Category Archives: urban simplicity

A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany

People often ask me if I’m not scared to ride on the streets [with cars], especially during the winter. No, is usually my answer. But I’ll add this: I don’t get scared on a bike in traffic very often but today I was. I had to run an errand after work and found myself onContinue reading “A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany”

>A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany

> People often ask me if I’m not scared to ride on the streets [with cars], especially during the winter. No, is usually my answer. But I’ll add this: I don’t get scared on a bike in traffic very often but today I was. I had to run an errand after work and found myselfContinue reading “>A Scary Intersection, a few Geese Flying South, and a Winter Cycling Epihany”

>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#250)…with an edit.

> Two plastic crates containing sundries and groceries from two stores.A box of Nag Champa incense.A DVD (front rack).A St. Nicholas gift for my son (obviously I can’t reveal that until tomorrow in the event he reads this blog). This part of the post is an edit, an add-on, because I meant to–but forgot to–relateContinue reading “>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#250)…with an edit.”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#250)…with an edit.

Two plastic crates containing sundries and groceries from two stores.A box of Nag Champa incense.A DVD (front rack).A St. Nicholas gift for my son (obviously I can’t reveal that until tomorrow in the event he reads this blog). This part of the post is an edit, an add-on, because I meant to–but forgot to–relate itContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#250)…with an edit.”

>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#249)…and a quick comment

> A canvas book bag containing various items.Three liters of red wine.A cardboard box containing 3 pints of homemade dog food (chopped prime rib scraped from diners plates). I had a hot and bustling evening at work tonight and really looked forward to hopping on my bike afterwords. Before leaving work I checked the temperatureContinue reading “>Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#249)…and a quick comment”

Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#249)…and a quick comment

A canvas book bag containing various items.Three liters of red wine.A cardboard box containing 3 pints of homemade dog food (chopped prime rib scraped from diners plates). I had a hot and bustling evening at work tonight and really looked forward to hopping on my bike afterwords. Before leaving work I checked the temperature andContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#249)…and a quick comment”

>My Crazy Beet-Bread Experiment

> The above image was found here. This post is proof of two things: (1) good and wholesome bread is simple to make, and (2), you can add nearly anything to the dough (within reason, of course) and have truly delicious and unique results. If you’ve been to this blog before you know that IContinue reading “>My Crazy Beet-Bread Experiment”

My Crazy Beet-Bread Experiment

The above image was found here. This post is proof of two things: (1) good and wholesome bread is simple to make, and (2), you can add nearly anything to the dough (within reason, of course) and have truly delicious and unique results. If you’ve been to this blog before you know that I likeContinue reading “My Crazy Beet-Bread Experiment”

>Chicken Thighs with Brown Rice, Spinach, Turmeric, and Whole Chilies

> If you’ve been to this blog before you know that I love one pot meals…they’re easy, super-flavorful, nutritious, make great left-overs, and the best part is there is only one pot to wash. This is a variation of the basic chicken-and-rice or arroz con pollo recipe. In this recipe I used boneless chicken thighs,Continue reading “>Chicken Thighs with Brown Rice, Spinach, Turmeric, and Whole Chilies”

Chicken Thighs with Brown Rice, Spinach, Turmeric, and Whole Chilies

If you’ve been to this blog before you know that I love one pot meals…they’re easy, super-flavorful, nutritious, make great left-overs, and the best part is there is only one pot to wash. This is a variation of the basic chicken-and-rice or arroz con pollo recipe. In this recipe I used boneless chicken thighs, brownContinue reading “Chicken Thighs with Brown Rice, Spinach, Turmeric, and Whole Chilies”