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April 2010

Hanks Williams Gets Pulitzer Honor

By | Music

Country pioneer Hank Williams has been honoured with a special Pulitzer Prize citation. The Pulitzer board awarded the late singer for his lifetime achievement, based on a confidential survey of experts in popular music. “I don’t think any country artist cast a longer shadow than he does, both as a…

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Vaquero (Cowboy) Migas

By | Food

Migas are the Mexican version of scrambled eggs with crispy fried corn tortilla chips mixed in. There are plenty of variations, but one hard-and-fast rule is that you can’t use flour tortillas – that’s not authentic! Use yellow or white corn tortillas. 10 yellow or white corn tortillas vegetable oil…

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Cows And Global Warming

By | Cattle

You may have read that a UN study concluded that raising cows and pigs contributed 18% of the greenhouse gasses we are all concerned about. They recommended that people reduce the amount of meat they are eating as part of human efforts to combat global warming. Frank M. Mitloehner, Ph.D,…

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