A dinner outing with friends to a new market/deli restaurant provided me with memories of a salad that I couldn’t forget and inspired me to try making it at home. Picture half of a romaine heart sprinkled with fresh bay shrimp, bits of juicy, red, ripe tomatoes, chopped hard boiled eggs, crisp pieces of bacon, [...]
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Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/24/12)
Posted in About me, Art and Crafts, Creativity, Gift Ideas, Helping Others, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Recipes, Recycling, Uncategorized, tagged bird feeders, birds, blog, creative design, Helping Others, how to preserve lemons, inspiration, John Pierpont quote, lemons, life, Limbs for Life, Paris vs. New York, pay phones, phone booths, preserving lemons, protheses, Repurposing, repurposing phone booths, Vahram Muratyan on February 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Chirping up a storm, the birds in my backyard are letting me know that their feeders are empty. I look out the window to the feeding station and see that the sunflower seeds have disappeared and all but one-inch of Nyjer seed remains in another feeder. It’s a quite a job to stay on top [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five! (2/10/12)
Posted in Community, Creativity, Health, Helping Others, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged accepting others, Arches National Park, Art House Co-Op, blog, Bryce Canyon, creative community projects, Helping Others, human similarities, images of the Milky Way, inspiration, Joseph Campbell quote, joy, Letters to Home, life, Milky Way, moods are contagious, Photography, romanesco, romanesco broccoli, Royce Blair, spread the mood, The Meal, the Sketchbook Project, Utah, Utah National Parks on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The world’s other 6,993,541,793 human inhabitants are more like you than you think. People’s emotions, actions and reactions are not so different from one part of the world to another. Cultural and religious customs do exist, but smiling, kissing, and hugging are among the many emotional gestures people around the world share. So the next [...]
Chinese Chicken Buns or “Gai Bow”
Posted in Aging, Holidays, In The Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged blog, Chicken in a bun, Chinese Chicken bun, Chinese gai bow recipe, Chinese New Year, Chinese recipes, food, frozen bread dough recipes, Recipes, Stuffed bread recipe, Super Bowl recipes on January 17, 2012 | 4 Comments »
A soft, yet crusty, bread surrounds succulent pieces of chicken and savory bits of celery, mushrooms, green onions, and bamboo shoots in these big and hearty Chinese Chicken Buns. Soon after you bite into a freshly baked one and let the flavors flood into your mouth, you’ll pat yourself on the back and say, “Damn, [...]
Winter Squash and Apple Bisque
Posted in About me, In The Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged blog, buternut squash, butternut squash and apple soup, butternut squash recipes, butternut squash soup, food, hearty soups, Recipes, soup, squash soup on January 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I never knew what the big deal was about butternut squash soup until I tasted some at a Zagat-rated restaurant. It was thick and creamy like most squash soups are, but what made this one stand out was the surprising taste of apple in it. As soon as I got home from dinner that night, [...]
Friday’s Fresh Five! (11/4/11)
Posted in Entertainment, Health, Helping Others, In The Kitchen, inspiration, Uncategorized, tagged blog, brain games, fake smiles, good in life, Helping Others, inspiration, life, random thoughts, soaking dried mushrooms, sporcle, spread kindness on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The ever-increasing tales of the world’s woes often overshadow the good in the world. The good in life isn’t always monumental and can be easily ignored compared to the attention-grabbing bad. Is it a matter of the “squeaky wheel gets the grease”? The good in life is often the sum total of everyday small joys, [...]
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