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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Fruit Tart (or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Berries)

Sunday, August 23, 2009

It all started innocently enough with pie dough.
One of the dubious joys of working for a major multinational oil company is that I have a large number of early morning teleconferences – starting at 6 AM is sadly not uncommon. During one of these calls Friday, as my precaffeinated mind wandered, it hit me [...]

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Happy Birthday: Instant Coffee arrives on the scene.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Aug. 11, 1903: Instant Coffee, a Mixed Blessing | This Day In Tech | Wired.com.
Like it or not, you can’t deny that instant coffee has had a major impact on our caffeine habits over time. In the absence of other alternatives, something is better than nothing. Here’s raising a freshly brewed French Press cup of [...]

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