Archive for August, 2008

The mighty rita

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24 Aug 2008

To bring the first day of summer to its knees this year and wrestle with the incredible heat that is currently breathing down our necks, stopping us in our tracks and wrapping us in its intensity here in California, I have a solution: The Mighty Rita. (That’s a classic margarita for the lay person.) This [...]

9 grain-bread

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24 Aug 2008

Ingredients: 1/2 cupt unsweetened multi-grain cereal (such as 7-grain) 2 cups boiling water 1 enveloped dry yeast 4 1/3 cups (about) bread flour 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon dark grown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons sesame seeds 2 teaspoons flax seeds* 2 teaspoons poppy seeds 2 cups water Place cereal in large [...]

For the past couple of weeks my apartment has been the welcome venue for pleasant gatherings. Every Sunday we seem to have friends passing through town, or coming for a visit. So, every Sunday we’ve felt the need to entertain. I think with a few more this weekly get together will become a tradition. With [...]


A million ways to go

I dug snow caves and raised moose in Alaska. These days I surround myself with all things California, and try to avoid being a weekend warrior.