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More BBQ Chicken

We have been using our grill a lot. Here are some grilled chicken dinners from recent weeks: This particular spice …

Garden Update

We have eaten our first “crop” from our garden. The bok choi (or pac choi as we discovered is its …

Blue Vines

I’ve really enjoyed getting back into sewing. I got inspired by those batiks and dug into my stash as well …

Microshaft

I have a gripe against the Evil Empire. They have changed the file formats for Word and Powerpoint – .doc …

Shuksan Love

One of the major perks of living in Oregon is U-Pluck strawberries. The Shuksan variety, prized for its sweet flavor …

Pesto

We bought some basil starts and planted them in our garden, but they never grew. They also got chewed by …

Falafel

I LOOOooove falafel. While nothing will ever be as good as deep-fried falafel balls from one of the delicious hole-in-the-wall …

Antidote

The sun is out at the moment, but on the whole it’s been a gloomy June so far. But I …

Smoothie Season…

…is off to a delicious start. Here’s my basic formula, with all kinds of possibilities for variations: Smoothie (approx. 24 …