In the week before Easter, our Swedish witches fly on their broomsticks, usually with a coffee kettle made of copper and a black cat, to Blue Island to meet up & dance with the Devil. So, naturally, children dress up as witches and go from house to house – Trick or Treat style – andFortsätt läsa ”Witch time?”
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Twentyone Rules to Live by
…that you may live long in the land… – Get a new toothbrush every three months – Water the indoor plants every Thursday – Clean house every Friday, or Party on Fridays and clean on Thursdays – Wind up the wall clocks every Sunday – Arrange the kitchen spices in alphabetical order – Polish theFortsätt läsa ”Twentyone Rules to Live by”
Durian 4 lovers
When I was in Singapore, I ate Durian ice cream at least once a week. It is based on a fruit with a scent like if someone let on rip – kind of like Limburger cheese. Since many years, Singapore Airlines, prohibits Durian to be transported in the carry on luggage, on their flights. YouFortsätt läsa ”Durian 4 lovers”
Nutrition Facts
Oh, for sure, sometimes you hear stuff like ”Well, sugar is sugar. Doesn’t matter if it’s from sugar beets or honey”. But no-siree, you’re wrong, you honey deniers! If you want to look at the health aspect – and you do, right? – honey is better hands down. Per 100 grams Sugar Honey Energy,Fortsätt läsa ”Nutrition Facts”
A clean Tea Towel?
Came across a recipe that called for putting roasted hazelnuts in a clean tea towel, in order to rub the skins off. Really? Why would it be necessary to point out the great idea of using a clean towel, as in: ”If you use the rag recently utilized during an oil change, instead of aFortsätt läsa ”A clean Tea Towel?”
A Dundee Limerick
There was an old man of Dundee Who came home as drunk as could be. He wound up the clock With the end of his cock And buggered his wife with the key.
According to Instructions
In the recipes I find in books and magazines, it often states to cook the spaghetti (or whatever shape the pasta has) “according to the instructions on the package”. Oh, really? So what would happen if that part of the recipe fell off? Would all good Americans cook their pasta without looking at the cookingFortsätt läsa ”According to Instructions”
Finnish Honey
My entire life I have yearned to be able to buy a jar of Finnish honey, Hunajaa, from the excellent market Gamla Marknadshallen (the Old Market Hall) in Helsinki, capitol of Finland! Not really, but when it happened it was a true delight. It was in connection with visiting Chinese-Finnish-American friends from Berkeley, CA, inFortsätt läsa ”Finnish Honey”
At the very bottom
This was long ago, before everybody simply asked Uncle Google about everything. As usual, I was listening to the radio while cooking; I think it must have been NPR (National Public Radio, in the US). The program featured an interview with two female authors of a cookbook. They had recently published an updated version ofFortsätt läsa ”At the very bottom”
