Author Archives: Joe

>Recette de soupe à l’oignon gratinée (photos et mots)

> French onion soup. This is such a simple soup to make and while it may have the reputation of being a “restaurant recipe” it probably began as a peasant food and is exceedingly simple to make. Look at the main ingredients: Onions, broth, and bread (cheese was a later addition). Old-time soups often containedContinue reading “>Recette de soupe à l’oignon gratinée (photos et mots)”

Women and Bikes

While the title of this post may be a little misleading at first, it is not a post about hot babes on bikes (obvious by the photos). It’s regarding the interesting and sometimes unknown fact of how early bicycles impacted the lives of many woman. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s–the time period whenContinue reading “Women and Bikes”

Something You Don’t See Every Day

  This  has nothing to do with Urban Simplicity other than it was simple entertainment in the city…and it is without doubt something you don’t see every day. A French high wire artist, Didier Pasquette, walking on a wire 23 stories high. He walked between the two towers of the Liberty Building to signify theContinue reading “Something You Don’t See Every Day”

>Something You Don’t See Every Day

>   This  has nothing to do with Urban Simplicity other than it was simple entertainment in the city…and it is without doubt something you don’t see every day. A French high wire artist, Didier Pasquette, walking on a wire 23 stories high. He walked between the two towers of the Liberty Building to signifyContinue reading “>Something You Don’t See Every Day”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#218)

A cardboard box containing 2 pasta machines and their accessories. A cardboard box containing 4 pints of homemade dog food (leftover rice and beef) and two portions of homemade pasta and beef ragout. A canvas bag containing, among other things, two books, a magazine, a day planner, and 2 mechanical pencils that are lacking lead.

>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#218)

> A cardboard box containing 2 pasta machines and their accessories. A cardboard box containing 4 pints of homemade dog food (leftover rice and beef) and two portions of homemade pasta and beef ragout. A canvas bag containing, among other things, two books, a magazine, a day planner, and 2 mechanical pencils that are lackingContinue reading “>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#218)”

Homemade Pasta Dough in Pictures and Words

Today at work I made pasta by hand with a couple other cooks. It’s so easy to make, and fun, too…but it is a little time consuming. We used hand-crank pasta rollers/cutters (which I carried to work on my bike), but you could just as easily roll it by hand and cut the noodles withContinue reading “Homemade Pasta Dough in Pictures and Words”

>Homemade Pasta Dough in Pictures and Words

> Today at work I made pasta by hand with a couple other cooks. It’s so easy to make, and fun, too…but it is a little time consuming. We used hand-crank pasta rollers/cutters (which I carried to work on my bike), but you could just as easily roll it by hand and cut the noodlesContinue reading “>Homemade Pasta Dough in Pictures and Words”

Potato Pancakes with Zucchini, Broccoli, Peppers, and Basil

I made these for dinner recently and they were so delicious I wish I had some now. They are so easy to make…basically a potato pancake with other stuff added, in this case zucchini, broccoli, basil, and bell pepper. But you really can use almost any vegetable for this. To make them shred all ofContinue reading “Potato Pancakes with Zucchini, Broccoli, Peppers, and Basil”

>Potato Pancakes with Zucchini, Broccoli, Peppers, and Basil

> I made these for dinner recently and they were so delicious I wish I had some now. They are so easy to make…basically a potato pancake with other stuff added, in this case zucchini, broccoli, basil, and bell pepper. But you really can use almost any vegetable for this. To make them shred allContinue reading “>Potato Pancakes with Zucchini, Broccoli, Peppers, and Basil”