Food

February 2024

February 14, 2024
This year Ash Wednesday falls on St. Valentine's Day.  So do we have romantic dinners,...

July 2022

July 25, 2022
Sri Lanka was once one of the most highly-developed nations in South Asia. But now...

November 2021

November 25, 2021
Research has found that 50% of Americans "say grace" of some kind before meals, which...
November 22, 2021
It is easy to get caught up in technological progress, eagerly awaiting whatever technology has...

July 2021

July 01, 2021
The Earl of Sandwich was responsible both for your sandwich and for the soda that...

May 2021

May 05, 2021
Voters in both Colorado and Oregon are considering referendum petitions that would not only restrict...

April 2020

April 29, 2020
We Lutherans consider every Christian to be a "saint," though at the same time a...
April 27, 2020
The coronavirus infects and threatens the lives of individuals.  It has also infected and threatens...

March 2019

March 06, 2019
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.  I love this season of the church...

February 2019

February 08, 2019
Sam Anderson is a writer for the New York Times Magazine who came to Oklahoma...

November 2018

November 23, 2018
One of my favorite parts of the Thanksgiving celebration is leftovers.  I love returning to...
November 05, 2018
  As we get ready for election day tomorrow--which we will discuss then--we all know...

June 2018

June 18, 2018
I recently wrote a post called My BBQ Pilgrimage about my five days in Texas visiting acclaimed...
June 11, 2018
The week before last I found myself in Texas at the very epicenter of the...

May 2018

May 10, 2018
Over half of the money that Americans spend on food goes for eating out in...

February 2018

February 28, 2018
"A wolf in sheep's clothing" is someone who seems nice on the outside, like a...
February 28, 2018
I came across a British site that tossed off a word that I didn't know. ...

December 2017

December 25, 2017
  It's Christmas, hailed in at least one secular song as "the most wonderful time...
December 07, 2017
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, v....

November 2017

November 23, 2017
Thanksgiving is, of course, a national holiday.  But devoting specific days for the purpose of...
November 23, 2017
There is a reason why the turkey, the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving feasts, has such...
November 03, 2017
Not only did Martin Luther reform the church.  He also reformed beer too.  Specifically, the...

July 2017

July 20, 2017
Go to lunch with a progressive and you may well be badgered about how your hamburger...

May 2017

May 30, 2017
Someone is suing Hershey candies for underfilling boxes of Whoppers and Reese's Pieces.  The package...
May 24, 2017
You need to know about Luke T. Harrington, a Missouri Synod Lutheran who like me...

April 2017

April 13, 2017
When a thale cress plant is being eaten by a caterpillar, it responds by sending...

March 2017

March 07, 2017
In the 17th century, a strict order of monks gave up all solid foods for...

December 2016

December 16, 2016
Starbucks is opening some exclusive "Reserve Roasteries and Tasting Rooms," which will offer high-end coffee...

September 2016

September 22, 2016
Grape juice didn't exist, as a product, until 1869.  It was invented by a Methodist...
September 13, 2016
In the neverending battle against obesity, heart disease, and bad health, what are we supposed...
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