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• The Many Versions of A Visit From St. Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)

  

  WASHINGTON DC, December 23, 2012- Few works of literature have had as many alternate versions written as Clement Clarke Moore‘s A Visit From St. Nicholas... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 CULTURE

• 10 DIY Christmas Ideas (It’s Not Too Late!)

  

  From my column at the Washington Times Communities WASHINGTON DC, December 21, 2012- If you haven’t done it all for Christmas yet, don’t fret. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, RECIPES

• My Take on Chinese Comfort Food: Ground Pork and Black Mushrooms

  

  (serves 2-4)   This is my take on the pork that is used as filling for lotus leaf wraps at dim sum places.  I know it probably has nothing to do with the... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, RECIPES

• 10 Historical Novels

  

  From my column at the Washington Times Communities There are several definitions of “historical fiction.”  The Encyclopedia Britannica defines a historical nove... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, RECIPES

• Military Service Dogs: “Surplus Equipment?”

  

  From my column at the Washington Times Communities By DVIDSHUB Flickr Commons WASHINGTON DC, December 15, 2012- Military dogs that go overseas are classified... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, RECIPES