Mar 30, 2015

When you don't have Jack Cooke

“East, west,” Parker interrupted, “it‟s still a basement. There‟s next to no natural lighting, the ceilings are barely seven feet, concrete floors, parged walls, pipes everywhere.” 
“All the better for a Man Cave. Besides, why do you think I keep him around?” he gestured at Jack. 
“He‟s more than a pretty face.” 
“Take a cavernous basement and remodel it into a MEA? That‟s Manly Entertainment Area, to you civilians,” Jack explained as interest lit in his smoky eyes. “I can do that.”

Happy Ever After

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By the time Malcolm came back up—and damn if Jack hadn‟t made him see a space as slick, maybe even slicker, than the testosterone paradise in Del‟s current house—Mrs. Grady, Emma, Laurel, and Parker had made a serious dent in the clearing up.

Happy Ever After

Mar 13, 2015

Irish Recipes For St. Patrick's Day

It Might have been an ordinary gathering of Friends and Family on a rainy night. The little fire simmering in the kitchen hearth, with the big dog snoring in front of it. 
The wine Connor pulled out, uncorked, and poured generously into glasses. Volunteers dutifully peeling and chopping small mountains of potatoes and carrots, mincing garlic and onions while the hostess busied herself dredging chunks of beef in flour, browning it in a big, sturdy pot on the stove. 
The scents rising up, teasing of what was to come, and the mix of voices all talking to or over one another.

DARK WITCH


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Irish Recipes For St. Patrick's Day That AREN'T Corned Beef And Cabbage


Good news: There's absolutely no need to eat one more bite of corned beef and cabbage on Saint Patrick's Day, because it's about as Irish as spaghetti and meatballs. Feel free to let out a sigh of relief, but don't put down your fork just yet. There are other, greater dishes to eat that will help you celebrate St. Patrick -- all of them 1,000 times more appetizing and authentic than what you're used to eating.
It's pretty common knowledge that the Irish make great bread, which is so easy to bake, too. They're also really handy with a potato (the recipes below are all the proof you need of that). And they stew better than most anyone. Behold, the 10 recipes you need to have the best Saint Patrick's Day of your life. Or at least the most delicious one.