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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

24 Oct 2023 • 4 min read
Halloween
A Halloween jack o’ lantern

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Photo of a bighorn sheep with unkempt wool on a rocky hillside
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wild and woolly (paid)

13 Apr 2026 3 min read
Photo of a dish of bananas Foster served over brioche French toast

French toast

13 April 2026 French toast is a dish, typically served at breakfast or brunch, of slices of bread soaked in beaten eggs and then fried. It is usually served with syrup. Why it is French is a bit of mystery. The earliest use of the present-day form of the dish
13 Apr 2026 2 min read
A breakfast plate containing two eggs, sausages, bacon, baked beans, and fried bread
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breakfast / Continental breakfast / English breakfast / second breakfast (paid)

10 Apr 2026 5 min read
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