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Category Archives: Food
Remo’s Footlong Hotdogs
A visit home is not complete without a stop in town (because my parents live somewhat “out”) at Remo’s for a footlong hotdog with sauce. They keep frozen pint containers in back, so it’s easy to take some home to … Continue reading
The French Quarter
Well, a very busy day at the actual conference yesterday, so the “French Quarter” post isn’t going up till today. My co-author Cindy and I presented our paper, and I think we have a great topic that I hope to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Life, Popular culture, Travel
Tagged ASEE, beignets, chocolate, coffee, French Quarter, mules, New Orleans
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12 Days of Christmas Songs (#2) – “Have a Merry Merry Merry Merry Christmas”
During my childhood in Ohio in the 1960s, my mom (and grandmother and great-grandmother, for that matter) were fans of Ruth Lyons, a pioneering Cincinnati radio and television personality who began her career in the earliest days of commercial radio in the 1920s. … Continue reading
Better Than Brownies (#tbt)
In the “First Course” column of yesterday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel food section, editor Nancy Stohs ran a story about a brownie recipe from “Miss Petey” that was so popular with readers that it was published several times over the years, its first … Continue reading
Posted in Food, History, Life
Tagged "Better Than Brownies" recipe, #tbt, baking, brownies, great-grandparents, Newcomerstown, nostalgia
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Mr. Bennet’s Gooseberry Fool
This is not Mr. Bennet. It’s Mr. Darcy, as portrayed by Colin Firth. You’re welcome 🙂 About 17 years ago I had to read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for a Great Books event I facilitated at Milwaukee School of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Life, Movies and film
Tagged Benjamin Whitrow, Colin Firth, gooseberries, gooseberry bush, gooseberry fool, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice, pudding
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Thankful for Libby Gaughan’s Pecan Pie
For a quick Thanksgiving Day post, I want to share a recipe that we love and that has special meaning for me. Plus, it’s pretty easy to make 🙂 Libby Gaughan was a friend of my grandmother’s many years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Life
Tagged baking, Holiday Inn, Jack Gaughan, Kraft caramels, Libby Gaughan, parchment paper, pecan pie, pie, pie crust, Thanksgiving
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