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Month: August 2017

The Kitchen Shoppe’s 2017/2018 Class Schedule – A Great Way to Eat, Learn, and Have Fun!

The Kitchen Shoppe’s 2017/2018 Class Schedule – A Great Way to Eat, Learn, and Have Fun!

I’ve spoken in this blog before about the Kitchen Shoppe, Inc. – a kitchen gadget and equipment store located in Carlisle, PA that also offers great cooking classes and hands-on events for all of us “would-be” chefs and kitchen enthusiasts. I just received their 2017/2018 cooking class schedule.  There are some really great ones listed, and many are reasonably priced.  They offer everything from “hands-on” demonstrations to multi-course, sit-down dinners where the chefs take you through the steps of successfully…

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The Solar Eclipse: Can Everyone Just Calm Down?

The Solar Eclipse: Can Everyone Just Calm Down?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, by now you’ve no doubt heard about the total eclipse of the sun that is upcoming this Monday, August 21st, 2017. The eclipse event won’t be a “total eclipse” here in the four-state area (we’ll get about 84% coverage), but that hasn’t stopped everyone locally from going off the deep end trying to get ready for it. Honestly, a month ago these yokels couldn’t tell you what an eclipse…

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Always Wanted To Travel To Europe? With Airfares this Low, It’s Hard Not To

Always Wanted To Travel To Europe? With Airfares this Low, It’s Hard Not To

Ahhh, Europe.  You’ve always wanted to go.  Imagine wandering the museums of Paris, riding the London Eye for a bird’s eye view of the city, hoisting a pint in an authentic Irish pub, or hiking the wild highlands of Scotland.  If you have the wandering soul of a world traveler, then these destinations may have always seemed out of reach due to cost, – right? Wrong! As a travel and food writer, I’m always on the lookout for good deals. …

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Back to School Time Already? Better Get Out the Wallet

Back to School Time Already? Better Get Out the Wallet

Wow, the summer is really flying by this year.  It’s already August, and even though the school year doesn’t start until September in Maryland this year (it was pushed back to a “post-Labor Day” start by state government decree last year), things are already starting to gear up on the education front – specifically, extra-curricular activities. Yes, band and sports parents know well the pull of the school campus come August.  Daily fall sports practices (for things like football and…

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