One of my favorite "no cook" snacks or side dishes in the spring/summer months.  This is a quick, asian-style pickled salad that is heavily dependent on individual tastes.  I like mine fresh, spicy, and a teeny bit sweet.  It hugely benefits from the deliciously fresh produce available at this time of year ( Read more... )

Friday night I went to the Bad Seed Farmer's Market for the transplant sale, and picked up these lovely "easter eggs."  Yes, one of them is naturally a lovely shade of pastel green.  It is almost a shame that I will be breaking and eating them very soon.


( Read more... )

 I have some lovely pictures of all the animals up on my flickr page (click the photo for a link)


( Read more... )

After a weekend of unpleasant moments with involving Stir-Fry and antibiotics administered via dropper, as well as less unpleasant but still not fun doping with orally administered painkillers we went in to get him a controlled release pain patch today- both to eliminate unnecessary mouth handling, and to get him on something that won't be wearing ( Read more... )

It's not quite to that point yet, but it's getting there ( Read more... )

Last night I went to a new restaurant-- it is currently occupying the space where one of my favorites used to be (more for the people watching aspect than the food).  www.juliankc.com is helmed by the former chef of The American Restaurant (best restaurant in town, or at least it used to be).  I enjoyed a beet soup topped with blue cheese and ( Read more... )

turned out so pretty, I had to document it :)

Carmelized Scallops with Sauteed Green Beans and Brown Butter-Blood Orange Sauce

3 dry-pack diver scallops (don't be tempted by the nasty scallops packed in chemicals)
Large handful fresh green beans, cleaned and de-stemmed
2 tbsp good butter (I recommend Shatto, or Plugra)
1 blood orange, supremed, (do this ( Read more... )

Plans for the weekend include going to work (waves a flag), serving lunch at a local shelter (Saturday), and continuing to otherwise stay off my foot.

Assorted tidbits:

In my liquor cabinet this weekend-- Schlafly's Coffee Stout, Boulevard Tank 7 Smokestack Series, Whiskey

A handful of pics (ankle, snow, etc) behind cut.
( Random pics )

Whee! Snow!!! (and a funny thing)

My front walk, about 8 inches deep.

( Read more... )

Fairly recently, I purchased a box of cereal that is recognizable by its varying shapes and vaguely leprechaun-themed sweet pieces. The reasons why do not matter, only the fact that it was an "in-date" purchase ( Read more... )