Author Archives: Joe

 So I was in NYC this past weekend again and these are photos I snapped with my iPhone along the way. It’s amazing what a couple of days and a few hundred miles make. The two above were taken on the way there (even though the warm colors it was still frigid outside) and thoseContinue reading “(iPhone) Photos from a Moving Train…”

Ok. So these are so easy to make and so tasty that your going to wonder why you’ve never made them before. They go great with a beer or glass of wine or simply as a snack on their own (or even over a salad). Just make them, you wont be sorry. Sweet and SpicyContinue reading “Sweet and Spicy Almonds!”

…that president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the second bill of rights. Now I’m no politician, nor do I consider myself the sharpest knife in the drawer, but it seems to me that these should be basic rights for every American and it should be something we should really be focusing on. I’ll get off myContinue reading “It was 70 years and 10 days ago today…”

I just wanted to mention that I will be away from away computer for the next four days or so…likely will not post again until Tuesday. Thanks as always  for sticking with me, hopefully you’ll visit in a few days. Until then, peace. Urban Simplicity.

Ok, so to some this may be a bit odd…raw meat. Yup, that’s what one version of this famous Lebanese dish is; raw lamb and bulgar wheat (pictured above). In it’s raw form it is referred to as kibbeh nayeh; think of it as a sort of Middle Eastern steak tartare. When I was aContinue reading “Kibbeh (cru et cuit)”

On the bike…a case of red wine, a gym bag full of wet clothes, and about $100 in groceries. A few words…It’s interesting, I think, of some people’s reaction to carrying stuff on a bike. I’m so accustomed to it that I sometimes–often–forget that this is not the norm for mainstream America. Earlier today thereContinue reading “Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#561)…and a few words”

So I’ve mentioned on numerous occasions how fortunate I am to work in a place that is not only such an incredibly beautiful building, but also has such a lovely garden. And on some days–as a form of stress relief–I’ll go out in the garden on my lunch break. It’s interesting in that exactly oneContinue reading “Dans le jardin…”

What a lovely winter’s night this is. I had been sick on the couch for the past few days, and today was the first day I felt better, so I went for a long city winter walk. Beautiful. That’s a photo I took from my front porch just before I left for the walk. TheContinue reading “The View from My Front Porch…”

Three books, a camera bag, a canvas bag, and two large empanadas. Urban Simplicity.

Okay. So this is one of those recipes that I’ve either posted multiple times or offered different variations of it. It’s just so delicious and so good for you and so easy to make that I feel I have to post it again. All you have to do is mix the ingredients together and waitContinue reading “Kim-Chi (again)”