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ginger biscuit peach cobbler
this morning we made the most DE-licious peach cobbler for some friends who came over to brunch. usually i'm not a fan of cobblers, i pick away at the fruit and leave the topping... but this one was the opposite. the biscuit topping is like a crackly-topped, moist underneath, mildly gingery scone. D. modified his famous buttermilk biscuit recipe ( Read more... ) -
Octavia Butler Memorial (Seattle)
Octavia E. Butler Memorial Gathering: Thursday, March 3, 2006 Level Three in the Science Fiction Museum 325 5th Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 ( Read more... ) -
Death of a Legendary Author
I remember being so pleased to hear that she had relocated from Los Angeles to Seattle, and have always meant to attend one of her readings or workshops, but sadly, I never got around to it. She is one of my favorite authors. I am so sad that she died ( Read more... ) -
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Maybe I shouldn't be suprised, but I am (in Seattle?!). I just found this article by the director of a reproductive heatlh center (that performs abortions) where I recently accompanied a woman to an appointment. She writes about the blatant discrimination she faced in searching for a space to house her practice. I have heard about abortion ( Read more... ) -
cooking extravaganza!
oh my goodness, pillsbury's mooli (radish) paratha's are really quite good!
rotli (tortilla-like flat-bread made w/ whole wheat), parathas & the like i never learned to make at home and probably won't anytime soon as it's too arm intensive and i'd rather spend my time putting the boy or other kitchen helpers to work cooking up other dishes ( Read more... ) -
bargain happy
Also very exciting. Discovering that "Grocery Outlets: Bargains Only!!" does not lie. There I found .79 cent pints of Ben & Jerry's Swiss Vanilla Almond ice cream. I bought only one at first, skeptical of the quality & integrity of the product. And, admittedly, it expired in Oct 2005; but I dare anyone to taste the difference from the 3.99/pint ( Read more... ) -
the too-busy life
My parents have an all-too common habit of sending me cheesy forwards -- complete with subject headings such as "Fw: fw: fw: This one is Priceless!" I'm sure you know the type... but every now and then one of them hits a chord. This one from my dad the other day ( Read more... ) -
Alert: Nikki McClure Fans & Social Justice Fighters
Hey y'all. I wanted to let you know about an opportunity to get a really nice piece of artwork and support an awesome Seattle-based organization working for social justice.
I know many of you are Nikki McClure fans -- she's the one who does the beautiful,
somewhat retro-looking, carving calendars that have become enormously popular in the ( Read more... ) -
cuisines in translation
Not sure how many of you will appreciate this one in particular, but the spirit of it should be widely understood. I was browsing some recipes and came across a strange sounding dish ( Read more... ) -
hard drive
damnit, was hoping backing up the computer would be super-easy.
but i'm stuck at step one. can't get the computer to recognize the external hard-drive.
sigh. i had a creeping suspicion this process would be more complicated than i wanted it to be.
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aha! Perhaps i have discovered the problem... possibly a missing jumper shunt.