Pork Inferno When cooking goes wrong Building a cinderblock oven is simple. Smooth out an area of ground, decide on a size, then stack up four courses of cinderblocks, leaving an opening to shovel coals or charcoal into the bottom. Use a mason’s hammer to chip out divots from a few of the blocks and...

Werewolf Agriculture The spookiest thing about werewolves (aside, perhaps, from being giant, bloodthirsty man-beasts) is their double nature; the werewolf that comes prowling around your door one night might return to it in the morning as Bill the mailman. Depending on the particular folklore involved, Bill himself might not know it. The same guy who...

Cornell Pork Chops A new twist on an old favorite If you’ve spent any time in central or western New York, you’ve likely noticed that lots of groups from churches to to libraries, but especially fire houses, raise money by holding chicken dinners. Chicken is put in a tangy, savory marinade, then grilled. There are...