It’s a chilly, rainy Saturday, so I’m going to put up some warm, yummy soup. My recipe is based on this one, but that’s just a general guide — there’s lots of room for improvisation.
Continue reading ‘Butternut Leek Soup’
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Moving on from the buzzards in my shore bird series, here is a lovely little blue heron, slowly stalking some food.
We had a nice, warm day at the beginning of the week and right now as I type this, I can hear the rumbles of a thunderstorm outside. I’m so happy that spring has finally settled into my little corner of the world, and I hope you’re seeing signs of it as well! Have a wonderful weekend (been to the Friday Ark yet?)!
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Remember The Story of Stuff? Well, it’s a book now.
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Well, this was supposed to go up over the weekend, but the days have gotten away from me. G-Dog got home from one trip and turned around and left on another, we had some family in from out of town for a brief visit, and then yesterday was so freakin’ gorgeous that I spent the whole afternoon outside… and so on… but enough with the excuses — here are a few bits of interest…
• Gorgeous aerial nighttime shots of New York and Las Vegas!
• Slow Money — how would the world be different if the money you spent (even just 1% of your assets) stayed in your local economy?
• The fun and the frightening!
• Food can be grown just about anywhere.
• Best spelling bee contestant ever — he’s awfully composed for someone so young!
• All of Popular Science is now online (137 years worth)!
• Are there any mammals in that sushi you’re eating?
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Can you take just one more turkey vulture shot? This one looks like it’s coming in for a landing, but I think it was actually getting the hell out of dodge because that crazy old woman with the camera was getting too damn close.
Happy Friday (and Happy XiShun’s birthday), everyone! It’s the start of Spring Break here at Chez 10K, though there will no rest for the weary, unfortunately. Busy, busy, busy! As always, have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the Friday Ark!
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Wow! It’s been a while since I’ve caught up on this blogging thing! But this evening it will be a relief to listen to some music (the end of the Olympics gives us permission, finally, to turn off the TV) and see what’s been going on in the great tubes of the internets!
• I love TED, warts and all (check out this TED Talk from (autistic) Temple Grandin… and speaking of autism…).
• Mark your calendar/save the date! Friday, March 26, 2010, 9pm: Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. I can’t wait!
• This is a great piece of flash fiction.
• Jon Stewart: CPAC, Ricky Gervais, Progressivism, Health Care, Bank of America!
• Bill Maher: Atheism, Health Care (with Chris Rock).
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It was a busy weekend, which finally gave way to a strange Monday this morning, when G-Dog had a cataract-y lens replaced with a new one. We were up early and out the door for the eye surgery, which went quite well — at least according to the doctor. G-Dog is still (impatiently) waiting to see the results for himself. It has become abundantly clear that he really doesn’t do much that doesn’t involve reading, so he’s really been climbing the walls all day, trying to come up with alternative activities. It’s cold outside, so walking was out (it’s probably too bright out there anyway, what with his eye having been dilated). And he’s supposed to lay off the vigorous exercise until tomorrow, so working out is not an option. So, he’s finally settled on puttering around the kitchen and is putting together a cumin/curry hummus as I type.
Which is such a good thing because I was cleaning out some bookmarks this afternoon and ran across a small cache of food porn. It not only made me realize that I’ve got to improve the lighting in my own food porn photos, but also put me in the mood for some kind of tasty treat! Take a look and see if you can resist the powers of this amazing photography…
• foodgawker | feast your eyes
• TasteSpotting | a community driven visual potluck
• Dropfood | Store and share visual recipes
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As the snow continues to fly in the northeast and the cleanup beings in Chile, we’re still waiting to hear where the tsunami might hit (evacuations have begun)…
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