So first of all, a couple things. I was not literally on a bike for thirty hours in the snow, but this is a photo essay of how I got around by bike whilst in the middle of a minor snow storm. There are some like myself who choose to ride year-round, but there areContinue reading “30 Hours on a bike in the snow and some of the things I saw and did…”
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Cook Like Your Great-Grandmother…how to make tallow or lard
Okay. I do realize that this is not the healthiest food in the world, but as an ingredient is it very useful and every cook should know how to make it (and it is so easy to make). My cooking fat of choice these days is olive oil. But I’m spoiled. By this I meanContinue reading “Cook Like Your Great-Grandmother…how to make tallow or lard”
Greenwich Village at Night (pictures and words)
I was in NYC this past weekend, and no matter what city I find myself I am always drawn to it’s funkier neighborhoods. I love their color, flavor, visuals, and eccentricities. If I’m in Toronto, for example, I usually gravitate to Queen Street West or the Kensington market. The half-dozen times I’ve been to ParisContinue reading “Greenwich Village at Night (pictures and words)”
Five or Eleven Quotes from Ram Dass
Photo Credit. Ram Dass Born, Richard Alpert, April 6, 1931 “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” “The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have moreContinue reading “Five or Eleven Quotes from Ram Dass”
Five or Eleven Quotes from Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), plus a song and its lyric
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948) “Communal well-being is central to human life.” “Ever since I became a Muslim, I’ve had to deal with attempts to damage my reputation and countless insinuations seeking to cast doubt on my character and trying to connect me to causes which I do not subscribe to.”Continue reading “Five or Eleven Quotes from Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), plus a song and its lyric”
Autumn…
“Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn.”~Leo Tolstoy Autumn has always been my favorite season. And yes, I realize that we are a couple weeks away from it’s officialContinue reading “Autumn…”
Five (or seven) Quotes and a Prayer from Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981 “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” “There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine inContinue reading “Five (or seven) Quotes and a Prayer from Howard Thurman”
Things That Can be Carried on a Biike (#505) and a couple comments on how the miles can add up
On the bike…a box containing nearly a full sandwich loaf on its way to a local food pantry. I live fairly close to most things that occur within the realm of my average daily life (but what is average). I’ve consciously and gradually changed my life over the past decade to make this happen. ThisContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Biike (#505) and a couple comments on how the miles can add up”
Five (or nine) Quotes about Bicycles
Photo Credit. “Get a bicycle. You will certainly not regret it, if you live.”~ Mark Twain “When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.”~ H.G. Wells “When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments. Here was a machine of precision andContinue reading “Five (or nine) Quotes about Bicycles”
Microgreens = Micro-Beauty
I have a luncheon which I’ll be cooking and serving tomorrow and the guest requested either watercress or mache in their salad. When I called my produce purveyor they told me they had neither available but they did have a couple flats of beautiful microgreens, so I took them instead. When they arrived and IContinue reading “Microgreens = Micro-Beauty”
A Really Simple Five Minute Recipe To Make Cauliflower Taste Delicious
Okay, so maybe this will take more than five minutes, but not more than ten. And while I made this with cauliflower this could easily be adapted to other vegetables as well. The key factors are onion, garlic, spices, and caramelizing the vegetable. It is really easy, and this is how I made it. SliceContinue reading “A Really Simple Five Minute Recipe To Make Cauliflower Taste Delicious”
Earth Day!
Bean Curd and Mixed Vegetables!
I’ve posted this in the past but not in a while so I thought I would re-post it. This is one of my favorite Asian recipes. It is really easy to make and really delicious (and nutritious, too). The only difference in the recipe pictured and the one written below is that I used aContinue reading “Bean Curd and Mixed Vegetables!”
Five Quotes from Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855 Yes, I know I said five quotes, but here’s ten. Could have gone on much longer, really inspiring… “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought whichContinue reading “Five Quotes from Søren Kierkegaard”
10 Quotes from Maya Angelou
The above image of Ms. Angelou receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom was found here. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” “Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.” “My missionContinue reading “10 Quotes from Maya Angelou”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#466)…and a very brief comment
On the bike…boxes of food (quiche, dinner rolls, muffins, etc.) on it’s way to a local food pantry. So okay, I generally love the snow, I really do. But (always a but), this is going on a bit too long this year. If you are reading this from the same area of the world inContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#466)…and a very brief comment”
Starry, Starry Night…
Image found here. I was at meeting at our church tonight and was feeling overwhelmingly exhausted for some reason; I didn’t stay for the entire meeting. I hopped on my bike and rode slowly; it was a cold and cloudless night. The cold–at first–felt jarring. But then as I pedaled and coasted I warmed upContinue reading “Starry, Starry Night…”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#457)
A canvas bag containing two books and a few pens, an empty dough rising bucket, a canvas bag containing an extra camera and charger, and two freshly baked loaves of whole wheat bread. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#455)…and a brief comment about the weather
On the bike…more than $100 in groceries and sundries. About the weather…the weather today was fine. Seasonably cold with light flurries; the roads were dry. But what I wanted to mention is something that I noticed…not so much about the weather itself but more so about awareness of it. The reason I mention this isContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#455)…and a brief comment about the weather”
Five Quotes from Jimmy Carter
Image Found Here. Okay…so I know I said five quotes, but I could have gone on for quite a while. I find this man truly inspiring. For more in the Five Quotes series, click here. “This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. Women are preventedContinue reading “Five Quotes from Jimmy Carter”
Urban Simplicty 