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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – A-Z World Cuisines – Discovering the Cuisine of Lithuania…Traditional dishes and drinks…Beetroot Kvass…with Carol Taylor

Welcome to my virtual tour of Lithuania …Lithuania is in Northeastern Europe on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea…a flat country overlooking the Baltic Sea, the climate is semi-continental, with very cold winters and mild, moderately rainy summers…which support … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair 2025 – #Mystery #Family – Undeveloped Memories by Karina Bartow, Family #Fiction Beyond the Fetters by Balroop Singh, #Western #Romance #Family The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley (Darby’s Quest Book 1) by Nina Romano

Welcome to this year’s Christmas book fair.  I will be revisiting some of the new books I have promoted during the year to showcase one of their reviews and also some of the books I have personally recommended during 2025.  … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Music Column Retro- The Big Band Era with William Price King and Sally Cronin 1930s – Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and The Lambeth Walk

Welcome to the series of the music column where I am joined as always by Jazz singer and composer William Price King.  We hope you will join us every Tuesday for some of the chart hits of the big band … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair 2025 #Memoir #Grief About the Real Stages of Grief: A Journey Through Loss by D.G. Kaye, #Liverpool #LivingHistory #Memoir – Her Own Words by Veronica Kay, #Family #Biography Meadowlark Songs: A Motherline Legacy by Joy Neal

Welcome to this year’s Christmas book fair.  I will be revisiting some of the new books I have promoted during the year and also some of the books I have  recommended, with one of their other reviews with that ‘come … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives 2025 -#Memoir #Waterford #Ireland #History – The Colour of LifeWork on a Timber Gang – 1942 by Geoff Cronin

My father-in-law, Geoff Cronin was a raconteur with a encyclopedic memory spanning his 93 years. He sadly died in 2017 but not before he had been persuaded to commit these memories of his childhood and young adulthood in Waterford in … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up 17th – 23rd November 2025 – Blog series 2026, Big Band Era, Movie Themes, Fire Safety, Water Chestnuts, Ireland 1930s, Christmas Book Fair, Book Reviews, Funnies.

Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord…and a few extras. I hope your week has gone well.. we have had the first of the very cold weather this winter but we have … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Malcolm Allen Entertains – Sarcasm and Work Health and Safety

Time for some more humour from  Malcolm Allen in Australia  with some interesting signs….and designers My thanks to Malcolm for excellent foraging and we hope you are leaving with a smile on your face. About Malcolm Allen The author was … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair – Book Review – #Christmas #Fondant #Recipes – Something Fancy A Winter Wonderland Celebration Book One by Robbie Cheadle

Delighted to share my review for the festive collection of delicious cakes, folklore and poetry Something Fancy A Winter Wonderland Celebration Book One by Robbie Cheadle... About the book Robbie’s cake and fondant creations are full of imagination and enchantment … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Short Stories – Tales from the Irish Garden – The Piglet Races by Sally Cronin

Welcome to another story from Tales from the Irish Garden…There will be new stories in a further collection I am currently working on so I hope this reminder of these tales will set the scene for those. Summer: The Piglet … Continue reading →

Smorgasbord Music Column – William Price King and Iconic #Movie #Themes – Lady Marmelade and Come What May – Moulin Rouge,

Welcome to the movies and I hope you will enjoy the trip down memory lane with me as we listen to the iconic theme songs from the hit movies across the decades. William. Lady Marmelade – Moulin Rouge “Lady Marmelade” … Continue reading →