DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

Remember the good old days of playing zookeeper with your own individual box of animal crackers? This is our version of the treat. They're not overly sweet, but do taste more like cookies than crackers. ingredients  Volume   Ounces   Grams 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) soft butter 1/4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon  Princess Cake and Cookie Flavor , or flavor of your choice 1 1/2 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 1 cup oat flour or finely ground rolled oats directions 1) Beat together the butter, sugar, honey, salt, baking soda, and flavor until well combined. 2) Add the flour and oat flour, mixing to combine. 3) Divide the dough in half, flattening each half slightly to make a disk, then wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. 4) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease several baking sheets, or line them with parchment. ...

      The Feria de Abril de Sevilla , literally  Seville April Fair , is held in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain. the fair generally begins two weeks after the  Semana Santa , or  Easter Holy Week .     The fair officially begins at midnight on Monday, and runs for six days, ending on the following Sunday. During past fairs, however, many activities have begun on the Saturday prior to the official opening. Each day the fiesta begins with the parade of carriages and riders, at midday, carrying Seville's leading citizens which make their way to the bullring,  La Real Maestranza , where the bullfighters and breeder meet.     For the duration of the fair, the fairgrounds and a vast area on the far bank of the  Guadalquivir River  are totally covered in rows of casetas (individual decorated marquee tents which are temporarily built on the fairground). Some of these csetas be...

50 Years of Guts &  Glory     The Angola Rodeo , the longest running prison rodeo in the nation, got its start in 1965.  The first arena was small, built by a handful of dedicated inmates and personnel.  It wasn't much in those days, and the rodeo was stages just for the entertainment of prisoners and employees.  But it was fun.    The 1967 rodeo was opened to the general public on a limited basis.  There were no stands.  Spectators had to sit on apple crates and the hoods of their cars to watch the performance.    The success on the 1967 and 1968 rodeos prompted constructions of a 4,500 seat arena for the 1969 rodeo.  A near disaster occurred when the bleachers collapsed during one of the shows.  Spectators weren't alarmed, most didn't even get up.  They sat on the collapsed structure and continued to watch.  The 1971 rodeo was the wettest in history, but the show went...

10. Selene –  Underworld (2003)  and  Underworld: Evolution (2006)    Kate Beckinsale is simply delicious as the warrior vampiress caught in the midst of the battle between her own kind and the wolfish lycans. A cross between Vampirella and Lara Croft, she seems to have a soft spot for mortal men that holds her back from murdering them–a plus in any relationship. 9. The Countess – Once Bitten (1985)    This lame horror-comedy is just god-awful, but hot-damn, does `70s supermodel Lauren Hutton still have it. The famously gap-toothed beauty was cinema’s first vampire cougar, inexplicably selecting the pre-famous Jim Carrey as the target of her insatiable bloodlust. 8. Miriam Blaylock – The Hunger (1983)    If you’re looking for lesbian vampire action (and who isn’t, really?), look no further than this artsy `80s classic. Catherine Deneuve is new-wave hot as an ancient vampir...