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April 24, 2020
Easy Japanese Recipe: Chicken Katsu
One of our family's very favorite Japanese recipes is an adaptation of Tonkatsu (pork cutlets), which we make with Chicken. I first had these while I was living in Japan, and after that, had them several times a week!
It is a very easy recipe, and is so very tasty!
Chicken-katsu (chicken cutlet) Recipeenough boneless chicken breasts or tenders for your family
rice flour (or corn starch)
1-2 eggs, beaten
panko (Japanese dried bread crumbs), or...
How to Cook Rice Like a Sushi Chef
Hungry for sushi, but want to make it at home? Heres your recipe, via Quirk Books delicious book, Stuff Every Sushi Lover Should Know.
Traditional sushi chefs spend years practicing and perfecting the art of making sushi rice. Its a simple process that takes time to master in order to create the right balance of consistency, texture, and flavor. Following is a basic recipe. Over time, you may want to customize the ingredients to create your own...
April 21, 2020
Read This: Candace Rose Rardon on Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
One of our favorite artists, Candace Rose Rardon, is back with a book! Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know, published by Quirk Books, is a fantastic and comforting read. We have published an excerpt from the book: Tea Tasting 101 click to read.
We highly recommend this charming, informative, interesting book.
We were lucky enough to catch up with Candace, and ask her about her own tea story, the joys and challenges of researching this book, and more....
April 20, 2020
Hope as a Companion: Music for the Journey
There are so many ways music can speak to, and with, these shifting and changing times. For this part of the adventure of Music for Shifting Times, come along on a journey that takes in dark and light, but always with hope as a companion.
Maura O'Connell sings Trouble in the Fields, with Nanci Griffith on harmony. Nanci wrote the song with Rick West at another time several decades ago, when things were hard for farmers, and it recalls another time...
April 15, 2020
History Comes Alive at Montréal’s Pointe-à-Callière
Like many other city museums around the world, Montréals Pointe-à-Callière (the Montréal Archeology and History Complex) is temporarily closed, but not forgotten. Stories like this one share tips and information for future adventures. If you are planning to visit Montréal and love history, I recommend including Pointe-à-Callière, the largest and most visited museum in Montréal, in your future travel plans.
Most would agree that first-hand...
An Insider’s Guide to Bermuda: Four Days for the Nature Lover
So youve got four more vacation days for the year and the idea of spending them as a stay-cation is making you ill? Need to head somewhere warm and get away from it all? This itinerary will hold the attention of any nature conservationist, as Bermuda is the perfect ecological backdrop to turn any city-slicker into a nature-lover. Youll learn about Flo, a free spirited run-away flamingo, youll learn that Bermuda is completely free of any snakes, poisonous or otherwise, and youll...
April 11, 2020
Read this: Living a Big Life in Patricia Leavy’s Candy Floss Collection
Want to read about living a big life? One that is honest, searching, and includes relatable characters? One of our favorite authors, Patricia Leavy, is back with a collection of 3 novels, re-released in her new book, Candy Floss Collection. We loveand highly recommendit!
We were lucky enough to catch up with Leavy to talk about her book, writing, and more. Heres what she had to say
Please tell is about your book, Candy Floss Collection.
Candy Floss...
April 9, 2020
Leipzig Bachfest Invites you to Sing the St. John Passion
With an extraordinary performance of the St. John Passion, the Leipzig Bachfest will be bringing the world together on Good Friday in Johann Sebastian Bach's church of St. Thomas - and the global Bach community is invited to sing along.
In many places it is a tradition - sometimes going back more than 100 years - to perform a Bach Passion during the week before Easter. Many people all over the world regard it as an indispensable ritual to listen to...
Tea Tasting 101
We are so excited to share a tasty new book from Quirk Books, entitled Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know. Here's an excerpt: Tea Tasting 101. Look for an interview with author (and one of our favorite writers and artists), Candace Rose Rardon, soon.
Dont know how to start appreciating tea on a deeper level? Approaching it like a wine tasting is a fun way of thinking about the breadth and depth of this beverage. There are many parallels between the...
April 7, 2020
Songs from Holocaust Testimonies Comprise New Musical Production from Yale University
In the Nazi concentration camps of World War II, Jewish prisoners forged significant bonds and created ephemeral documents of their torturous experiences through song. Yale University's Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies has produced an album, in collaboration with musicologist and musician D. Zisl Slepovitch, to honor the significance of these works: "Where Is Our Homeland?: Songs from Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive, Volume...
