The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

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Pumpkin Pie Drop with Cinnamon Icing

By trkingmomoe on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 11:14pm |

Hee-he-hee-ee. Come over to the dark side because we have cookies for Halloween.

 

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Honey Mustard Butter for Corn-on-the-Cob

By trkingmomoe on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 6:11am |

I got the impression that our Mr Day has been enjoying corn-on-the-cob that has been in our markets late spring.  So I am going to pass on to him and dag readers a wonderful brush on butter that can add a little zest to corn.  There are many ways that this butter can be spiced up to your personal taste.  It is just a matter of looking in the spice cupboard at your favorite spices that you have on hand.  It also gives new life to frozen corn-on-the-cob.

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Christmas Soups to Warm Santa’s Heart

By trkingmomoe on Wed, 12/22/2010 - 5:48am |

Part Two Making Due for Christmas

 

 

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Making Do at Christmas

By trkingmomoe on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 4:59pm |

This Christmas is probably the hardest we have had it in this country since the great depression for a portion of our society. For some, the unemployment that was stopped at the end of November was a major hardship. How do you have Christmas with out money? This is a worry for many who have never had to do it with out spending lots. You make the Merry part of Christmas the most important part. Here are some tips and recipes.

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Election Cake and Campaign Quilts: Whig Rose, Whig Defeat, Democrat Rose, Rose of Sharon and Baltimore Album Quilts

By trkingmomoe on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 4:25pm |

Before women were able to vote, they supported their political ideals with their home arts. One of these arts was quilting and they have left us with a history of political quilt patterns that are still made and enjoyed today. To understand how these quilts played a roll in our elections in the first half of the 19th century, we will have to look at how they lived.

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Obama Will Get Financial Products Consumer Protection Agency Underway With Elisabeth Warren

By trkingmomoe on Wed, 09/15/2010 - 11:16pm |

Jake Tapper of ABC News reports that Obama will appoint Elisabeth Warren as Assistant to the President & Special Adviser to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This is going to bypass the a Senate confirmation process which could drag on for months. Warren has been the moving force and advocate for a consumer financial products protection agency. She has been working closely with the president as Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel of the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

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