Big-pot blanching

…but [blanching] is not hard—you only have to decide to do it. And the results are dramatic. —Thomas Keller, Ad Hoc at Home Amanda has kindly allowed me to spend some time in the kitchen learning to cook — the first thing I’ve learned is how to blanch green beans. After a successful try earlier [...]

Herbfarm IV: A Mycologist’s Dream

The Herbfarm is a Seattle treasure — just a few miles from our doorstep, they serve spectacular dinners featuring local ingredients and starring luscious herbs. Amanda and I have had the pleasure of dining there each year we’ve been married (I, II, III) and each visit has been a new revelation to our tastebuds. We’ve [...]

Raising the volume

After a few months of playing acoustic (and really enjoying it), I decided that playing lead guitar parts would be a little more fun on this guy — I paired it with a Mesa/Boogie Express 5:50 that, while not exactly small, still sounds fantastic at low volumes on the 5 watt setting. I’m happy, my [...]

XXVII

Another year has come and gone — as tradition dictates, it’s time for a birthday retrospective. Since last October, I’ve… dabbled in print design for friends had some code published in a book finished the first half of my clock and have seen the first output from the second half read Ulysses and The Name [...]

Rooted

Amanda went and picked up our first share of summer vegetables from The Root Connection co-op… what beautiful produce! She returned with turnips, bok choy, collared greens, several kinds of chard, herbs, and a ton of lettuce. It all looks delicious, and I foresee a lot of salad in our future…