Potato-Cheddar Pierogi, Lubelskie Cebularze (onion and poppy seed rolls), and a nice Szarlotka for desert. The pierogi weren’t too difficult to make – and the filling was a nice balance of the starchy potato and the sharp cheddar cheese. The rolls were really good, but the choice of parmesan cheese in the recipe I sourced…
Sicilian pizza with burrata, marinated tomatoes, basil and balsamic glaze) [2/50] This pizza was delicious – the savory sauce offset with the sweet burrata and tomatoes made for a satisfying slice. The Sicilian dough requires a long lead time but it was crisp on the bottom with an airy chew that carried it’s own flavor profile…
This week our worldwide food tour takes us to India! Starting with Chana Masala a moderately spicy vegetarian chickpea curry paired with fresh naan bread and finally a Mango Lasi to help curb the bite of the spicy curry. Difficulty: 3/5 Taste: 4/5 The curry was pretty basic, just chickpeas simmered in a tomato based…
I’ve always managed to be relatively successful during Lenten observation – and as I was considering which of the goals I wanted to pursue as part of it this year I thought to myself “Hey, what if.. now hear me out.. what if you gave them all up?’ The willpower to stop one particular thing…
I decided to go with the top 50 albums of all time (according to Rolling Stone) to choose the albums I’d be listening to. I know myself enough to know that if I just throw on the album my brain will convert it to background noise by the second song. So I decided to implement an…
Quick watercolor of Jordan Pond (in Acadia NP). Haven’t touched watercolors in a long time and it showed. However – I got out everything and put it on paper which is a big step as I usually always find time to postpone painting (Bonus: The kids has painting time with me)
Charlie Chaplin Silent Movie / Comedy In a reprisal of Chaplin’s ‘tramp’ persona he heads off to the Alaskan territory with just his cane (and woefully underdressed) looking to capitalize on the gold rush. He runs into a storm and takes shelter in what seems to be an abandoned cabin – but its currently being…
Type: Silent Movie, Comedy Starring: Buster Keaton The origin of slapstick comedy in movies? This movie is 100 years old but the laughs are pretty timeless. Keaton plays a train engineer who loves his train and Annabelle, a woman in his town. The movie is set at the outbreak of the civil war and when…
Name: Metropolis Type: Silent Movie / dystopian sci-fi Interesting take on a dystopian society where the elites live above in the sky in a city that is powered by the ‘workers’ that toil in the city below. The son of the rich people’s leader sees a woman trying to organize the workers for better lives…
I’ve always been a goal oriented person. I’ve been doing public shared goals for close to 20 years now and I’ve never managed to hit 100% on these goals (I think 70% is the closest I got). As I stared into my fifth decade on this earth I wanted to come up with something other…