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Autumn
is undeniably "Comfort Food" season. Merriam-Webster defines Comfort
Food as, "Food prepared in a traditional style having a usually
nostalgic or sentimental appeal." All I can tell you is that the
quintessential "Dad" Comfort Food is Sunday morning pancakes.This recipe is once again dedicated to my wife, who unfortunately couldn’t tell that she just consumed sour milk if she drank a gallon of the stuff. As much as I hate to awake to sour milk for my coffee, I have also grown tired of pouring sour milk down the drain. With this in mind, I researched several 19th century recipes for Sour Milk Pancakes and created the recipe I pass along to you now! Enjoy!!
“Mommy Likes Sour Milk” Pancakes
2 Cups Flour
1 Tsp. Baking Soda
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp. Salt
3 Tbsp. Sugar
1/2 Tbsp. English Custard Powder (the secret Ingredient)
1 1/4 Cups Milk
*1/8 Cup Vinegar
2 Beaten Eggs
1/2 Tbsp. Vanilla
1/4 Cup Bacon Drippings (or veg. Oil with a reasonable splash of hickory flavored liquid smoke)
Prep Steps
1. Sift/Whisk together dry ingredients.
2. *Sour the milk with the vinegar or use genuine sour milk.
3. Add to the dry ingredients and remaining ingredients.
4. Stir until smooth.
5. Cook each pancake until the bubbles just start to burst on the “wet side” and then flip.
6. Count to 15 and call ‘em done.
7. Garnish with real butter and Northeastern Maple syrup.
Let’s Meet at the World Travel Market this November!
Are
you heading to what is arguably the most important travel industry
gathering of the year? The 37th annual World Travel Market #WTMLDN is
scheduled for 7 – 9 November 2016 and as president of Ocean Crest
Creative, I wouldn’t miss it! I’ve had the opportunity to attend the
event nearly every year since I launched my business back in the early
90’s (I was actually featured on the front cover of their brochure one
year).Held at London’s ExCeL exhibition and conference center every November, the meeting draws over 50,000 travel professionals from all corners of the globe. I find “WTM” a must-attend-affair because it is frankly one-stop shopping. It is a happening that guarantees the most up-to-date information along with a chance to catch-up with all the industry’s movers and shakers. Over the years the event has grown from a relatively basic, cubicle-sized, stand oriented trade show, to a world-class affair featuring multi-level booths that have to be seen to be believed.
As a professional copywriter with 32-years of experience in travel industry buzz creation, I look forward to sitting in on some the scheduled seminars. Networking and meeting with those who are in need of a well-seasoned, travel wordsmith will also be right at the top of the priority list.
If you are going to World Travel Market, let me know. It would be a pleasure to catch-up!
In Praise of Our Outdoor Shower
For those who don’t know, I live in New England – Plymouth, Massachusetts to be exact. For eight to nine months out of the year, we experience what is arguably some of the least desirable weather in which the human animal can live. However, when the calendar moves to summer, this part of the world becomes God’s country.
From the beaches to the mountains, sailboats to fresh lobster, New England is the place to be in the summer. Here on Cape Cod, you’re never too far from sand, sea, and great weather. As a result, most folks pretty much move outdoors for the months of June, July, and August. One of my favorite outdoor “summer places” is our outdoor shower.
If you have an outdoor shower, you know that it’s a bit like having a tropical waterfall attached to your home or summer cottage. The funny thing is that no two outdoor showers seem to be the same. For example, in ours, we decided an oversize, rainfall shower head was imperative. Twelve inches of pouring water cascades down from two feet above one’s head.
Next came the layout, which we felt needed to include, not only space to shower but a dry area for clothes and changing. This way we can slip into the shower after the beach or pool and emerge dressed for the next adventure.
The inner walls are lined with antique, summer oriented tin signs that call from ice cream shops, seafood shacks, and other seasonal haunts. All of these are augmented with antique license plates, old oars, and seashells from our beach. Colorful flagstones guard the foot against the crushed stone that allows wash water to trickle back to earth. Finally, the rustic wood that grants personal privacy is buttressed by colorful hydrangeas – a flowering plant that is particularly popular here on Cape Cod.
After a hot summer day, there’s nothing like a dip in the outdoor shower!