Ketchup can easily be called America's favorite condiment. It is available in almost every restaurant in the US. It is on the condiment shelf of every fast food joint and on the table of most of the nicer establishments. Even in restaurants that do not serve traditional American cuisine usually have a bottle of this sweet tomato topping.But ketchup does not have to be boring. There is more to it then simply spreading it on burgers or as a dip for French fries. Ketchup can be dresse...

Maryland recipes from a true Marylander!Not only is Maryland known for crabs but it is also known for other types of seafood. Maryland even has its own unofficial spice called "Old Bay." This spice is made by the McCormick Corporation which is headquartered in Baltimore. If you are visiting Baltimore City at the Inner Harbor or in Baltimore County near Hunt Valley, you will be able to smell the spices in the air from the McCormick corporation. You can often smell them on the highwa...

Scrapple, a cherished American dish, has its roots firmly planted in the Mid-Atlantic region, with a particular stronghold in Pennsylvania Dutch country. This traditional delicacy is a unique blend of meatloaf and pudding, crafted from a medley of pork scraps, trimmings, cornmeal, flour, and an array of flavorful spices. While the precise recipe may vary, the core ingredients typically encompass parts like the head, liver, heart, and other offal, which are boiled until tender. The resultin...

Rivals clash, friendships are tested, and sinister secrets are unsealed as Lockwood & Co. investigate a Victorian occultist in this second spine-chilling, ghost-filled adventure by internationally bestselling author Jonathan Stroud.In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations. F...

What happens if you meet the RIGHT person at the WRONG time? Nell and Van meet as children when their parents fall in love, but soon they are forced worlds apart. Five years later, they find each other. Their bond is rekindled and new feelings take hold, but once again they have to separate. For the next two decades, fate brings Nell and Van together every five years, as life and circumstance continue to divide them. Will they ever find true happiness? And will it be together? ‘One day, ma...

Last year, one amazing summer was enough to turn Iris's world upside down. She met the boy of her dreams, the super talented Zeke, and the two of them set off on a pro-surfing adventure around the globe.Now, one week in Miami could be enough to tear her life apart.When Iris and Zeke take a break from competitions to relax on South Beach, Iris feels more than just the draw of the surf pulling Zeke away from her. Something's not right, and soon Iris will have to decide if she...

Surfing is sixteen-year-old Iris's world, and when the ultra-talented Zeke walks into her life, it soon becomes her passion.Over one amazing summer, as she is drawn into his sphere, she experiences love, new friendships, but also loss, with an intensity she never dreamed of.But is Zeke all he seems? What hides beneath his glamorous and mysterious past? When Iris decides to try for her own surfing success, just as her ex-boyfriend comes back into her life, she will test her ...

As a professional surfer, seventeen-year-old Iris has travelled the sun-kissed beaches of the globe. But after a tumultuous week in Miami leaves her heartbroken, Iris returns to her home town in the south coast of England. Putting her promising career on hold. Leaving behind Zeke, the boy who changed her world. Iris is desperate to get back to her old life, to the family and friends she grew up with. She wants to rediscover her passion for surfing. She needs to move on.But Iris soo...

Evolve or die.Caught up in Dr. Cross's mysterious and brutal Multiverse cult, Shay must pretend to be a devoted cultist while secretly plotting her escape. There's a wrench in the works: Dr. Cross has the real Callie—and she doesn't remember anything about her old life. What's more, Dr. Cross plans to use Shay as the carrier for a new plague that will end humanity as we know it.Meanwhile, Freyja seizes her chance to poison Kai against Shay. Can Kai...

Twenty five years ago, it didn't exist. Today, twenty million people worldwide are surfing the Net. Where Wizards Stay Up Late is the exciting story of the pioneers responsible for creating the most talked about, most influential, and most far-reaching communications breakthrough since the invention of the telephone.In the 1960's, when computers where regarded as mere giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communications devices. With Defense De...

Katy Manning reads this thrilling original adventure for the Third Doctor, as played on TV by Jon Pertwee, and his companion Jo Grant.An Escape Room with a sting in its tail is the setting for the Doctor and Jo’s latest encounter with a familiar enemy. Three young graduates and their tutor race against time to crack the codes, open the exit door, and obtain ‘A New Life’ – at least, that’s what the publicity said.As the Doctor observes proceedings, he begins to suspect that ...

When space-loving siblings combine forces, their bedrooms and backyard become the launchpad to the adventure of their dreams.Elementary schoolers Jet and Jordy live and breathe the world of space science, especially when it comes to understanding and constructing homemade working rovers and rockets. If there’s a challenge to be solved, this sister and brother figure it out, even if it means that Jet’s rover is destroyed by the rocket that Jordy accidentally sends c...