Recipes for a Mexican Fiesta Recipe for Black Bean and Corn Salsa Recipe & Image Credit: Mom on Timeout Ingredients ½ cup diced red bell pepper ½ cup diced green bell pepper 1 jalapeno diced 3 green onions thinly sliced (tops and whites) 15 ounce can black beans drained and rinsed 1 cup corn fresh, frozen, or canned about 2 ears of fresh corn 3 tablespoons cilantro chopped 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lime…
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The Movie McFarland USA Allows Its Viewers to Experience Empathy – The USA Needs More Empathy
This year, I am hosting a Cinco de Mayo party, and to help me get into the right mood for my party, I have re-watched the movie McFarland USA, starring Kevin Costner and several other champions. As in previous years, I wept, as I recalled that indeed– “Champions Can Come from Anywhere.” In my opinion,…
The Underground Railroad Sampler – Examining the Quilt Code that Helped Slaves Flee from Slavery
In honor of Black History Month, I am studying the Underground Railroad. During February, I’ll be sharing several books about the Underground Railroad, and I’ll also be examining the theory that the slaves developed a quilt code to help them navigate the route toward freedom. I acknowledge that some scholars reject the thought that there…
Who Was Morgan le Fay?
Coincidentally or by a happy accident, I stumbled into the series The Winter King on tv at the same time that I am researching ancient mythology and folklore. Valene Kane as Morgan. (Image credit: ITV) “In Arthurian legend, Morgan le Fay is usually shown to be Arthur’s sister. She’s a witch who tends to protect and…
Legends about Rings
If you are a Tolkien fan you are forever stamped by a Legend of the Ring: The Hobbit & Later, in The Lord of the Rings. You may not realize, however, that Legends of the Ring are thousands of years old. “A magic ring is a mythical, folkloric or fictional piece of jewelry, usually a finger ring,…
Who Was Lady Jane Wilde? Mother of Oscar WIlde – Eminent Irish Folklorist
Lady Jane Wilde Image Credit: Wikimedia I research almost every day, and I write almost every day. On most days, I write about what I have discovered in my resarch, and the past two days, I have been researching Celtic Folklore. Several times, writers have mentioned the name Lady Wilde as a source for this…
The Legend of the Bluebonnet – Retold and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Retold and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
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