Republished from November 18, 2012 because it’s that time of year again. Over the last couple of years I’ve shared some of the recipes that I served at the annual Turkey Feast. There have also been diaries about cooking the bird, whether or not to stuff it and suggestions about what to drink that will …
Tag: holiday
Jan 01 2018
Happy New Year – 2018
We all sing Auld Lang Syne at midnight on December 31 but what are the lyrics? Most people don’t know that it is a Scottish poem written in 1788 by Robert Burns and later set to the music of a folk song. Here is a you tube with the lyrics and English translation. Happy New …
Dec 28 2017
Bad Lip Reading – Seasons Greetings
Bad Lip Reading sends it greetings for the season with a message from the Trumps and a hidden message from Meania.
Dec 24 2017
Tracking Santa
On this day in 1955, NORAD begins tracking Santa in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition. According to NORAD’s official web page on the NORAD Tracks Santa program, the service began on December 24, 1955. A Sears department store placed an advertisement in a Colorado Springs newspaper. The advertisement told children that they …
Dec 23 2017
What’s Cooking: Thoroughly Modern Meatless Mince Pie
Mince pie is a old holiday tradition that can be traced back to 13th century when European crusaders returned from the Middle East with recipes for meats, fruits and spices. Mincing was a way of preserving meats without salting or smoking. The pie has been served at royal tables and, at one time, was banned …
Jan 01 2017
Happy New Year 2017
Out with the old. In with the new. Have a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Dec 25 2016
Merry Christmas – 2016
Merry Christmas – 2016 “A Hallelujah Christmas” (originally by Leonard Cohen) I’ve heard about this baby boy Who’s come to earth to bring us joy And I just want to sing this song to you It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift With every breath I’m singing Hallelujah …
Dec 24 2016
Tracking Santa
On this day in 1955, NORAD begins tracking Santa in what will become an annual Christmas Eve tradition. According to NORAD’s official web page on the NORAD Tracks Santa program, the service began on December 24, 1955. A Sears department store placed an advertisement in a Colorado Springs newspaper. The advertisement told children that they …
Dec 24 2016
The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
Republished from Dec 22, 2013 Trans Siberian Orchestra The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
Nov 24 2016
What’s Cooking: Don’t Throw That Turkey Carcass Out
Republished and edited from November 25, 2010 for obvious timely reasons. I know by tomorrow tonight you will be sick if looking at the remnants of dinner, especially that turkey carcass but you aren’t done with it yet. I’m going to walk you through making turkey stock. First you will need a big pot, I …
Nov 24 2016
What’s Cooking: Turkey Carving 101
I suspect that a lot of people will need to watch this. My condolences to the turkeys that were sacrificed to provide the feasts.