Makes my eyes cross . . .
Doing the Robot
March 26, 2024It is nice that they can do warehouse and factory work, but I really love to watch them Dance!
Why is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland?
March 21, 2024
This is why. Deejay Alan Freed coined the term at the Moondog Coronation Ball held at the Cleveland Arena on March 21, 1952.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
March 16, 2024Find yourself some Guiness and stream The Quiet Man, Waking Ned Devine or the Secret of Roan Inish and enjoy the day!
Here’s a recipe for Irish Soda Bread
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 4 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup currants or raisins
- 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds
- brush on top before baking . . .
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup buttermilk
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). line a large baking sheet with parchment or a silpat mat
- Mix flour, softened butter, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir in 1 cup of buttermilk and egg. Add the raisins and caraway seeds (if using)
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Form dough into a round loaf and place on the prepared baking sheet. Note that the dough will be a little sticky.
- Combine melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk in a small bowl; brush loaf with this mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an ‘X’ into the top of the loaf.
- Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes. You may continue to brush the loaf with the butter mixture while it bakes.
Sláinte!
It is Pi Day!
March 14, 2024
Moody’s Walnut Pie
Take a look at the unusual pies featured at Gatro Obscura
Such as this Shaker Lemon Pie
Lego Loving
March 14, 2024
Lego is about imaginative play, but if you want to build a specialty set and have lost or misplaced the instructions there is an internet archive where you can download the instructions to thousands of Lego building sets for free – here.
Forge of Empire fans – Lego recently released a model set of Himiji Castle.
Also interesting, I think, is Nick Michael’s homage to Ansel Adams in Lego.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 