I promise. And he does, too!
19 July 2011
09 May 2011
Clever art and a dream.
Sarah Illenberger's print Meloncholie
Also, this review by Brian Ferry sounds fantastic. One day, I would like to open my own coffee shop/ restaurant/ small event space/ bookstore. What a great combination. And the photos are a wonderful addition to the text.
Happy Monday.
25 April 2011
It's been awhile.
Wow, the last blog post's title basically sums it up around here. Sorry for the silence, but life and things get in the way sometimes and it is hard to keep routines up, like this blog, for example.
On April 1 we got the keys to our new apartment, and on April 2 we got an 8 week old puppy. Between moving ourselves out of our old apartment and into our new one, puppy proofing the new apartment, not fully being moved in until the 15th of April (when our lease on our old apartment ended), we have been going nonstop. Let's just say, we don't want to move again for a very very long time.
It finally feels like late spring/ early summer. On Easter we had temperatures of almost 85 degrees. We had family over for Easter dinner and thankfully we had the air conditioning on, otherwise it would have been overbearingly warm. Then there were thunderstorms at night which reminds me of heat lighting during the summer. I love the feel of spring rain when it is hot outside, and that is exactly what we experienced when we walked our dog to say goodbye to my family that evening.
If you are interested, we have started a blog for our dog here. Posts are infrequent at best, but it might be interesting to see him grow into a giant dog (we are guessing) over the months.
On April 1 we got the keys to our new apartment, and on April 2 we got an 8 week old puppy. Between moving ourselves out of our old apartment and into our new one, puppy proofing the new apartment, not fully being moved in until the 15th of April (when our lease on our old apartment ended), we have been going nonstop. Let's just say, we don't want to move again for a very very long time.
It finally feels like late spring/ early summer. On Easter we had temperatures of almost 85 degrees. We had family over for Easter dinner and thankfully we had the air conditioning on, otherwise it would have been overbearingly warm. Then there were thunderstorms at night which reminds me of heat lighting during the summer. I love the feel of spring rain when it is hot outside, and that is exactly what we experienced when we walked our dog to say goodbye to my family that evening.
If you are interested, we have started a blog for our dog here. Posts are infrequent at best, but it might be interesting to see him grow into a giant dog (we are guessing) over the months.
16 March 2011
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24 February 2011
A recipe and a picture.
Recently at home we have been experimenting with new dishes to make our meals more interesting. Yesterday we received 10 pounds of organic soba noodles from Amazon (about fifty percent cheaper than buying it in the store) and were surprised to see that they came loose, in a thick plastic bag. It was funny especially since I joked prior to opening the package that we had received one giant 10 pound soba noodle. After divvying them up into 5 - 2 pound ziplock bags we decided to make yakisoba that evening for dinner. I could pinch myself for not taking a photo of the end result, but let's just say it was really delicious! The soba are meaty and satisfying, and the vegetables we used were perfect crunchy additions to the dish.
Here is the basic recipe:
2 carrots, julienned
1 onion, diced
1/2 bell pepper, julienned
1 cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 generous handful of romain lettuce leaves cut crosswise in 1/2 inch wide slivers. (We substituted Cabbage for this. It was great!)
1/2 cup sauce (see recipe below)
8 oz. cooked soba noodles
For the sauce:
We actually used a homemade soy-ginger dressing that I had made the night before for a salad. It was the perfect blend of flavors: (And please note: this makes a lot of sauce. You could use it as a marinade for chicken; for salad dressing; for another few nights of yakisoba, etc. OR you could halve or quarter the recipe.)
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
3/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce (I used Tamari)
3 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup water
In a 1 pint glass jar or larger, combine the garlic, ginger, olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and water. Cover the jar with a tight fitting lid, and shake well. Remove lid, and heat jar in the microwave for 1 minute just to dissolve the honey. Let cool, and shake well before serving. Store covered in the refrigerator.
(Source for dressing here.)
Cook Soba as per instructions, to al dente. Rinse with cold water and drain.
Meanwhile, saute the vegetables (sans lettuce) in a bit of neutral oil such as canola till softened. Add sauce, stir and cook a minute or two. Then add lettuce and wilt for a few minutes.
Finally, add the soba and stir till warmed. Serve hot or cold (the next day it's great too!). This serves two hungry people for dinner.
Since I haven't shown you any photos of the final product (again, my apologies), here is another picture of an entirely different meal. Definitely not as tasty, but serves as a very enjoyable lunch: hard-boiled eggs and ramen with tamari, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil. So good.
Here is the basic recipe:
2 carrots, julienned
1 onion, diced
1/2 bell pepper, julienned
1 cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 generous handful of romain lettuce leaves cut crosswise in 1/2 inch wide slivers. (We substituted Cabbage for this. It was great!)
1/2 cup sauce (see recipe below)
8 oz. cooked soba noodles
For the sauce:
We actually used a homemade soy-ginger dressing that I had made the night before for a salad. It was the perfect blend of flavors: (And please note: this makes a lot of sauce. You could use it as a marinade for chicken; for salad dressing; for another few nights of yakisoba, etc. OR you could halve or quarter the recipe.)
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
3/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce (I used Tamari)
3 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup water
In a 1 pint glass jar or larger, combine the garlic, ginger, olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and water. Cover the jar with a tight fitting lid, and shake well. Remove lid, and heat jar in the microwave for 1 minute just to dissolve the honey. Let cool, and shake well before serving. Store covered in the refrigerator.
(Source for dressing here.)
Cook Soba as per instructions, to al dente. Rinse with cold water and drain.
Meanwhile, saute the vegetables (sans lettuce) in a bit of neutral oil such as canola till softened. Add sauce, stir and cook a minute or two. Then add lettuce and wilt for a few minutes.
Finally, add the soba and stir till warmed. Serve hot or cold (the next day it's great too!). This serves two hungry people for dinner.
Since I haven't shown you any photos of the final product (again, my apologies), here is another picture of an entirely different meal. Definitely not as tasty, but serves as a very enjoyable lunch: hard-boiled eggs and ramen with tamari, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil. So good.
11 February 2011
A bit more of Thumper...
I thought I would take a break from 365'ing to share a few more pics of my little bun, Thumper, since he was featured on www.dailybunny.org yesterday! Enjoy :)
05 February 2011
I haven't forgotten...yet.
So things may have been a little quiet on the front regarding my 365 pictures. Well, I have been keeping up, but the poor photos have just be left to linger on my camera's sd card. But here they are! You may notice that on my flickr stream they are out of order. That is simply because I have no patience. But if you go the the 365 set they are in order. Here are a few I like.
03 February 2011
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