Category Archives: Cooking

The Great Kitchen Makeover – Part One

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Steve Hanley

It all started when we went to Home Depot in the Fall of 2012 to get a gallon of paint. While there, we saw a refrigerator we really liked. It wasn’t just that it was stainless steel and it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Wishbone Connection

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Steve Hanley

2500 years ago, the Etruscans, who lived in what is now Italy, believed the breastbone of a chicken, called the furcula or “little fork”, had magic predictive powers. They transferred that belief to the Romans, who carried it with them … Continue reading →

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All The Fixins!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Steve Hanley

Have you noticed that people don’t just say they are having a turkey on Thanksgiving, they say “We’re having turkey with all the fixins”? Which leads me to wonder, just what are “all the fixins”? Turns out, what goes on … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Thoughts

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Steve Hanley

By the Fall of 1621, the Pilgrims at Plimouth, Massachusetts were on the brink of starvation and ravaged by illness. Had it not been for Massasoit, who brought a bounty of fresh killed deer, turkeys and other food staples to … Continue reading →

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Soup!

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Steve Hanley

For a confirmed cryophobe like me – someone who hates cold – the onset of winter offers little to look forward to. Where are the days of basking on the beach, driving around with the top down or reading a … Continue reading →

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