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This week the Facebook group Wine Pairing Weekend is exploring a sparkly subject: “Bubbles From Around The World.” Join the conversation on Twitter (#WinePW) this Saturday (1/8) at 11 am EST. Scroll down to see my fellow writer’s unique, fizzy choices. Cheers!Limoux is a small city in the beautiful Languedoc region of southwestern France that is well known for the production of a variety of sparkling wines. The most historical style is Blanquette de Limoux which dates back to 1531 when Benedictine monks at the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire accidentally created what is now considered the world’s first effervescent wine. The...

  On Wednesday nights my father usually meets with some lady friends for Fish and Chips at one of the local restaurants.  Occasionally I go to meet him there and have dinner with the ladies and him.He has been after me to bake him some cookies for a while now so I thought today I would bake him some Jam Jams and bring them with me to the restaurant to give to him.  I thought they would make a nice surprise.   My father just loves Jam Jam cookies.  He also loves Molasses cookies. These Jam Jams are the perfect combination of...

Photo credit: The Howard Hughes Corporation/SOM The Howard Hughes Corporation last week got the official go-ahead from the city to build a mixed-use tower on a parking lot in the South Street Seaport. Originally proposed as a 1,000-foot-tall tower, the plan for 250 Water Street has changed many times over the last few years due to feedback from community groups and local officials, with the final result being a 324-foot-tall tower with roughly 270 apartments. The $850 million project is expected to break ground this year following remediation of the site. Howard Hughes secured final approval for 250 Water Street after a deal...

Tracking Pythons : The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save An Ecosystem by Kate Messner This book takes readers out on a python patrol where we meet a team of scientist studying the invasive snake. Readers also meet other invaders of the Florida Everglades. There’s technology (radiotracking), python CSI, snake autopsies (called necropsies) and a wonderful series of sidebars highlighting “How to Catch a Python.” Great photos and a Most Wanted invasive species list add interest. Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species by Sneed B. Collard Each of the four chapters focus on scientists studying invasive species....

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