Category Archives: urban simplicity

Ezekiel Bread

“Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself.”—Ezekiel 4:9 (NIV)  (If you are coming upon this post via a search engine you can find an updated version of this recipe here.) This is by far one of my mostContinue reading “Ezekiel Bread”

>Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut

>Pasta Fra Diavolo is one of my favorite pasta dishes…I love any type of pasta with tomato and seafood. Traditionally this is made with either shrimp or lobster, but I made it with halibut because that’s what I had at hand. The name, fra diavolo, translates from Italian as “brother devil,” and there are numerousContinue reading “>Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut”

Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut

Pasta Fra Diavolo is one of my favorite pasta dishes…I love any type of pasta with tomato and seafood. Traditionally this is made with either shrimp or lobster, but I made it with halibut because that’s what I had at hand. The name, fra diavolo, translates from Italian as “brother devil,” and there are numerousContinue reading “Penne Fra Diavolo with Halibut”

Bicycles Are Useful In Many Ways

Sure bikes can move a person (or persons) from one place to another using their own power, and yes they can carry things, but they can also do other stuff…like power a knife grinder. The above photo and short video below are of an African fellow who not only powers a bike-powered knife grinder (ofContinue reading “Bicycles Are Useful In Many Ways”

>Bicycles Are Useful In Many Ways

>Sure bikes can move a person (or persons) from one place to another using their own power, and yes they can carry things, but they can also do other stuff…like power a knife grinder. The above photo and short video below are of an African fellow who not only powers a bike-powered knife grinder (ofContinue reading “>Bicycles Are Useful In Many Ways”

>This Is More Appropriate Than Ever

>This is an advertisement for bicycles in 1950’s Britain (I’m guessing)…but where are these advertisements today…especially in the good ole’ US of A (where they are so desperately needed)? Bicycling as a mode of transport is more appropriate than ever before but all I ever see are car commercials. It’s only 22 seconds long andContinue reading “>This Is More Appropriate Than Ever”

This Is More Appropriate Than Ever

This is an advertisement for bicycles in 1950’s Britain (I’m guessing)…but where are these advertisements today…especially in the good ole’ US of A (where they are so desperately needed)? Bicycling as a mode of transport is more appropriate than ever before but all I ever see are car commercials. It’s only 22 seconds long andContinue reading “This Is More Appropriate Than Ever”

>It’s Been Snowing…For Days

>And days and days. It hasn’t been really heavy snowfalls, just constant and light…if it were rain it would be mist. And with the frigid temperatures it has not melted on the streets, not even the main thoroughfares. It’s been slow-going, that’s for sure. Other than driving my truck today (had to deliver a usedContinue reading “>It’s Been Snowing…For Days”

It’s Been Snowing…For Days

And days and days. It hasn’t been really heavy snowfalls, just constant and light…if it were rain it would be mist. And with the frigid temperatures it has not melted on the streets, not even the main thoroughfares. It’s been slow-going, that’s for sure. Other than driving my truck today (had to deliver a usedContinue reading “It’s Been Snowing…For Days”

Winter’s Beauty

I was on my way walking to the health club tonight (geeze was it cold) when I looked up and saw this tree; it was dusk and I was under a streetlight. It stopped me in my tracks. Its barrenness almost seemed to glow against the backdrop of the nearly-dark sky, with its branches reachingContinue reading “Winter’s Beauty”

33% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

For those who are regular readers of this blog you know that I like to bake my own bread…at home and at my workplace. And over the years I’ve slowly gravitated towards whole wheat and whole grain breads, for both health and flavor. Well, making my teenage son’s school lunches on whole grained bread doesn’tContinue reading “33% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread”

>33% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

>For those who are regular readers of this blog you know that I like to bake my own bread…at home and at my workplace. And over the years I’ve slowly gravitated towards whole wheat and whole grain breads, for both health and flavor. Well, making my teenage son’s school lunches on whole grained bread doesn’tContinue reading “>33% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread”