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Non-Alcoholic Beer

by Patty on 13/03/202010/03/2020

Beer Connoisseurs PBS has a small video series called the Origin of Everything, that does in depth explanations of interesting topics. I ran across this series by accident last week,… [Continue Reading]

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Zombie Apocalypse

by Patty on 06/03/202006/03/2020

My Day Job At my University job, one of my tasks is to evaluate risks and plan for events that can shut down our services. The reason why this is… [Continue Reading]

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My 2020 Valentine

by Patty on 28/02/202025/02/2020

Taking Turns My spouse and I take turns planning Valentine’s day. The day after I made a little comment about how I planned it last year (hint-hint), I had a… [Continue Reading]

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Pasta From Arkansas?

by Patty on 21/02/202019/02/2020

Arkansas’ little Italy I was approached by a company to try a boxed pasta made in Arkansas, and write about it. After reading a review of the companies (the marketer… [Continue Reading]

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Gabby’s Mac-n-Cheese

by Patty on 14/02/202021/04/2020

This is a story of how to make the perfect “dump” casserole using just what you have. Of course this dish was made by Chef Gabby of KOF so this… [Continue Reading]

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Cruise: The Virgin Islands

by Patty on 14/02/202012/02/2020

Our cruise visited three islands, one owned and operated by Royal Caribbean called CoCoCay, and two others: St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, and St Martin. Long a cruise… [Continue Reading]

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Cruise: The Kitchens

by Patty on 07/02/202006/02/2020

The Video Experience (2019) Netflix has a series called Mega Foods and episode 6 features the “World’s Biggest Cruise Ship” detail on how they manage to serve so many people… [Continue Reading]

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Food and Climate

by Patty on 31/01/202031/01/2020

Worldwide Observations Climate We are living during a time of dramatic climate change as observed in our own neighborhoods. Objectively, we can see, and unfortunately many have personally experienced, continuing… [Continue Reading]

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Food Insecurity

by Patty on 24/01/202024/01/2020

What is food insecurity? U.S. Department of Agriculture: Food Insecurity is defined as the lack of consistent, dependable access to adequate food for active, healthy living.  According to USDA data:… [Continue Reading]

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Zero Waste Possible?

by Patty on 17/01/202023/08/2020

Published 15 January 2020, updated 23 August 2020 Zero Waste Goals @ Work The University I work at has a goal of reducing the waste sent to landfills by 90%… [Continue Reading]

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Tea Controversies

by Patty on 10/01/202013/10/2023

Controversies exist whenever two people meet and talk, and they can be about anything. So finding tea controversies should not surprise anyone. Published 10 January 2020; revised 28 September 2023… [Continue Reading]

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2020 Resolutions

by Patty on 03/01/202003/01/2020

The Calendar In November Americans celebrate friends and family, and all the things for which we are grateful. Then comes December, which is when many people celebrate religious or ethnic… [Continue Reading]

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Let’s Talk Bacon

by Patty on 27/12/201926/12/2019

Purina’s Dog Ad: Beggin’ For Bacon I ran across several articles during my perusal of “food stuff on the web” which sparked an interest in exploring bacon. Of course, thinking… [Continue Reading]

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