A number of occurrences in the past week have gotten me thinking about the future. First of all (in the week, anyway, since it technically happened last week), I accepted the honor of being captain of W2 (the second women’s boat). This has meant a bit more extra logistical work than I anticipated (quite a bit […]
Read more "Looking forward, looking back"It’s quick, it’s nutritious, and it used up leftover ingredients from my rainbow soup! I’ve taken this salad to work for lunch twice this week, so I thought I’d write down the recipe (mostly for my own future reference. I used black-eyed peas, but I think it would work equally well with black beans, chickpeas, kidney […]
Read more "Recipe: Chili-spiced bean salad"I read this book during my last few days at home over the winter break, and it’s been sticking in my head ever since. So, in the interest of productivity (getting it out of my head), here’s a quick review: READ IT. Okay, I can be a little more specific than that. I particularly recommend The […]
Read more "Book: The Martian (Andy Weir)"This is my answer to cold winter nights, long days at the lab, and craving something spicy, wholesome, and satisfying. I did a big grocery stock-up on Saturday, which involved me finally caving in and spending some money on cooking items I’ve wanted for a long time, like tamari and a big bottle of Sriracha. […]
Read more "Recipe: Rainbow soup"I hate the title, but wasn’t sure how to combine “I worked in the lab a lot and finally got some good results in the last half-day of work” and “I went to a spintronics meeting in Prague!” in a pithy way. So yeah. Most of the pictures are from Prague. When I got back […]
Read more "A well-earned meeting"This was kind of a riff on (a) the delicious pan-cooked cherry tomatoes my Aunt Cathy made for dinner the night before I left Basel; (b) my Dad’s love of fennel, once of the consequences of which is a lot of fennel-y tomato sauce for dinner; and (c) the absolutely fantastic side dish my Mom […]
Read more "Recipe: Pan-cooked fennel and cherry tomatoes"Okay, last episode of the winter vacation saga: I took an afternoon train from Oberstdorf through a lot of Bavaria (some trains were late, which meant I had to re-route through even more towns than expected and things took about an hour longer) to Basel, Switzerland, where my dad’s brother Bill and his family (Aunt […]
Read more "Basel and family"Again, this is a mostly-pictures post. I took a plane from Salt Lake City to Munich, arriving on the morning of January 2nd. From there a few trains took me to Blaichach, a small town in Bavaria that had rooms free in an outdoor center when Elise and I were looking to book somewhere to […]
Read more "Oberstdorf Tour de Ski"I have very fond memories of Grandma A.’s pecan rolls as a particularly Christmas-y treat. I know it’s now past Christmas, so posting this recipe is arguably unseasonal, if that’s even a word, but I made these for Christmas and I don’t see why every discussion of food after December 31 has to switch from cookies, […]
Read more "Recipe: Grandma’s pecan cinnamon rolls"I made this to accompany one of my favorite soups, one I always request when I go home for winter breaks: a quasi-bouillabaisse, starting with onions, peppers, celery, and carrots, then simmered with tomatoes, oregano and bay, and finally made hearty with crab meat and shrimp. It didn’t rise quite as much as I’d hoped, […]
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