In other vegetable news, I am coming to really really appreciate what I like to call in my head the "sauteed salad." This is a typical onion + garlic + greens, sauteed with a splash of some sort of vinegar at the end (thanks, dbfclark!!).  I've been using pine nuts with it for a little texture and nuttiness, but will probably shortly be expanding ( Read more... )

Anyone have a history of and/or advice re plantar fascitis?  I'm starting to strongly believe I've got it, just based on what I've been seeing on the internet re symptoms.

Kirk, or Picard?

I have to say, having an outside garden really does make rainstorms satisfying.  I like to think about my tomatoes having a big ol' drink.

OMG gardening today!  Since we first saw the place before we moved in, and I found out that we'd be able to use the two already set-up wood raised beds, dreams of tomatoes have been dancing in my head -- I've been super excited about trying gardening for real.  So I had started a couple kinds of seeds last weekend, mostly for entertainment.  I'm ( Read more... )

So today, with the help of scorchus and J, I put in my backyard garden!  More on this later ( Read more... )

-Yucatan-Style Veggie Burgers (with black beans, lime, cilantro, oregano, and butternut squash), from Veggie Planet
-Lentils and Parsnips Braised in Red Wine, from Bittman
-Meyer Lemon Ricotta Muffins (with Meyer Lemons from B's parents' house in CA), from ( Read more... )

So yesterday evening, after work, I took a long long stroll around the commons and public gardens, taking in the flowering trees, tulips, light breeze, and strains of guitar.  The grass was green, the sky was blue, and I started to breathe easier than I had in days.  I played Magic: The Gathering with B (I won with my amazing flying cards!) and we ( Read more... )

Help me decide!

I'd like to take a day(ish) trip on Saturday by myself, and I just want to mostly relax, unwind, be outside, and look at things that are pretty.  Possibly take pictures.  Here are the options I've been mulling:

1) Day trip to Rockport on the commuter rail:  shop, look at art, climb around on seaside rocks, eat some fish.
2) Boston ( Read more... )

So B and I have been interested in trying more at-home game nights on quiet evenings.  We spend a lot of time on video games and TV, but were hoping to branch out into board/card games.  Most of my favorites don't work so well with less than three or four ( Read more... )