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York, Pennsylvania – Food, fun, fairs and festivals: Part One of Two
York, Pennsylvania… There are many great colonial, revolutionary and civil war history sites along the Great Mid-Atlantic seaboard. However York, Pennsylvania has the added attraction of free hairnets! York has long been the a center of commerce and today it is know as The Snack Capital of The World. Come along on a York Factory Tour.
York, Pennsylvania – Food, fun, fairs and festivals: Part One of Two
York, Pennsylvania… There are many great colonial, revolutionary and civil war history sites along the Great Mid-Atlantic seaboard. However York, Pennsylvania has the added attraction of free hairnets! York has long been the a center of commerce and today it is know as The Snack Capital of The World. Come along on a York Factory Tour.
Recipe - Panko Crusted Crabcakes
Low fat and low calories – can it get better than this? Crabcakes are an Eastern Seaboard/Mid-Atlantic States staple and Chef Pawlowski adds a satisfying crunch and texture to his with the Japanese Bread Crumbs called Panko and that are easily available at most supermarkets.
Recipe - Tomato Bisque
Wholesome, hearty and heartwarming. The Yorktowne Hotel Tomato Bisque is a staple that Chef Pawlowski would never consider removing from his menu!
Recipe - Mushroom Crusted Tenderloin of Pork
“This pork dish is one that came about by a brainstorming session when we went to the Iron Chef competition,” said Chef Pawlowski. “We wanted to pick up on the Pennsylvania regional cuisines – what is Pennsylvania food? What we decided is that pork is a good hearty dish and the next step was that mushrooms are very regional. This dish’s heart is a blend of shallots with Portobello, Shi--take Mushrooms, Chopped (reader word filter would not allow this word!) and porcini mushrooms. The pork is coated with a dusting of black trumpet mushrooms and it is just one of those dishes a chef gets lucky with.”
Recipe - Triology of Crème Brulee
By Chef Mark Pawlowski, Executive Chef, The Commonwealth Room, The Yorktowne Hotel Crème Brulee is a staple of fine restaurants but really it is hard to find a really good, creamy Crème Brulee with flavor. In this trio, you get three great flavrs, Coco Lopez, Blackberry Puree and Grand Marnier.
York, Pennsylvania – Food, fun, fairs and festivals; Part Two of Two
Part Two of Two -- By Jacquie Kubin. York County is not all about that which we snack on. There is also that which we drink and where we dine. Meaning the Common Wealth Room at the Yorktowne Hotel and the great wines found on the “UnCork York Wine Trail.” Add in the annual hometown York County Fair for a weekend of fun in the rolling verdant hills of Pennsylvania Duct Country.
FAMILY ON BIKES: From Tok, Alaska to The Yukon - Part 6
Nancy Sathre-Vogel and her family, husband John and 10-year-old twins Davy and Daryl started out on June 9, 2009 from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and have ridden their bikes over 1,000 miles over the last 6 weeks, reaching the Yukon where they are now working their way down to drop into the the lower 48 states, which is anticipated for sometime in September. Here is a collection of Nancy's writing for the Month of July.
MOMCATIONS: On the Road Again - Part 6
Nancy, husband John and twin 10-year-old boys Davy and Daryl left Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on June 9th. The goal is to bike 20,000 to the tip of Argentina at Tierra del Fuego breaking the Guiness Book of World Records category of youngest people to ride the Pan American Highway by Bike. Planning on celebrating their 12th journey during this quest they will be the beat the previous record holder by about 7 years!
When a Vacation Isn’t Just a Vacation: Voluntourism with the Culinary Corps
As the line between work and the rest of life becomes increasingly blurred for more people, though, vacation isn’t just vacation anymore. A growing number of vacationers are no longer satisfied with the passive pleasures of sun tanning and beachside book reading; they want to be on the move. They want to get their hands dirty. And, curiously, they want to use their free time… to help others? This is the idea behind voluntourism, one of the newest and most compelling trends to emerge in travel in a long time.Photo by sparkyluma Christine Carroll , Founding Director, Culinary Corps.
RECIPES: Italian "Strawberry Shortcake" from Sienna Ristorante, Daniel Island, S.C.
Pastry Chef, Caitlin Kelly, of Sienna Ristorante and Trattoria Lucca. Caitlin enjoys fusing traditional Italian recipes with local Charleston ingredients, like fresh, local strawberries.
When Hell Freezes Over – Airline CEO’s join together to force speculator regulations on oil
But what is fueling these escalating oil prices. The price of a barrel from mid-eastern oil fields is a starting point, however the ATA, and the air service industry, is also placing a lot of the blame squarely on the shoulders of the speculative oil traders who can trade the same barrel of oil dozens of times, adding cost with every trade, before it is purchased by the end user. ATA vice president and COO John Meenan shares some views.
An open letter to all airline customers
Last week, crude oil hit an all-time high of $146, and the skyrocketing cost of fuel is impacting our customers, our employees, the communities we serve, and the economy as a whole. United, and the majority of other major U.S. airlines, are asking our most loyal customers to join us in pushing for legislation to add more transparency and disclosure in the oil markets. Please see the attached open letter from the leaders of the U.S. airline industry.
FAMILY ON BIKES: The Alaskan Highway - Part 5
They started from The Arctic Caribou Inn in Prudhoe, Alaska on June 9th and biked the Dalton Highway reaching Fairbanks and North Pole on June 26th. That is approximately 500 miles of rugged biking road. Now the Vogels have cycled the Alaska Highway, working toward Haines Junction, where they expect to arrive about July 16th.
DONNE SPEAKS: News and information of interest from the World Wide Web
Donne Tempo Magazine writer Andrea Gesumaria collects news from the worlds of travel, entertainment and human interest.
