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DannyM
Aug 2921 min read
PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE
Rather than painstakingly restore all of our various Prime Rib essays, we've consolidated them right HERE. Simple & Attainable...
DannyM
Mar 199 min read
OUR FAVORITE THINGS-- Preferred & Proven Products
We don't do paid ads... yet. But when we find products we like, we're happy to sing their praises. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on...
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DannyM
4 days ago4 min read
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS, PART IV-- Christmas Music
More than any other holiday, Christmas goes hand-in-hand with music. The LP (as in long-playing) 33 1/3 RPM vinyl phonograph record first...
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DannyM
Dec 132 min read
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS, PART III-- Last Minute Shopping
There is still time- not much, mind you- to find and purchase nice gifts. After a very late Thanksgiving, the calendar is racing toward...
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DannyM
Dec 123 min read
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS, PART IIa- MORE PUDDING!
Gingerbread can easily become Gingerbread Pudding. Why didn't we think of this before? An AI-Generated Gingerbread House. While shopping...
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DannyM
Dec 57 min read
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS, PART II:
Now bring us some freakin' PUDDING! Upper Maine in winter, with Mt. Katahdin looming in majestic repose. Reds & Greens look great in the...
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DannyM. & RichardB.
Dec 22 min read
AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS... (Part I)
We will be posting exclusively about Christmas until... well, Christmas. Christmas is suddenly nigh, seemingly coming faster than usual...
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DannyM
Nov 1517 min read
THANKSGIVING 2024
Let's face it-- every election year, some of us feel more thankful than others. But no matter where one stands politically, the holiday...
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DannyM
Oct 236 min read
CHARLIE DON'T SURF & TURF (TAKE 2)
For my upcoming birthday dinner, we turn again to classic cinema for culinary inspiration. Some movies are especially memorable for their...
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DannyM
Oct 146 min read
FETTUCCINE ALFREDO--
The classic dish as it was meant to be... just in time for autumn! A few years ago America endured a sudden baby formula shortage that...
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DannyM
Oct 122 min read
HONEY-SRIRACHA DRUMSTICKS
Could this scrumptious treat replace Buffalo Wings? I've been tinkering with drumsticks for years trying to get them just right-- crisp...
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DannyM
Sep 284 min read
PRODUCT REVIEW-- Shindaiwa EB910 Leaf Blower
Want to clean up an acre of deep leaves in one afternoon? Want to avoid getting ripped off by a contractor? Go big or go home.
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DannyM
Sep 202 min read
GET YOUR GROOVE ON!
The Austrian variety Grüner Veltliner is relatively new to the Finger Lakes... and it's doing rather well. Grüner Veltliner-- "GROO-ner...
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DannyM
Sep 131 min read
OH, SEPTEMBER!
Deliciously cold mornings, warm sunny days, and the crackling, cider-like air at sunset conspire to make September my favorite month....
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DannyM
Sep 1211 min read
POTATO COOKERY-- 3 RECIPES FOR COOL-WEATHER DINING
Dollar for dollar, you can't beat a great potato dish. I’d probably love potatoes even if I weren’t half Irish… but I’m guessing that it...
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DannyM
Sep 1015 min read
POLITICS 2024 (NOTHING AGAINST CHEERLEADERS)
HOW TO SURVIVE UNTIL ELECTION DAY BY THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT POLITICS. “Hey-HEY! Ho-HO! < Insert Name Here > has GOT to GO!”...
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DannyM
Sep 54 min read
CRY, BABY, CRY-- The Wonderful World of Onions
I love onions. I use them– in one form or another of the genus Allium– in just about everything I cook that isn’t dessert. Aside from...
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DannyM
Aug 301 min read
MY NEW FAVORITE STEAK
Beef prices are through the roof. Here's the antidote for me & my fellow steak lovers. If you find yourself reflexively gagging over $36...
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DannyM
Jul 61 min read
AMERICAN-MADE (and EXPENSIVE)
Hurrah for those who diligently seek American-made products. Try not to go broke. Who says American manufacturing is dead? It isn't, but...
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DannyM
Jun 72 min read
SUMMER, ACT I
Summer is a 3-Act Play-- Early, Middle, and Late. To me, Act I means joy in the form of strawberries & fireflies & really late sunsets....
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DannyM
Jun 41 min read
MARY'S BARN MARKET
A Second Reason to go to Weedsport, New York. Regular readers might recall the Mennonite-run Serenity Meadows Dairy Farm that I mentioned...
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