Monthly Archives: January 2011

Benefit for Dan Tracy

This post is an announcement for a benefit for our friend and local culinarian Dan Tracy. This past year Dan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Click here to read his story. Besides the physical difficulties Dan will be facing there are imminent financial ones as well. TheContinue reading “Benefit for Dan Tracy”

>Benefit for Dan Tracy

> This post is an announcement for a benefit for our friend and local culinarian Dan Tracy. This past year Dan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Click here to read his story. Besides the physical difficulties Dan will be facing there are imminent financial ones as well.Continue reading “>Benefit for Dan Tracy”

Vicariously Inspiring

Photo credit: Channi Anand  I came across this picture earlier today and was immediately taken by it for a few reasons. The first is that I just think it looks beautiful and soothing, but also–I’m sure–is that I was barely outside today (other than using my truck to do errands) and missed being on aContinue reading “Vicariously Inspiring”

Four Ingredients…

That’s right…four ingredients, that’s all you need to make really good bread. Anything else is extra. The ingredients I used to make the beautiful loaf pictured above are this: Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Yeast, Kosher Salt. Often I’ll add olive oil or honey to my breads for richness or sweetness, but this loaf is madeContinue reading “Four Ingredients…”

>Four Ingredients…

> That’s right…four ingredients, that’s all you need to make really good bread. Anything else is extra. The ingredients I used to make the beautiful loaf pictured above are this: Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Yeast, Kosher Salt. Often I’ll add olive oil or honey to my breads for richness or sweetness, but this loaf isContinue reading “>Four Ingredients…”

2 Bikes, 2 Short Rides, a Snowy Day, and a Change in Road Conditions

This has been a very odd winter in this region…the month of December was frigid and snowy, then it warmed up. Around new years it rained for three days and all the snow melted, and now it’s cold and snowy again. I’ve been riding the Mundo regularly again because of the lack of snow andContinue reading “2 Bikes, 2 Short Rides, a Snowy Day, and a Change in Road Conditions”

>2 Bikes, 2 Short Rides, a Snowy Day, and a Change in Road Conditions

> This has been a very odd winter in this region…the month of December was frigid and snowy, then it warmed up. Around new years it rained for three days and all the snow melted, and now it’s cold and snowy again. I’ve been riding the Mundo regularly again because of the lack of snowContinue reading “>2 Bikes, 2 Short Rides, a Snowy Day, and a Change in Road Conditions”

Bay Scallops "Brother Devil Style"

Pasta, as many of you know, is one of my favorite foods to cook and eat. The ingredients and styles are seemingly endless, but I can narrow down the way I usually prepare it to three styles: With homemade tomato sauce, aglio e olio (oil and garlic), or fra diavolo (brother devil); for this particularContinue reading “Bay Scallops "Brother Devil Style"”

>Bay Scallops "Brother Devil Style"

> Pasta, as many of you know, is one of my favorite foods to cook and eat. The ingredients and styles are seemingly endless, but I can narrow down the way I usually prepare it to three styles: With homemade tomato sauce, aglio e olio (oil and garlic), or fra diavolo (brother devil); for thisContinue reading “>Bay Scallops "Brother Devil Style"”

Mass-Produced Cheap Crap

This is a bit of a rant, but first I have to say that at times I feel I am a bit of an oxymoron…or at least a paradox. I say this because I attempt to espouse a simpler way of living in the city through this blog but at the same time I recordContinue reading “Mass-Produced Cheap Crap”

Not-So-Lost Bread with Caramelized Apple and Carrot Syrup

For those that have visited this blog before–and have taken interest in the food/recipes potion of it–you know that my son’s favorite breakfast is homemade French toast. In archaic Louisiana French patois this dish is of course referred to as pain purdue, or “lost bread,” making reference to the fact that it is often madeContinue reading “Not-So-Lost Bread with Caramelized Apple and Carrot Syrup”

>Not-So-Lost Bread with Caramelized Apple and Carrot Syrup

> For those that have visited this blog before–and have taken interest in the food/recipes potion of it–you know that my son’s favorite breakfast is homemade French toast. In archaic Louisiana French patois this dish is of course referred to as pain purdue, or “lost bread,” making reference to the fact that it is oftenContinue reading “>Not-So-Lost Bread with Caramelized Apple and Carrot Syrup”