Lake Marie

Pond hockey on Lake Marie in Beaver Meadows.

The Semenza sisters, Danielle (left) and Nicole.

Forks Farm

Forks Farm in Orangeville, PA held its 1st Annual Christmas Market Dec. 18.

House Tour

Conyngham Valley Historical Society presents "A Victorian Christmas"

Budweiser Clydesdales

Downpour On The Square

Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Bruschetta

Outlets

Tom looks for an available wall outlet..

Garlic

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Nescopeck Twp., PA

Sunset

Sunset in Mountaintop, PA

Patch Town Days: Eckley Miners Village

Andrew Zimmern Visits NEPA

Travel Channel's Andrew Zimmern comes to Luzerne County to film an episode for "Bizarre Foods" on making turtle soup (at Delmar Anthony's Butler Twp. home). Show is expected to air sometime this fall.

N.Y. Strip Steak Marinaded In Old Brown Dog Ale

For the marinade
2-1/4 cups dark beer (for my choice Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale)
2 yellow onions, diced (about 2 cups)
1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
3 medium cloves garlic, minced
3 T bs. kosher salt
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

For the rub
1 Tbs. sweet paprika
1 Tbs. ground coriander
1 Tbs. dry mustard
1-1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. kosher salt

Make the marinade

In a large bowl, combine the beer, onions, molasses, garlic, salt, bay leaves, pepper, and 1-1/4 cups water. Add the beef, cover, and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours, turning occasionally.

Make the rub

In a small bowl, combine the rub ingredients. Remove the beef from the marinade, pat dry, and rub all over with the spice mixture. Put the meat on a rack set in a roasting pan and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.

Roast the beef

Original recipe calls for a 4-to 5-lb. boneless rib-eye beef roast to be roasted in a 425 degree oven for nearly 2 hours but I opted to use the marinade and rub recipe on New York strip steaks and grilled them on my Weber barbecue instead. The results. ¡Muy perfecto!

Recipe adapted from Fine Cooking

magazine April/May 2010

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/beer-buttered-roasted-rib-eye-beer-cide-sauce.aspx

Cropping Up

Red Leaf Lettuce mix

Heirloom Green Tomato

Philly: Tinto restaurant

A look at Jose Garces' Tinto restaurant located in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.

Philadelphia Flower Show

Pipe Smokers

Ward Wesley of Wilkes-Barre sends up a whisp of smoke from his pipe at a recent pipe smoking contest held at El Humidor in Wilkes-Barre.

Stephen Roberts of Butler Twp. lights his pipe.

Snow Storm Conyngham Valley

As the crow flies

Crows fly into my compost pile

to grab a snack.

Ice Flow

View of Hudson River off

Gesner Ave., South Nyack, NY

(Tappan Zee Bridge in

background)

Just a little fire

Fire destroyed a maintenance building at the Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains Township on Tuesday.

Taking a cool dip on New Year's Day

Valley with a Heart jump in

lake fundraiser at Harvey's

Lake, PA

Rob Domanski and Selena

Robinson

Fundraising organizer

Chris Concert