You can find varying risotto recipes all over the web, running the gamut from vegetarian to seasonal to side dish to meat-based, and with just about every level of complexity to go with them. Personally, I prefer a quick and simple risotto, and after a little tweaking this mix of … Continue reading
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(Apparently I hit “Draft” instead of “Publish” so this is now a week old. Still fun, though!) Sunday morning, I was staying at a friend’s place in the country and woke to a beautiful sunrise: Followed by a hawk hunting for breakfast in their backyard: I came home to a … Continue reading
It was a dark and not-so-stormy night, so I took the camera and tripod down to the Seattle Waterfront for the evening. From the Bell St Pier, the lights of the city glow against the dark sky: In the Bell St Marina, all of the boats are tucked in for … Continue reading
With the office “goodies week” coming up, and thus the responsibility to bring wonderfully yummy treats to feed to my coworkers, I pulled out the Almond Roca recipe I got from Mom last year, made a few tweaks, and whipped up a batch. Ingredients: 1 pound butter (salted is fine) … Continue reading
The dining/living/everything room in my apartment has looked pretty much the same for years. It’s fairly neat, it’s mostly functional, and the furniture layout is completely boring thanks to being a single long, narrow room with windows eating up a lot of wall space. Fortunately, in a recent bout of … Continue reading
Just a couple of highlights from today. Caramel Apple Cupcakes from Cupcake Royale, my favorite local cupcake shop: And a double rainbow, all the way across the sky, after a rain storm: (taken through my (very, very) very dirty office window.)
On a recent trip, my sister and I went to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory and I fell in love with their Lemon-Herb Roasted Chicken, which is half a roasted chicken served with mashed potatoes and carrots, and absolutely swimming in butter sauce (not to mention, drowning in calories.) Tonight … Continue reading
A few photos from an evening sunset on the beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
It was a cool, cloudy, misty day today, and I spent a few hours walking along miles of shoreline, just enjoying the waves and the weather. The following are my favorites from the photos I took during the walk. Cool and cloudy, perfect weather to light a fire in one … Continue reading