Category Archives: Cooking
tea pot rotation
A couple weeks ago I switched from using a Japanese porcelain pot I had been using over the winter to an unglazed, earthy Yixing replica pot shown above. There is a capacity difference, the porcelain pot easily held 23 oz … Continue reading
September blazes out
September ended in a blaze of glory. I saw the ruddy light yesterday evening and when I went out front this was the sunset I saw. (Got more saturated colors using the auto flash setting.) I got some sweet potatoes … Continue reading
Chocolate coconut coffee cake
This is a variation on my favorite muffin/coffee cake recipe. The main changes are the addition of cocoa powder and increasing the sugar. It is wheat free but does contain dairy and eggs. I am eating seconds of it still … Continue reading
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Food Inc. – second chance
Food, Inc. on PBS on April 21, 2010 If you missed this first time around, there is another chance. You can watch it online around air time. Instead of getting angry or discouraged you can take an active role in: … Continue reading
up early again
Bode needed to go out about an hour ago, but I was up anyway, so gave him a bit to eat and made a pot of tea. He is snoozing away. Decided to go onto Facebook, the current refuge for … Continue reading