The Amish Cook from Oasis Newsfeatures

There isn't much going on in "Amish country" today, so I've resorted to scrounging through the blogosphere for something to discuss.

First of all, there's a semi-funny joke about the Amish Cook on someone's blog. I could get on my sanctimonious high horse and say how this just feeds old stereotypes about the Amish.  However, I've also written before about how the Amish have wickedly funny senses of humor. So if the Amish wouldn't be offended by something, neither will I. The website linked to above also offers some insightful analysis about why two-newspaper towns are such a rarity these days.  This is a topic still on the minds of many Cincinnatians after the demise of the afternoon Post newspaper.

A good recipe for "Pennsylvania Dutch Brownies" appeared on a food blog.  The Ozark nature of the website caught me off guard at first, but the recipe appears to have genuine Pennsylvania Dutch roots with its liberal use of molasses and other simple ingredients. 

Caption: Viggo Mortensen

I've seen the Harrison Ford movie Witness probably 20 times.  But I can't picture the character Moses Hochleitner.  Maybe because I'm usually too enthralled with Kelly McGillis.  Anyway, Moses was played by a young - at the time- actor named Viggo Mortensen.  That role in Witness was his big-screen debut and he has gone on to have a very successful acting career. Catch up with him here. And does anyone remember him?