and wrote him thusly: “From your admonition on the back of the envelope, I knew I had to set you straight. Bear with me here. Our littleContinue reading “geography lesson”
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party on!
Andy Williams was right. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” (1). While The Day isn’t till Monday. I’m sure most of us have been celebrating for a while already. Trees and lights start to go up around Thanksgiving, and Christmas music, and of course the ads, have been peppering the airwaves since before that. But it’s really startingContinue reading “party on!”
Cap’n Cosine
Paul Schutter was a teacher of mine back at Vicksburg High School. He taught me driver’s ed and math and served as my golf coach and chaperone to a junior year DC venture. A mountain of a man with a college sports past he never talked about, he was our gentle guide through all these things. He diedContinue reading “Cap’n Cosine”
merry! merry!
‘Tis the season! For the last few years, my wife Kathy has gotten me to write a Christmas letter detailing our adventures in the past year. It’s great fun to relive those experiences, and even more to figure which of your friends, family, and acquaintances you’re going to inflict them upon. This year, we dug up 130 victims. ThankContinue reading “merry! merry!”
dem bones
I love it to be presented with a castoff I can turn into yet another taste treat. You’ve seen what happens with duck and turkey cast-offs (1). This week found me receiving more bounty. Kathy liked my brined turkey breast so much it was gone quickly. So when they came on sale at Kroger’s, I picked up another oneContinue reading “dem bones”
pequeña víspera de Navidad
It’s been 9 years and a week since the accident. On a bike trip in the hill country of Chile on little Christmas eve, a rocky hill presented to be negotiated, little dogs accompanying the locals who came to see the crazy gringos. When one of those pups ran across my path near the bottom, I hitContinue reading “pequeña víspera de Navidad”
Bull Run Saturday Night
She was married when we met. 6 kids and 12 grandkids later, still is. A freshly minted nurse and a newbie intern, we clicked in a way that’s sustained a friendship now into its 5th decade, almost all at a distance. It opens and closes, of course. My curious letter that wedged the latest opening last year found in theContinue reading “Bull Run Saturday Night”
tur-duck-?en soup
Stuffing a bird in a bird in a bird then roasting it probably goes back to Merry Olde, although the stuffing of three boned fowl – chicken into duck into turkey – was probably born in Louisiana, popularized by Cajun superstar chef Paul Prudhomme (1), who copyrighted the name. It really went mainstream when theContinue reading “tur-duck-?en soup”
TGIF!
“Thanksgiving is Friday!’ Our Thanksgiving came on Friday this year. O.k., I’m late. TG was Thursday, our nation’s most unique and wonderful holiday when we express the gift of gratitude while stuffing our faces before or after watching the Lions lose. Oh, that waxing gibbous moon, can’t beat the heavens! Our Thanksgiving Day began sprightly enough. I’d been working onContinue reading “TGIF!”
poppers!
We’ve been having stuffed jalapenos so often lately at our place they’re starting to feel like a staple. And why not? That delicious bite into hot, zippy, creamy, crunchy, and rich is pretty sublime. While they’re pretty fussy to prepare, the ritual can be entertaining, and so rewarding! Now, there are many versions of these treats. What we’re making hereContinue reading “poppers!”
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