SOMEONE PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME. Where in the U.S. Constitution does it require that any dessert involving bananas must include vanilla wafers? Bananas do not usually get too ripe at the RBT house, as we all prefer them before they get brown and spotty. And I eat one for breakfast just about every day, especially before a …
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Coffee Thoughts: Sharing, Preparing, and Size Matters
Coffee-related conversation overheard during the holidays: "First I lose my sushi - now I have to share my coffee? This is Christmas? What the hell!" DD #1 was lamenting the results of the Christmas Eve gift exchange, where she'd opened a do-it-yourself sushi kit, only to have it "stolen" by her equally sushi-minded cousin in …
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QUESTION FOR YOU ALL. How many of you have a food philosophy similar to the following: I want to eat better. I won't give up chocolate. No problem. The two statements aren't mutually exclusive. Chocolate is one of those rare gifts, like sex and anything by Monty Python, that both bring us pleasure and are …
Black Star Farms, Part 2: Sirius Winemaking
"I believe in a loving God," Don said, "because he gave us a way to turn unremarkable grape juice into something alcoholic." I don't drink wine - never developed a taste for it - but I enjoy learning about how it's made. And Black Star Farms takes its winemaking seriously. Or perhaps I should say, …
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