Links go to my reviews on Goodreads.com. On my recent vacation I managed to close a little bit of the gap for this year’s Goodreads Challenge, and at the moment I’m about 3 books behind pace. I blame much more interesting and busy weekends, as well as the giant stack of magazines I seem to have accrued. Mr. Penumbra’s … Continue reading »
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Recent Recipes – Internet Edition
Authentic Homemade Mexican Chorizo – I was looking online to see what spices went into chorizo, so I could add it to a soup that I had just added a couple of links of the sausage to. If you have a well-stocked spice drawer, you have everything you need for this. Most of what I had was … Continue reading »
Trip Diary: Boston
In early May, I went up to Boston for work, to attend the Medical Libraries Association conference. It was neat to get to stay in the heart of the Back Bay, though also emotional to walk by the finish line of the marathon. Continue reading »
The Month in Books – April
Including a book that I just finished today, which is not included in this list, I’m 6 books behind my pace for my Goodreads challenge this year. The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge Daughters of the North, Sarah Hall Black-Out, Connie Willis Heads in Beds, Jacob Tomsky Garlic and Sapphires, Ruth Reichl Continue reading »
Recent Recipes – Internet Edition
Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard and Garlic This came together very easily, and is quite tasty. My only change was to use part chard and part kale, as that’s what I had on hand in the freezer. Lemony Chickpea Stir Fry Another easy meal. Make sure you chop your tofu into small pieces – about … Continue reading »
Trip Diary: Indianapolis
I was in Indianapolis recently for the ACRL 2013 conference. I hadn’t done a whole lot of prep before I left, but I did take the time to quickly make a map of interesting places to eat for this conference, as using my Seattle vacation map when I was back in Seattle for Midwinter was … Continue reading »
The Month in Books – February
A slow month, mostly because I wasn’t really all that engaged in half of these. The Cat Whisperer, Mieshelle Nagelschneider Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, The Countess of Carnarvon Sex and the Single Girl, Helen Gurley Brown Consider the Fork, Bee Wilson Continue reading »
Recent Recipes – Internet Edition
Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread I wanted to have some sandwich bread on hand and had recently come across this recipe, so I thought I’d try it. It came out quite well, though one of the loaves didn’t rise as much as the other. Not sure if I didn’t quite get the dough divided in half … Continue reading »
Recent Recipes – Cookbooks Edition
Olive Oil Ricotta Cake – The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook (December) Per her notes on this recipe, I split the cake into two layers and filled it with some of the Blue Apple Jam. I made two, and they were both a hit and quite easy to pull together. The cake itself wasn’t super sweet, and could easily … Continue reading »
Two recent DIY finds
In the last few weeks I’ve made two DIY products that were very easy to make and have been working great, so I wanted to share. First is an olive oil and sugar scrub. This winter my skin has been super dry, so I wanted to have something in the shower to exfoliate now and … Continue reading »
