I have not posted in a while. No, it’s not because I have been busy. We are always busy. It’s a convenient excuse. Really I was playing around with a new direction for this little spot on the web I have here. I went back and forth on moving to a new hosting platform. I […]
A Quick Housekeeping Note Read More »
It’s a convoluted plot and Gene Hackman, in the role of private detective Harry Moseby, cannot make heads or tails of it. Neither can we most of the time. That’s the point. He is in over his head, thinks he knows what is going on, but really does not. The film feels like it starts
Night Moves (Arthur Penn – 1975) B+ Read More »
It’s been fairly silent around here for more than a month. We were on family vacation all of June in Lebanon and Rome. It was fun and we ate some great food, but it is good to be back. After catching up on work and other routine activities I am finally back into doing some
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All I can think of when I see the Meyer lemon tree in my backyard buzzing with bees is “Man, do I wish I can taste some of whatever honey these little bugs are going to be making”. I love how prolific this tree is and use its fruit whenever I can, but my favorite time is
I have not been neglecting my Vegetarian project. Well, maybe I have in the past couple of weeks, but not intentionally. See, we had a good friend staying over our house for a week or so and he had some specific requests for meals. Pretty much non of his requests were in the vegetarian domain
This has become a tradition in our house. I made this or a version of it for Diana almost every year for the past 3 years. I serve it in bed of course. – Home baked croissants with strawberry preserves -Eggs Cocotte with thick bacon lardons (yeap, I cure the bacon too) – Potato crust
Mother’s Day Breakfast 2007 Read More »
I really think radishes are one of the most underrated and delicious vegetables (or is it tubers) out there. They are so pretty, taste nice a peppery with a slight sweetness and a little bitterness on the edge there. Like all such veggies (turnips, beets), the whole plant is edible, root leaves and all.
Underrated Vegetables: The Pretty Radish Read More »