>Bread For Thanksgiving Dinner I am truly blessed in that I have three lovely sisters who give me the day off on Thanksgiving. The only things that I am required to do are bring freshly baked bread and carve the bird. I know that my younger sister likes roast red pepper bread, so I usuallyContinue reading “>Autumnal Food and My First Snowy Ride on the Mundo”
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A New Low in American Consumerism
Well…I hope it was worth it…I hope they all got really good deals, because a Long Island Wal-Mart worker lost his life in the name of consumerism. Throngs of people apparently busted through the front doors 5 minutes before the store was slated to open…apparently they just couldn’t wait any longer. A number of peopleContinue reading “A New Low in American Consumerism”
>A New Low in American Consumerism
>Well…I hope it was worth it…I hope they all got really good deals, because a Long Island Wal-Mart worker lost his life in the name of consumerism. Throngs of people apparently busted through the front doors 5 minutes before the store was slated to open…apparently they just couldn’t wait any longer. A number of peopleContinue reading “>A New Low in American Consumerism”
Buy Nothing Day (AKA Black Friday)
Give it a rest already…do we really need more stuff? While most Americans (and now Canadians) know this day, the day after Thanksgiving, as “Black Friday” (how ironic is that title?) there’s a counter culture that is referring to it as Buy Nothing Day. You can read more about it here, and here. My hopeContinue reading “Buy Nothing Day (AKA Black Friday)”
>Buy Nothing Day (AKA Black Friday)
>Give it a rest already…do we really need more stuff? While most Americans (and now Canadians) know this day, the day after Thanksgiving, as “Black Friday” (how ironic is that title?) there’s a counter culture that is referring to it as Buy Nothing Day. You can read more about it here, and here. My hopeContinue reading “>Buy Nothing Day (AKA Black Friday)”
A Few Recipes, Thoughts, and a Couple Cartoons
100% Whole Wheat Bread: I’ve been playing around with a variation (simplification) of Peter Reinhart’s whole grain bread recipe. I find the idea of home made bread being made without too much fuss and it not occupying your time and thoughts very interesting. I much rather incorporate it into the rhythm of my day. ManyContinue reading “A Few Recipes, Thoughts, and a Couple Cartoons”
>A Few Recipes, Thoughts, and a Couple Cartoons
> 100% Whole Wheat Bread: I’ve been playing around with a variation (simplification) of Peter Reinhart’s whole grain bread recipe. I find the idea of home made bread being made without too much fuss and it not occupying your time and thoughts very interesting. I much rather incorporate it into the rhythm of my day.Continue reading “>A Few Recipes, Thoughts, and a Couple Cartoons”
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More on my Mundo
Two more items I’ve recently carried (with ease) on my Mundo Yuba. One was a 15 gallon stock pot. I had a catering event to work and the pots were not big enough so I decided to bring my own…on my bicycle. The other was a twenty pound pumpkin. The only problem was that IContinue reading “More on my Mundo”
>More on my Mundo
>Two more items I’ve recently carried (with ease) on my Mundo Yuba. One was a 15 gallon stock pot. I had a catering event to work and the pots were not big enough so I decided to bring my own…on my bicycle. The other was a twenty pound pumpkin. The only problem was that IContinue reading “>More on my Mundo”
Pictures of Autumn
It’s easy to live simply in the city during the summer…there are no heating concerns, and vegetable gardens grow like weeds. But as the seasons march forward, things change. Autumn has always been, and still is, my favorite season. I had a few days off this past weekend and used the time to ready myselfContinue reading “Pictures of Autumn”
>Pictures of Autumn
>It’s easy to live simply in the city during the summer…there are no heating concerns, and vegetable gardens grow like weeds. But as the seasons march forward, things change. Autumn has always been, and still is, my favorite season. I had a few days off this past weekend and used the time to ready myselfContinue reading “>Pictures of Autumn”
Tso What?
A while back I read an interview of a Chinese chef, though I can’t remember who it was. Actually, it may have been a radio interview. Who am I kidding, I’m not sure who it was or where I heard it, but I’m pretty sure I remember hearing that you should not eat chop sueyContinue reading “Tso What?”
>Tso What?
>A while back I read an interview of a Chinese chef, though I can’t remember who it was. Actually, it may have been a radio interview. Who am I kidding, I’m not sure who it was or where I heard it, but I’m pretty sure I remember hearing that you should not eat chop sueyContinue reading “>Tso What?”
Morning Commute
So there I was…tooling down Elmwood Avenue on a beautiful late summer’s morn. I was on my new and fully loaded Mundo Yuba, and feeling pretty cool. I was proud of myself for being early for work for a change, and was just going slowly…minding my own business and enjoying the ride. Then a CityContinue reading “Morning Commute”
>Morning Commute
>So there I was…tooling down Elmwood Avenue on a beautiful late summer’s morn. I was on my new and fully loaded Mundo Yuba, and feeling pretty cool. I was proud of myself for being early for work for a change, and was just going slowly…minding my own business and enjoying the ride. Then a CityContinue reading “>Morning Commute”
Really Slow Food
Noah carried the slabs of meat into the kitchen and cut it into small salting blocks, and Ma patted the course salt in, laid it piece by piece in the kegs, careful that no two pieces touched each other. She laid the slabs like bricks, and pounded salt in the spaces. –John Steinbeck, The GrapesContinue reading “Really Slow Food”
>Really Slow Food
> Noah carried the slabs of meat into the kitchen and cut it into small salting blocks, and Ma patted the course salt in, laid it piece by piece in the kegs, careful that no two pieces touched each other. She laid the slabs like bricks, and pounded salt in the spaces. –John Steinbeck, TheContinue reading “>Really Slow Food”
Last Jump of the Summer
Isaac and I rode up to Windmill Quarry last week. We took the Friendship Trail. Here’s a 12 second video of him taking his last jump of the season. http://www.youtube.com/get_player
Urban Simplicty 