Yet another recent creation cobbled together from various sources and my imagination. This was one of those “what do I have available and how can I make it tasty” kind of recipes. It’s nice and simple, except for the part where you have to baste or stir everything every 15 … Continue reading
This is a recipe I’ve been working on off and on for a while now. I’ve always liked the idea of honey baked chicken, but I could never get it to turn out quite right. It turns out the problem was with my ancient apartment oven (shocked!!!) and not the … Continue reading
After trying some focaccia topped with pesto, olives, and sun dried tomatoes from a fabulous bakery in Port Townsend last weekend, I decided to try my hand at making something similar. Since I couldn’t find an actual recipe for what I wanted, I had to take parts of a few … Continue reading
As promised, here are the Sea Otter pics from my trip to the aquarium last week. I was lucky and got a great spot during the Friday morning “Otter Talk” and feeding, so the otters were very active and the reflections off the glass weren’t too bad. The otters are … Continue reading
I spent a recent day off wandering downtown Seattle and the waterfront, including a trip to the Seattle Aquarium. Despite the invasion of four (!!!!) busloads of school children, I managed to get a few (ok, more than a few) pictures. Here are the fish pics, baby sea otter pics … Continue reading
I got bored tonight while waiting for a large download to finish. And in a fit of boredom, I thought “hey, why don’t I go change the theme on my website to something I’ve never seen before, that takes a lot of customization I don’t have time to do right … Continue reading
Seattle woke up to another snowstorm this morning, which means a lot of people stayed home and a lot of streets were closed. I, of course, headed out with my camera to see what I could find, and found my way to the infamous Denny Hill, which becomes a sledding … Continue reading
We got our first day of “real” snow in Seattle this winter, which means we got about 3 inches of snow and everyone panicked. Although in our defense, we get some really wet, slick snow, and we have some really looooooooonnnnnnng, steeeeeeeeeeeep hills. On the other hand, there’s just always … Continue reading
Due to a serious lack of storage space in my small kitchen, I’ve kept “pantry” items on a small set of bookshelves in the dining area of my apartment. Over the past few months those shelves have been getting more and more crowded, and eventually just ran out of space … Continue reading
I love a good beef stew, but it can be hard to find a good recipe that can be cut down for a small crock pot. This week I have finally perfected my mini beef stew recipe, perfect for 1-2 people plus just enough leftovers to take to work and … Continue reading