Orgeat

Orgeat (pronounced /ɔːrˈʒɑː or ˈɔːrdʒiət/) is a French term that originated in the Latin phrase hordeaceus, meaning ‘made with barley.’ It started out as a kind of barley water (a barley...

Next Quarter’s Book Pick

Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for December 2020 is: Toads and Diamondsby​Heather Tomlinson Join us in reading this fairy-tale retelling over then next few months. In December, Mary and Elizabeth will each post a review of this novel. Then, they will discuss the...

Hair of the Domovoi

A Themed Drink for The Dimension Door Podcast, Episode 23 After you’ve had a chance to listen to Episode 23 of The Dimension Door Podcast, you’ll understand just why this episode’s cocktail is inspired by hair, domovoi, and hatch...

Quest for a TTRPG Fairy Tale

A Beary Special Cinderella Story Cinderella Cherished Teddies Figurine September is International Podcast Month (IPM), and I was fortunate enough to be able to participate by playing in a TTRPG one-shot run by the wonderful Russ Wilde, gamemaster of the Prism Pals...