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November 13, 2014

Indonesia Etc. by Elisabeth Pisani *** (of 4)

Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world comprised of more than 10,000 islands and hundreds of languages and cultures. From west to east...

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November 13, 2014

Rustic Rye

Made this one to share with my senior thesis students. It was 11/11/14. November 11 is the feast day of St. Martin of Tours, Germany,...

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October 28, 2014

Agent Zigzag by Ben McIntyre *** (of 4)

Prior to the outbreak of WWII, the British citizen Eddie Chapman spent his youth blowing safes and robbing banks. Passing in and out of jails, Chapman...

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October 23, 2014

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny **** (of 4)

Sixteen monks live in an isolated Canadian monastery dedicated to Pure Gregorian Chant, God, and the obscure Saint Gilbert. Until there are fifteen monks because the...

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October 23, 2014

Pita! Pita! Pita!

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October 16, 2014

World Bread Day!

Organized in Germany with submissions of breads and blogs from scores of countries around the world, it’s the ninth annual World Bread Day. You can...

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October 7, 2014

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride *** (of 4)

Of course I’ve heard of John Brown, the abolitionist, who tried to start an insurrection and free the slaves by himself. But, truth is, that...

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September 26, 2014

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling *** (of 4)

The plot entails a battle in city council, in Britain called Parish Council, over whether the poorer neighborhood of Yarvil should be cut free from...

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September 9, 2014

Sourdough Pizza

Sourdough crust, fresh Roma tomatoes, red onion, parmesan, spinach, garlic, and Spanish olive oil Summertime! Click on the photo twice to enlarge it. Guaranteed to...

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September 9, 2014