As is often the case I’ve been experimenting with different recipes for healthy bread…in this case 100% whole wheat. I’m convinced (or at least hoping) I’ll eventually get the recipe I want. But before I get into the latest experiment I should answer a couple questions asked by readers recently albeit on earlier posts. JohnContinue reading “24-Hour 100% Whole Wheat Bread”
Tag Archives: urban simplicity
Cigno la Bicicletta (and their lovely advertisment)
I first came across this short clip at Copenhagen Cycle Chic. It’s a commercial for the Italian bicycle company, Cigno. They have many beautiful bikes but this is specifically marketing their Seventy, an elegant folding bike. It has long been a personal gripe of mine that there are so many car commercials but I’ve yetContinue reading “Cigno la Bicicletta (and their lovely advertisment)”
I Love This
Image found at Freedom Cyclist. I’d like to see traffic lights like these in the States.
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#147)
A canvas bag containing, among other things, 3 books and a day planner.A loaf of honey-oatmeal bread.A u-lock.
Bikes Can Haul Stuff
A person hauling a 21 foot boat with a bike (on an incline!). I have nothing more to say; this short clip speaks for itself.
A Sure Sign of Spring
Amidst the dried leaves, weeds, and other natural debris in my neighbor’s front yard after the last melt of a long winter, these precious little flowers were poking through…brilliant colors in a sea of brown, beige, and last season’s green. Too beautiful not to ponder.
John Kemp Starley (and a bit of bicycle history)
This is a bit of bicycle history that I just learned and thought it interesting enough to share. It’s common knowledge that many of today’s car companies began as bicycle companies (including Buffalo’s Pierce-Arrow), and that the first car builders were in fact former bicycle mechanics. Well this apparently reaches all the way back toContinue reading “John Kemp Starley (and a bit of bicycle history)”
Tell Congress: Make walking and biking safe!
The following is cut-and-paste from Transportation For America website. In the last 15 years, 76,000 Americans have been killed while walking or crossing a street – too many of our roads are built for cars only. But thousands of people are stepping up to make biking and walking safe. Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced a pieceContinue reading “Tell Congress: Make walking and biking safe!”
v3 Mundo: Preliminary Comments
I’ve ridden the new Mundo for a couple of days and feel I am in a unique position for comments and comparison in that I originally owned a v1 and now a v3. My overall first impressions are that I love this bike. It will without doubt become my new “everyday bike,” something the v1Continue reading “v3 Mundo: Preliminary Comments”
Bicycles in Motion
This has been a busy week for me in regards to bikes moving through my life. Exactly one week ago today I sold the v1 Mundo to Derrick in Toronto. Then yesterday I received an email from someone who saw my trike listed on craigslist; they came by today and purchased it. The above pictureContinue reading “Bicycles in Motion”
This Made Me Smile
I came across this short clip at 24 Oranges, it’s a video of a couple, then a few, then a bunch of people casually biking through the city of Tilburg. I was feeling a little grumpy today and when I watched this video it made me smile so I thought I’d share it. This isContinue reading “This Made Me Smile”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#146)…with a few comments
$120.21 in groceries from two separate stores in a Bike Rev trailer. I haven’t used this trailer in a while, but since I’m without a cargo bike at present and had to go grocery shopping I thought I’d put it to use. It was a beautiful, albeit chilly day today and there were a lotContinue reading “Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#146)…with a few comments”
More Experiments in Fermentation (Cinnamon-Raisin Bread)
I made a bread recipe that is slightly different but at the same time just a variation on a theme. I made cinnamon-raisin bread using a traditional recipe but including the raisins in the preferment. It was interesting because the raisins, though not entirely disintegrated, became so soft that when I mixed the dough theyContinue reading “More Experiments in Fermentation (Cinnamon-Raisin Bread)”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#145)
Two cardboard boxes.
First Green…First Signs of Spring
This took me by surprise today. It was a beautiful day–the nicest yet. The sun was shining and about 50F. It seems like I haven’t seen sun like this in a very long time. Anyhow, it was trash day and as I put the can at the curb I thought I’d rake a few leavesContinue reading “First Green…First Signs of Spring”
Je Suis Sans Ma Bicyclette Du Monde (Mundo)
Yup…it’s true, I finally sold the Mundo. The above photo is the bike with its new proud owner (he was nice enough to let me take his picture). The bike will now traverse the streets of the beautiful and bike-friendly city of Toronto. I’ve been trying to sell it for a little over a month,Continue reading “Je Suis Sans Ma Bicyclette Du Monde (Mundo)”
How To Boil Water
Yes that is exactly what it looks like…water boiling in a paper cup. I did it to show my son that it was possible, that the water protects the cup from the flame. It’s also part of a story I wrote for Artvoice magazine on corned beef-and-cabbage, and other boiled foods; click here to readContinue reading “How To Boil Water”
Enough Said
I Image Found Here. Image Found Here. I’ll get off my little soapbox now.
A Delicious Pauper’s Dinner
As is often the case in my house, dinner time rolls around and I look in the fridge to find only a few meager things…tonight was no exception. But one of the (many) good things of having worked for years as a professional cook is the ability to make something really good out of evenContinue reading “A Delicious Pauper’s Dinner”
Things That Can Be Carried On A Bike (#142)
A bottle of water.A canister of sea salt.An extra long cable lock.
Urban Simplicty 