The Bee People: Chapter 3

July 4, 2013.Reading time 10 minutes.

In the process of sharing this third installment of Bee People, I FINALLY found my answer to why all I see on my lavender plants is fuzzy bumble bees and nary a honey bee. Balfour et al just published convincing evidence (points from abstract below) in Ecological Entomology. Maybe I shouldn’t have pulled my borage […]

Dungeness Crab with Roasted Beet & Kale Salad: how to cook and how to eat

July 2, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

Dungeness Crabs are actually a local delicacy, named after Dungeness, Washington. This budding metropolis is just a ferry ride and quick jaunt away, near Port Angeles and Sequim. Check it outsome time – cute place, has a crab festival. My dear MIL found some Dungeness for a screamin’ deal at a local Asian grocery store […]

Reach and Read: Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil

June 30, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller Why yes it is! Who knew? Another, albeit non-fiction this time, in the run of foodie books. Tom shares more detail and depth about olive oil than you might have ever thought possible. Not quite as scandalous as say, blood diamonds (Yikes!), […]

Three is the Magic Number – of Residents : an ode and the back story

June 29, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

Ode: a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter. Every once and a while, my work life blatantly enters into the blog … The residency program is the highlight of my j-o-b with repeated emotional deposits and […]

You Can Bánh Tráng Anything: Exhibit 3 Dumplings & Kale

June 28, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

In the continuing March 20th Case of bánh tráng-ing anything, would the jury please now direct their attention to Exhibit 3: Dumplings a la Bánh Tráng. For detailed instructions and tutorial on wrapping with rice paper please visit this blog post for opening arguments. So far we have bahn trang’d: salmon, spicy Korean beef and […]

You can teach an old dog new tricks BUT can you unteach them?

June 27, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

You can teach an old dog new tricks BUT can you unteach them? Granted I am not an old dog, but I did for the very first time this week edit and upload a video to YouTube. We also discovered our darling Mr. Mason, learned how to open our bedroom door and burrow all the […]