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Southern Gothic Festival

I spent last weekend in Athens, Georgia at the 2nd annual Southern Gothic Festival, where I saw ten bands in two nights. They sure were late nights for me. I'm still recovering from not getting enough sleep. But the bands were great! Friday night's lineup was

The Fates, by Rosie Garland

Rosie Garland has had an amazing life, including singing in my favorite goth band, The March Violets, to writing wonderful poetry, to writing novels and short fiction, and much more. She was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023. Her recent novel, The Fates, is a

Migrating my website

I've had my website on the same hosting site since 1998, when I first migrated off of my site at KU, where I worked at the time, and since late 2000 it has been a WordPress blog with some static pages. But the company hosting my site'

Iain M Banks

Iain M Banks wrote engaging science fiction about people in a fascinating post scarcity utopia.

French Vanilla Ice Cream

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 8-24 hours cook time: 30 minutes Servings: Yield: about 1 quart Ingredients 1 cup whole milk 2 cups heavy cream 3/4 cup white sugar pinch of salt 4 to 6 large egg yolks 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract Directions Put the container the

German Potato Salad

Prep Time: 35 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Servings: Serves 6 as a side dish Source: seriouseats.com Ingredients 2 pounds red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1-inch cubes 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided 1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1/2-inch dice 3/4 cup finely

Stuffed Potatoes

Difficulty: Easy Source: Joy of Cooking Ingredients 2 medium potatoes 2 tbsp butter or margarine 4–5 tsp milk 1/3 tsp salt 2 tsp minced onion 1 tsp grated horseradish 1 cup grated cheddar cheese ½ tsp paprika Directions Bake potatoes as usual, in oven or microwave. While the potatoes

Black Bottom Pie

Difficulty: Medium Ingredients Crust: 30 vanilla wafers (140g), crushed 1/2 cup (70g) pecans, chopped 1/3 cup butter, melted French Silk Filling: 1 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted 1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup sugar pinch salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg Bavarian Cream Filling: 3/

Cheddar Ale Soup

Servings: Serves: 6 to 8 Source: kathrynhuxtable.org Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter, divided pinch salt ¼ cup yellow onion, minced ¼ cup red bell pepper, diced ¼ cup green bell pepper, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup Free State Ad Astra Ale 3 ounces cream cheese 3 cups

Jo Walton's "Thessaly" Trilogy

I recently finished reading Necessity, the third and final book in Jo Walton’s “Thessaly” trilogy. I had encountered Jo Walton’s writing previously in her novel Tooth and Claw, a fun and surprisingly thoughtful novel in the style of a Regency Romance with Dragons as the main characters. Her