Monthly Archives August 2014

ICED CUCUMBER DILL and YOGURT SOUP

  Solace for a sweltering summer:  ICED CUCUMBER DILL and YOGURT SOUP Yield: 8 servings. 4 cucumbers Olive oil About 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 4 cups unflavored yogurt 2 cups ice water Fresh dill for garnish Peel cucumbers and cut […]

WHERE TO EAT IN CODY, WYOMING

Ruffin Prevost is a Cody, Wyoming-based reporter who covers the state for Reuters wire service and also operates the Yellowstone Gate, an independent, online new service  focusing on activities, dining, lodging and breaking news around Yellowstone National Park. A busy man, Ruffin is also the founder of Cody Local, a nonprofit aimed at educating visitors and locals […]

D’Chez Eux and Perfect Roast Chicken

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,”  an epigram coined in 1849 by French journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, has traveled through time, been translated into different languages (English: the more things change, the more they stay the same) and morphed into a proverb. Used by a variety of people around the world, including statesmen, writers, moms […]

Paris Wine Bars

Noël Balen grew up sure of two things: what he wanted to do with his life—music and writing books—and what he didn’t want to do—all the rest. He has certainly achieved his goals. Noël is not only a musician, music critic, director and producer, but also a well-known author. His writing career began with a whodunit, […]