Go to Recipe Go to Video Because I live under a lucky star, I’ve been to more Pink Martini concerts than I can count. I’ve loved them all, though one that sticks with me was in Portland, Oregon (the bands’ home town) in an outdoor park, with bald eagles flying low over the crowd. Anticipation …
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Go to Recipe Go to Video Eggnog, that beloved holiday beverage that signifies parties and fetes, warm gatherings and fragrant moments, may seem innocent but it can pack a powerful wallop, as evidenced in the Egg Nog Riot of 1826 among cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Supposedly barred from drinking …
Go to Video France is the second largest wine producing country in the world, but don’t tell it that. Because its natural chauvinism and pride puts it in first place thanks to the quality, diversity, and spirit of the wines it produces. The French are leaders in wine; they have much history to back them …