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Catillation is an obsolete word meaning: to lick one's plate. It has nothing to do with cats, except that they catillate quite a bit.
Category Archives: Product Review
Three Fowl Things
You don’t have to go far to find strange things these days – just browse your local main-line supermarket. I’m used to finding exotic ingredients and quirky imported products in ethnic markets, but here are three surprising things found in my local Harris Teeter and Giant Food. Continue reading
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Tagged chicken paws, deep-fried turkey, Giant food, Harris Teeter, reporting, review, terducken
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Happy International Stout Day!
Celebrate International Stout Day! Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review
Tagged cooking, Guinness, International Stout Day
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Three Odd Things: July 2022 Edition
Odd Things Observed Continue reading
Dogfish’s Latest Spin: Fermentation Engastration, Layers and Lay-ers
I should not have been surprised to learn of a collaboration between Gastro Obscura and Dogfish Head Brewery. Continue reading
This Year’s Mid-March Madness: Ides, Pi Day, Guinness, Guinness Pie Day
Once again, a convergence of events conspire to produce cognitive dissonance and tasty culinaria!
It’s March, and the wonderful folks at Taylor Strategy, on behalf of Guinness, sent me a couple of cans to cook with. Last year I made Guinness Potato Cheese Soup, but this year I decided to honor Pi Day by making a round baked good with filling and crust. With Guinness, of course.
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Tagged cooking, Giant food, Guinness, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, review
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Good for What Ails You: Something Like Penicillin, Made with Cascade Moon Edition 2 Whisky
The weather at this time of year cries out for a warming, restorative drink; something with spice, which can warm you even while the drink remains cool. We found a good use for a special edition whisky from George A. Dickel/Cascade Hollow Distilling Company in a variation on a classic cocktail called a Penicillin. Continue reading
Crunchy, Cheesy, Easy: A Friendly Bread’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich
A Friendly Bread is test-marketing grilled cheese sandwiches. I received a sandwich for review last week. Continue reading
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Two Story Chimney Ciderworks
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Two Story Chimney Ciderworks is a new vendor at the Olney Farmers Market. Continue reading
Rich, Filling, Delicious: Shrimp and Grits the Easy Way
Why, you may ask, is a Maryland market carrying these traditional products from places like Charleston, South Carolina? Continue reading