Category Archives: urban simplicity

100% Whole Wheat-Honey-Brown Rice Bread

This bread is another example of whole wheat bread that is not only really delicious, but super nutritious as well. That’s them pictured above after just being placed in the oven…beautiful, aren’t they? It is easier to make than the recipe may seem at first glance, and the resulting bread is as soft and airyContinue reading “100% Whole Wheat-Honey-Brown Rice Bread”

100% Whole Wheat-Honey-Brown Rice Bread

This bread is another example of whole wheat bread that is not only really delicious, but super nutritious as well. That’s them pictured above after just being placed in the oven…beautiful, aren’t they? It is easier to make than the recipe may seem at first glance, and the resulting bread is as soft and airyContinue reading “100% Whole Wheat-Honey-Brown Rice Bread”

How to Make Really Good Mushroom Soup (and a few others)…four recipes and a link.

“Goodsoup is one of the prime ingredients of good living. For soup can domore to lift the spirits and stimulate the appetite than any otherone dish.”–LouisP. De Gouy As the weather turns colder so to do our appetites seem to turn heartier. Soups and stews are often on the menu this time of year andContinue reading “How to Make Really Good Mushroom Soup (and a few others)…four recipes and a link.”

How to Make Really Good Mushroom Soup (and a few others)…four recipes and a link.

“Goodsoup is one of the prime ingredients of good living. For soup can domore to lift the spirits and stimulate the appetite than any otherone dish.”–LouisP. De Gouy As the weather turns colder so to do our appetites seem to turn heartier. Soups and stews are often on the menu this time of year andContinue reading “How to Make Really Good Mushroom Soup (and a few others)…four recipes and a link.”

Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#367), Why You Should Ride Your Bike to the Store, and a Few Things I Saw Today

What I carried on the bike: A gym bag full of wet clothes, a 4.4lb. bag of dog food, a tin of pinto beans, 3 liters of red wine. Why you should ride your bike to the store: Well, this is pretty obvious for many reasons, especially if you,re a regular reader of this blog.Continue reading “Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#367), Why You Should Ride Your Bike to the Store, and a Few Things I Saw Today”

Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#367), Why You Should Ride Your Bike to the Store, and a Few Things I Saw Today

What I carried on the bike: A gym bag full of wet clothes, a 4.4lb. bag of dog food, a tin of pinto beans, 3 liters of red wine. Why you should ride your bike to the store: Well, this is pretty obvious for many reasons, especially if you,re a regular reader of this blog.Continue reading “Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#367), Why You Should Ride Your Bike to the Store, and a Few Things I Saw Today”

A Couple More Pics…

Still in the same theme of you see way more on a bike than when diving a car (and have much more opportunity to appreciate it, and take a few photos), I thought I’d share a few more. This was the sky as I pedaled home from the health club this evening. Breathtaking, I thought.Continue reading “A Couple More Pics…”

First Frost…

Like much of the northern hemisphere it’s getting cold here this time of year and last night we had the first frost of the season. Though I truly do love the change of seasons I am more than a bit ambivalent of the advent of the cold months…I feel unprepared this year, physically and mentally.Continue reading “First Frost…”

Sometimes when it rains…

It seemed quiet on the streets tonight; maybe I was just imagining it. It was also raining…not heavy, just a light drizzle; slightly heavier than a mist…a drizzle. It was also a typical autumn evening…cool and damp; I could smell wood smoke in the air as I pedaled. And as I pedaled and coasted IContinue reading “Sometimes when it rains…”