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December 11, 2012

  • Prepping for the Holidays — Fruit Cakes

    More holiday prepping is in line here. This time, the loved (and despised) fruit cake is the object of our attention. A holiday tradition dating back as far as the 1400s when fruits from the Mediterranean region were dried to preserve them during the long ocean voyage to Britain and upon arrival considered only fit… Continue reading

  • Coffee Versus Tea (Another Round)

    I grow weary. For purposes of this article, what I’ve specifically grown weary of is the ongoing battle, of sorts, between tea and coffee drinkers. If you look through the archives at my own tea site, you’ll see that I took part in this sort of thing for a time, but now I’m over it… Continue reading