Options for Turkey Day

I don’t know if the name Thanksgiving will be “politically” correct in these times, but Turkey Day works just as fine. Unlike Christmas, Thanksgiving is actually right around the corner and now would be a good time to prepare for the grand feast. Luckily, there are many simple, quick and easy solutions. One of the…

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The Christmas Creep

As soon as Halloween was over and we entered the month of November, corporations and people were quick to throw down Halloween festivities just the day after, but those got replaced with Christmas decorations, nearly 2 months before the actual day of Christmas. We have not even enjoyed the traditional turkey dinner that November has…

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Pappy’s Seasoning

Before I met Mike, I wasn’t much of a meat eater; I did not want anything to do with steaks because in my experience, all of them I had tried were tough, sinewy, fatty and flavorless. Turns out, I just never had the right steak, especially one cooked by Mike and seasoned with Pappy’s. Pappy’s…

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Yoshino Restaurant Turns 42

Yoshino’s Resturaunt has now been doing business for 42 years, something that should be celebrated when you consider how much of Fresno changes (and what the pandemic has done to many places). It of course serves Japanese food, and has a sushi bar. Yoshino’s was formerly located in River Park for years until they changed…

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