>I served this with orange sherbet and fresh raspberry sauce. The recipe is simple to make and it’s as delicious as it looks. Baklawa Yield: 12 by 16 inch pan 2 cups granulated sugar 1-1/4 cups water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon rose water or orange blossom water 2 egg whites 2/3 cup powderedContinue reading “>Baklawa Recipe”
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Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#162)
$106 worth of groceries in four plastic crates. Urban Simplicity.
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#162)
>$106 worth of groceries in four plastic crates. Urban Simplicity.
One of My Favorite Olive Oils
Saifan Olive Oil. It’s an unfiltered Lebanese oil. Olives are squeezed and their juice (oil) is put in a bottle. Simple as that…very flavorful. In the Buffalo area I buy mine at Guercio & Sons. Urban Simplicity.
>One of My Favorite Olive Oils
>Saifan Olive Oil. It’s an unfiltered Lebanese oil. Olives are squeezed and their juice (oil) is put in a bottle. Simple as that…very flavorful. In the Buffalo area I buy mine at Guercio & Sons. Urban Simplicity.
100% Full
No I’m not talking about my stomach (being 100% full); though that’s not too far off either. I’m talking about the moon. It is, as I type these words, 100% full…couldn’t take my eyes off it as I pedaled home tonight (with a table on the back of the bike); lovely night for a bikeContinue reading “100% Full”
>100% Full
>No I’m not talking about my stomach (being 100% full); though that’s not too far off either. I’m talking about the moon. It is, as I type these words, 100% full…couldn’t take my eyes off it as I pedaled home tonight (with a table on the back of the bike); lovely night for a bikeContinue reading “>100% Full”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#161)
A small antique table that I “recycled” tonight (i.e. garbage picked); it’ll be beautiful once it’s refurbished. Urban Simplicity.
>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#161)
>A small antique table that I “recycled” tonight (i.e. garbage picked); it’ll be beautiful once it’s refurbished. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried On A Bike (#160)
Pizza!
>Things That Can be Carried On A Bike (#160)
>Pizza!
The Angry Driver Syndrome
It generally takes a lot to get me fired up…but I am very tired of having people yell out their car windows (at me or others) telling cyclists to get off the road. I usually tell them (yell back) that it is actually illegal for an adult cyclist to ride on the sidewalk. This oftenContinue reading “The Angry Driver Syndrome”
>The Angry Driver Syndrome
> It generally takes a lot to get me fired up…but I am very tired of having people yell out their car windows (at me or others) telling cyclists to get off the road. I usually tell them (yell back) that it is actually illegal for an adult cyclist to ride on the sidewalk. ThisContinue reading “>The Angry Driver Syndrome”
Employee Meal 4.24.10
Roast Garlic Hummus; Warm Potato Salad Seasoned with Coriander and Turmeric; Vegetables Sauteed in Lebanese Olive Oil with Toasted Cumin and Lemon. (And yes, there were chicken fingers for those with a hard-core Buffalo appetite.) Urban Simplicity.
>Employee Meal 4.24.10
> Roast Garlic Hummus; Warm Potato Salad Seasoned with Coriander and Turmeric; Vegetables Sauteed in Lebanese Olive Oil with Toasted Cumin and Lemon. (And yes, there were chicken fingers for those with a hard-core Buffalo appetite.) Urban Simplicity.
Chef Jean Vergnes 1921-2010
I just learned the news that Chef Jean Vergnes has died; he was 88. Chef Vergnes was the opening chef at the original Le Cirque in NYC, and he, along with the resaturant’s owner, Sirio Maccioni, invented the dish, Pasta Primavera. Click here to read Chef Vergnes’ obit in the New York Times. Click hereContinue reading “Chef Jean Vergnes 1921-2010”
>Chef Jean Vergnes 1921-2010
> I just learned the news that Chef Jean Vergnes has died; he was 88. Chef Vergnes was the opening chef at the original Le Cirque in NYC, and he, along with the resaturant’s owner, Sirio Maccioni, invented the dish, Pasta Primavera. Click here to read Chef Vergnes’ obit in the New York Times. ClickContinue reading “>Chef Jean Vergnes 1921-2010”
Mark Twain Quote
I love this quote; I find it truly inspiring (and a little scary). “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.Continue reading “Mark Twain Quote”
>Mark Twain Quote
> I love this quote; I find it truly inspiring (and a little scary). “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.Continue reading “>Mark Twain Quote”
Beef Tenderloin Canape with Red Onion Marmalade
Beef Tenderloin Canapé with Red Onion Marmalade Yield: about 32 pieces 32 buttered toast points 1/2 cup mayonnaise mixed with 2 tablespoons horseradish 1 pound beef tenderloin, cooked medium rare and chilled 1 cup red onion marmalade (see recipe) 3 tablespoons minced parsley Arrange the toast points on a work surface, andContinue reading “Beef Tenderloin Canape with Red Onion Marmalade”
Urban Simplicty 