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The bar food known as "Buffalo Wings" goes back half a century. You've probably never had the one-and-only genuine version. The REAL...

Act NOW to acquire a ridiculously delicious rosé just in time for summer. As many of my readers know, I am no fan of rosé wine. Through...

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When Christmas falls on a Wednesday (as it did this year) it creates a 16-day holiday. Behold-- The Lost Art of Sledding. The familiar...

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We will be posting exclusively about Christmas until... well, Christmas. Christmas is suddenly nigh, seemingly coming faster than usual...