Back in the 1949, a new product called "Friday Franks" appeared on supermarket shelves. You might be able to guess from the name that this was a meat replacement aimed at Catholics for a particular day of the week, but they weren't vegetarian. Nope, "Friday Franks" were made of tuna fish.
Can you imagine? Maybe this excerpt from the Wall Street Journal can help:
Friday Franks are composed of 100% tuna meat with a small amount...
If, like us, you don't work a normal 9-5 job, you might find it hard to make it to our evening or weekend classes. Presenting daytime classes, for your daylight-learning pleasure:
Learn to Knit: Hand Warmers - Thursday, January 30
Storytelling 101 - Wednesday, February 5
Lo-fi Printing: Block Carving - Wednesday, February 12
Presentation Skills - Thursday, February 13
Introduction to Stranded Knitting - Tuesday,...
If you're looking for a way to learn something without breaking the bank, check out February's lectures at the Brainery. They tend to sell out, so click the link and register in advance!
Serial Killers - January 27, 6:30pm
Giving Up the Ghost: Dispelling Common Myths of Contemporary African Politics - February 3, 8:30pm
Orientalism in Music - February 3, 6:30pm
A Histoy of Royal Scotland - February 17, 6:30pm
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Last night we were lucky to host a talk on New York City's food history with Andrew F. Smith, author of more than 25(!) books on just about any food-related topic you can imagine. Andrew's new book, New York City: A Food Biography, just came out, and we decided to pick up an extra copy for a giveaway.
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I found this recipe for Avocado Pie while searching through What's Cooking America's Regional recipe archive and immediately wanted to make it. I loved it for its great 70's color and its simplicity: it's no bake and has only a few ingredients, most of which you can pick up pre-made at the grocery store. It also whips up in about 10 minutes with very few dishes.
The Process
How easy is it? All you need is a graham cracker...
