Had similar experience while sitting in 2nd row of House of Commons visitor's gallery, during on of the pre-Iraq War debates in early 2002, when John Major appeared with small entourage and sat down … (View Post)

Perhaps THE quintessential Great American Cookie is the TOLLHOUSE COOKIE as per wikiL The most notable chocolate chip cookie recipe was invented by American chef Ruth Graves Wakefield in 1938. She in… (View Post)

The Great Canadian Cookie - at least in British Columbia - is the Nanaimo Bar per wiki: The Nanaimo bar is a bar dessert that requires no baking and is named after the Canadian city of Nanaimo in Bri… (View Post)

Oatmill cookies. Which appear to be the inspiration for the UK (nockoff?) "Hobnob". Best when (reasonably) fresh (for store bought) AND with raisins. (View Post)

My 2-degree seperation from FDR & many others, is via old boss who meet George C. Marshall as a child, and of course GCM was on handshake basis with FDR etc., etc. Incidently my old boss was enca… (View Post)