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Choosing the Bear
I wasn’t expecting this. I had to go into town for eggs. Normally, Bessie and Judith and Norbert give me enough that this is never a problem, but for some reason they all got broody at the same time. The fact that there’s a handsome pheasant hanging around the cottage, strutting around like he’s “actually a peacock you know.” Yes, he actually said that. So of course the hens are clucking away. Not that anything will come of it, of course, but, the instincts die hard.
By Meredith Harmon11 days ago in Fiction
Buffalo Chicken Wings
I’m 27 years old, and I enjoy cooking. The meals I make are good, and I’m comfortable in the kitchen most of the time. Still, there has always been one thing that intimidated me: cooking anything with bones, especially chicken. I worried about getting it wrong, undercooking it, or not knowing when it was truly done. Because of that worry, I avoided it.
By Diani Alvarenga11 days ago in Feast






