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Above, Rollin' Bowl's Red Curry, which came with chicken, onion, bell pepper, bamboo, basil and broccoli. Daily Record photo by  Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Rollin' Bowl

Rollin' Bowl is an Asian fusion restaurant that specializes in Sushi, Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese foods.

But have you ever wondered where food fusion comes from?  

Wake the Dead to celebrate milestone anniversary on Sunday

The celebrating skeleton statue, designed by Kevin Huffakers, greets guests in the Wake the Dead courtyard. Photo by David G. Prewitt

Wake the Dead to celebrate milestone anniversary on Sunday

Above, coffee art by Dana Dacy. Top right, the cozy interior of Wake the Dead. Bottom right, a turkey and swiss sandwich, piled high. Submitted photos

Wake the Dead to celebrate milestone anniversary on Sunday
Wake the Dead to celebrate milestone anniversary on Sunday

Wake the Dead to celebrate milestone anniversary on Sunday

Anyone who has ever visited Wake the Dead Coffee House instantly remembers the Tim Burton-esque skeleton statue rising triumphantly from an urn with a cup of coffee. The iron statue, designed by Kevin Huffaker and his brother, Zach Volnor, who added the soft-hued, mellow lights, sits at the heart of Wake the Dead courtyard.

A pyromaniac for Torch Lilies

Pyromania Backdraft torch lilies lead the eye to the staggered aqua blue mixed containers. Photo by Norman Winter

A pyromaniac for Torch Lilies

Sitting on the couch sometime last winter with my trusty perennial catalogue in hand, I gawked over the Pyromania red hot pokers or torch lilies. When they arrived and were sitting in the driveway, I told Mrs. Jan they had such a beautiful texture I would want them even if they never bloomed. That night, looking at the catalogue, I selected Pyromania Backdraft and Pyromania Orange Blaze, two of the six varieties in the series that gives you choices in yellow, orange and red shades. In my two previous experiences

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Comeback King

Okra fries: an excellent side dish for burgers this summer. Photo from Metro Creative

Comeback King

Country cooking elicits visions of straight-from-the-garden vegetables and farm-fresh meats and dairy. For those in the United States, country cooking and Southern cooking may be thought of as interchangeable, as so many homespun meals are made that much more delicious with some southern influence.

A Word About Recycling

A Word About Recycling

Today’s column is just a little different. This is only because I couldn’t find enough information in any of my normal sources to do a normal column. What I did find was a number of headline-type sentences which I found interesting, although they had no further details. Hope you find some interest in them, too. These items are shown in no particular order, but just as I found them.

The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues: Commemorating Memorial Day

My journey this week takes me back to a memory of a mother’s love that has forever stuck in my heart. I witnessed this on a Memorial Day over 50 years ago at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso. I saw a mother on her knees, leaning over a military grave marker with her arms clasping the cold stone for support. I saw a literal puddle of tears on the red dirt below the marker from her weeping so hard — her son was dead. Memories…

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