cranberry pork chops – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg cranberry pork chops – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 Cranberry Balsamic Pork Chops with Caramelized Shallots http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/cranberry-balsamic-pork/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/cranberry-balsamic-pork/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 03:00:00 +0000 http://ingoodtasteblog.net/?p=288 The United States has laws separating “church and state” that dictate a clear division between religion and politics. Yet, religion and politics are often lumped together as two taboo topics – inappropriate to discuss in most social or professional situations. Neither topic has ever especially bothered me. I enjoy an occasional healthy debate and think it’s interesting to hear new-to-me opinions about topics on which I’m not an expert. Yet, throughout my life I’ve found my own religion at the center of many conversations. I was raised Jewish, but with a twist if you will. My mother grew up in a conservative Jewish family while my father grew up a Catholic altar boy. Neither remained particularly attached to their faith over the years, but they hung on to their holiday traditions. Though the contradictory presence of the Christmas tree and menorah that graced my living room every December was confusing to some, it was all I knew. Didn’t everyone celebrate Hanukkah AND Christmas? Sometimes my classmates would correct me when I said I was Jewish. “If you celebrate Christmas,” they’d say. “Then you’re half-Jewish.” Though religion is a personal choice for everyone, I don’t know if I can be “half” of […]

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