Amazon prime day 2019, July 15th and 16th A mote back we put up our guide to US holidays for the benefit of people from other countries, so you can tell whether your American staff need the day off or not. But one day got left off the calendar because it's such a new concept that has yet to be fully recognized. That day is Amazon Prime Day. It's a new kind of "holiday" being pushed by Amazon as a kind of Internet shopping festival. This year, they even decided to do a full blowout by having a "Prime Day Concert 2019" hosted from the Hammersmith Ballroom in New York City. It was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video and headlined Taylor Swift, among many celebrity guests. It's a good time to step back and ask: What's happening here? Can a corporation, with no other cultural anchor point, force a holiday into existence? Well, while this sounds like a portent of cyberpunk mega-corp behavior, the commercial impetus for holidays actually goes back much farther than you'd think. A Brief History Of…
3 Steps to Perfect Turkey GravyChef Perry P. Perkins Stock vs. Broth First, let’s make sure that we’re all on the same page, as far as what constitutes a “broth.” Many, many home cooks assume that “stock” and “broth” are the same thing: a savory liquid simmered with veggies, meat scraps, and bones, to be used as the base for soups, sauces, etc. In truth, the steps for making stock are very similar to those of making broth but with just a few small but very important differences. Stock is made by simmering a combination of animal bones (which typically contain some scraps of meat), mirepoix (onions, carrots, and celery), and aromatics in water for 6-8 hours. Stock always involves animal bones, although not always meat. For best results, the bones are usually roasted first, which makes for a richer, more deeply colored stock. Most importantly...stock is always left unseasoned. Broth, on the other hand, refers to any liquid that has had meat cooked in it. Simmering meat (and often roasted bones…
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Inspirations… It's about time we gave the old 'shopping' category some filling here at 123ish.com. When Black Friday rolled around and kids came in from out of town to visit, your
humble author hit on a swell idea: I'd join the legions of shoppers at Iowa's own Historic
Valley Junction in West Des Moines, with a side agenda of composing a gift inspiration list. Not just any gift list, but one where we veer away from the traditional shopping mall. See, even if you're not close to Valley Junction (you're missing out!) most major cities have a historic Bohemian district filled with local specialty shops. Just map my finds onto your local scene and compare. Or if you're too lazy to venture out to your local shops, fine, we have Amazon links for you couch potatoes too. Just expect that the Amazon link won't be quite the same thing as your quirky small business scene. Anyway, the purpose here is to give inspiration for your holiday shopping. Christmas (or whatever winter holiday you…
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