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Applesauce… with no baloney!

October 16, 2018Funny-ish, Good eats, Homeapplesauce, canning, hot water bath
By Ned White

“Applesauce” may be a synonym for hogwash or bunkum, but for many I know it’s a staple in their homes for many uses. Here’s a simple, step-by-step recipe for canning a few quarts for yourselves or your friends and neighbors.

Some extra miles — what’s both impossible and true

October 3, 2018geeky science & health stuff, Home, weirdnesscognitive dissonance, Darkman, extra miles, ghosts, mysteries, ontological shock, physics, two slit experiment, ufos, when the impossible is true
By Ned White

“Journeys Over a Hot Stove” returns with new, special editions. This one dips its toes into the murky waters of what cannot be, but is. What’s impossible that can also be true.

Portugal dreams and tears… and Ciao.

September 1, 2018Good eats, Home, International, North, South, Terrific people, WestAmerican Tapestry, Duane Lammers, Espinho, Fallen Angel, farewell, favorite posts, Gabrielle, Jekyll Island, Joe Hyde, Michael Weber, music video, Play to Win, Portugal, Sapelo Island, T. S. Eliot, Zak Ringelstein
By Ned White

How one song turned my head around in Portugal some years ago, and a farewell to my readers as I bid adieu to “Journeys Over a Hot Stove.”

Super pasta sauce for canning!

August 29, 2018Homecanning, pasta sauce, tomatoes
By Ned White

It’s tomato time, and this is my favorite pasta sauce recipe for home canning! Not too hard, and it’s a year’s worth of reward for your tastebuds.

About Stuff, and Corn Meal Mush

August 21, 2018Funny-ish, Good eats, Midwestfried corn meal mush, stuff
By Ned White

Some thoughts about people who collect stuff, and some of the stuff they collect, plus a traditional recipe for corn meal mush.

Knock-em-dead Harissa sauce!

August 6, 2018Good eats, Internationalharissa sauce
By Ned White

Genuine Mediterranean harissa sauce – a quick recipe that will spice up your cooking for months! Plus, a hair-raising aloft…

American Longitudes

July 23, 2018Funny-ish, Good eats, Home, Midwest, North, South, WestBill Bryson, Cajun gumbo, Canada, east, green chile stew, longitudes, Maritimes, midwest, quick cheese casserole, recipes, south, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America, west
By Ned White

Longitudinal musings – from the Maritimes to the American West, where, author Bill Bryson states, “people like to shoot things.”

Rockland’s North Beacon Oyster – bivalve paradise!

July 14, 2018Good eats, Home, NorthMike Mastronardi, North Beacon Oyster, oysters, restaurant, Rockland
By Ned White

Dipping my toes ever so slightly into a restaurant review – featuring newly opened North Beacon Oyster in Rockland. Great bivalves!

Bad Mood BBQ

July 7, 2018Funny-ish, Good eats, HomeBBQ, buns, humorous-ish
By Ned White

How do you feel before a backyard BBQ when so many things are irritating you? Cranky? You should be so lucky.

Knockout celery seed dressing

June 29, 2018Good eats, Homecelery seed salad dressing
By Ned White

Recalling what a “salad” was when I was growing up, and sharing a friend’s recipe for a blowout-yummy celery seed and onion salad dressing.

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Ned White is a writer, novelist, crossword puzzle constructor, traveler through 49 states, and at times a danger in the kitchen. He lives with his wife in South Thomaston.

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