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A small, traditional French almond cake
Financiers are a small, traditional French almond cake dating back to the 17th century. Originally named Visitandines, after an order of nuns who originally created the cakes, they were renamed financiers by a Parisian chef named Lasne around 1890. Lasne, who owned a bakery in the financial district of Paris, began baking the cakes in […]
What in the world is electricity? What’s the difference between “energy” and “power”? These things are real, but immaterial. They have no weight and don’t seem to be made of “stuff,” as other things always do. When anything in the universe changes, “energy” is always absorbed or released. The universe’s total amount of energy is […]
A birthday visit to a neighbor results in a new recipe
My wife and I stopped by our neighbor’s house to wish her a happy birthday. Our timing was perfect – her French husband had baked a wonderful birthday creation for her, and we arrived at that moment when it was judged cool enough to eat! A big pot of coffee was put on (French roast, […]
Area experienced a rare total eclipse in April.
There can hardly be a person in New Hampshire who was unaware of the total solar eclipse that occurred on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2024! The sky dimmed, the temperature dropped, birds flew to take shelter, and millions of humans donned goofy glasses to stare skyward. Most folks today know that an eclipse […]