Author: Amateur Jack
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Cajun Andouille
A Recipe in Prose I want to talk about andouille. For those of you reading this sans serif, those are “L”s. Don’t worry, we’re not going to pronounce them. It’s ann-DOO-ee. We also won’t be calling it andouille sausage. This feels akin to putting in one’s PIN number into the ATM machine. More specifically, I…
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Great Wolf Lodge in the Wisconsin Dells
A Review in Prose There are few family vacations that will enthrall both parents and children. For folks who grew up in the southern US there has always been the summer thrill of the waterpark: burning in the too hot sun waiting in line for the brief refreshment of pretending to be a luge racer…
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What to expect when you’re expecting to play golf
I successfully went out for my first golf outing in nearly a decade. It was a bit like riding a bike, but there were several things I was accidentally prepared for that I want to share for anyone new to golf. How do I prepare for a round of golf? Generally there are four steps…
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What if I wasn’t terrible at golf?
It has been almost ten years since I golfed regularly. At the time I lived in central Florida where a day on the course typically cost more in beer cart fees than the green fees. I was the kind of golfer that spent more on balls per 18 holes than I did on the beer.…
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Garlic and Shrimp Pan Fried Dumplings
I learned to make dumplings by reading celebrity chef Lee Anne Wong’s “Dumplings All Day Wong“. I can’t recommend this book enough for the variety of dumpling style and quality of the recipes contained! My wife and I bought both the book and dumpling making paraphernalia with an eye towards making Xaiolongbao, also known as…