tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154577192024-03-08T13:45:24.031-08:00s...(s)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-83802006880723524172011-03-01T18:27:00.000-08:002011-03-01T18:28:42.234-08:00I've moved!I've moved this blog here: http://substances.tumblr.com/I find the tumblr format easier to update on the fly.. hope you like it to!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-86845856116046830532011-01-09T14:17:00.000-08:002011-01-09T14:40:56.389-08:00the cureSurprise it's me! I've decided in 2011 among other things, I'm going to make more of an effort keeping up with this blog. Since lately I've been experimenting more and more in the kitchen, the content will be dedicated more to that subject. Sorry if you were looking for something else but hopefully I can keep it exciting. So let's start this off with something fun. The Cure! You love Robert Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-23670965383315645342010-07-05T10:51:00.000-07:002010-07-05T11:01:41.262-07:00Heather #2It seems the bees didn't waste much time raising a new queen. We opened them up today to see how things were going and low and behold there was a new gal in charge. Above is a photo of her. She's different from their others in her long torso which helps her lay the eggs down at the bottom of the cell. You can also see all the brood (larvae) around her... she's been busy.Speaking of busy, while weUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-924314740519381732010-06-19T21:03:00.001-07:002010-06-19T21:16:27.181-07:00queen me.Apparently raising bees is not as easy as one thought...and by one, I mean we. As is turns out our bees have been very busy. Busy making honey and busy doing other things, like raising queens. We were told that bees make queen cells when they are feeling cramped or when the queen is past her prime. Since our bees were neither of these things we thought we had nothing to worry about. Our bees had Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-68427907254356724772010-04-27T23:41:00.001-07:002010-04-27T23:43:16.932-07:00Canucked.Tonight via skype..D: Did you watch Glee tonight?Me: David (exasperated).. there is no Glee in Canada.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-82348570647110060092010-04-11T20:44:00.000-07:002010-04-11T21:52:03.052-07:00honey doIt was last Saturday morning that I walked out onto the porch and heard a faint buzzing sound. There were at most 3 or 4 bees buzzing around the north column of our porch. I asked Dave if he'd noticed them to which he said no, so I moved on. We were working on filling our new raised bed that day and by noon the 3 or 4 bees had turned into more and they were clearing moving in and out of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-19085110768440110072010-03-29T13:38:00.000-07:002010-03-29T13:58:48.409-07:00the good, the bad, and the newly builtThis weekend had its share of highs and lows. It started out high with another fine dinner joined by the swirlwsmellslurp crew at Lazy Ox Canteen, which is quickly becoming our favorite place in LA. Then we (or to be specific I) saw a few lows. First the kitchen aid mixer vibrated off the counter top and crashed onto the kitchen floor making a nice dent of course not before taking out a eames Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-16783615108664407582010-03-07T14:35:00.000-08:002010-03-07T14:59:00.398-08:00who kneads the gym when you have Peter Reinhart?I come from a family of serious bread makers. I'm not really talking rustic breads that are all the rage now but sweet breads that beg for butter and make your mouth water just at the site. These are my Grandma Mary Lou's dinner rolls, or cinnamon rolls or sugar bread or anything else that she puts out with a little yeast in it. In the past year I've taken up the calling and have been baking Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-18191028951884305202010-02-10T21:50:00.000-08:002010-02-10T22:03:20.511-08:00the crowd goes wildI would say that Cash definitely has selective hearing (and sniffing). When he's tired from playing or in general doesn't want to be bothered he will barely lift his head when a neighbor walks by the house. Other times he's all out crazed. DID YOU JUST DARE TO WALK BY MY HOUSE! So when I awoke to his serious barking in the middle of the night this week, I thought perhaps one of the cats had Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-61382144754813791522010-01-29T14:50:00.000-08:002010-01-29T15:10:33.244-08:00inverted and backwardsNow that my hair is a little longer, I regularly keep it out of my face by whatever means possible. I have a lot of hair plain and simple and so this usually means in a messy bun or ponytail, but sometimes I try to be fancy, emphasis on try. I have been known to attempt a braid or two and this is done with about a 20% success rate so when it does go well, I usually post a photo as record of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-91798111785816621312010-01-03T15:07:00.000-08:002010-01-03T15:21:58.195-08:002 cats, 1 dog and...3 lizards!(if you are keeping track, yes we did at one time have a turtle but released him to a local pond where there was more room to swim and less cats to terrorize)So. Today I'm in the back yard tending to the garden and I move a pot that's full of water. Under it I see two little worms squirm. Only these worms appear to have a blunt edge on one side. Hmm. I think that perhaps I've just Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-35135827937202054112009-12-31T12:06:00.000-08:002009-12-31T13:04:11.537-08:00a decade of good eatsFrom the very start of our relationship Dave and I have enjoyed sharing a table of good food. I do mean the start, our first date was in the Plaza Oak Room (thanks Uncle Allan!) where we both tried our first foie gras. You might say we were hooked, and not just on each other. With that said, here's a list of our more memorable tables from the decade.Oznots Dish - this jewel was a block from our Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-87698873410073871032009-12-29T12:51:00.000-08:002009-12-30T18:20:42.623-08:00us. in a decadeI've seen a few other lists floating around and thought it might be fun to do some here given that Dave and I have been together the majority of the decade. Hopefully you find it interesting... more to followA list of places we've been together (chronologically)NY, NJCanadaMA, CT, MOCosta RicaNC, SC, TXEnglandNetherlandsBelgiumSwitzerlandFranceItalyKS, AZ, CA, LA, IL, NMChinaOR, WA, CO, MI, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-38076817352866194052009-12-19T13:50:00.000-08:002009-12-19T13:56:20.705-08:00barbods!Finally got around to posting some of our photos to Barbados up to Flickr. First I want to say this.Go. To. Barbados. Seriously.It was amazing. The weather was perfect. The beaches were perfect. It was perfect. What else can I say? Check out the photos and then book your plane.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-67120581519180493782009-10-21T14:30:00.000-07:002009-10-21T14:34:12.718-07:00for the love of cheesiness!Remember when we were in London and I fell in love with scones. Well there is one thing better then a scone, and that is a scone with cheese baked inside. Trust me. Now go make some.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-91593006084780505882009-10-13T21:17:00.000-07:002009-10-13T22:16:52.536-07:00because running a marathon wasn't enough..As many of you know, we travelled to Utah last weekend so that Dave could compete in the St. George marathon. And many of know you know that Dave didn't just finish the marathon he ran it FAST. 3:26 fast! Given a time like that, you might think that we layed low for the rest of the weekend, but you'd be wrong. After the race (and a short nap), we decided to take in the local sites which Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-50954978730430403092009-09-01T22:17:00.000-07:002009-09-01T22:49:25.615-07:00and it's only TuesdayApparently misery loves company because not only are Dave and I enduring triple digit heats, smoke from the "fire of the century', but we've also put our oven to some back breaking tests this week thus raising the temperature INSIDE the house to a balmy 98 degrees. oof. Now some of you know that we've started taking our eating habits seriously this year, but we've also taken our cooking to new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-5989843134044271002009-08-17T22:03:00.000-07:002009-08-17T22:22:36.090-07:00pure country..kind ofLast weekend Dave's parents were in town for a quick visit. We subjected them to the usually routine and took them to our new favorite destination near Los Angeles, Brophy Bros. in Santa Barbara. This place has the freshest fish for miles (my dad even agrees)...and the weekend lunch scene is not to be missed. But we didn't stop there...nope we pulled out all the stops and scheduled a nights Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-6808578873090091652009-06-20T12:54:00.000-07:002009-06-20T13:07:07.977-07:00my father's daughter: a poem in four partsMy dad is a Tarkio, Missouri farmer.I grow things in LA which is a bit warmer.Last year he grew corn, but this year has beansI must have inherited some of his genes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-63376630239691058332009-05-28T20:13:00.000-07:002009-05-28T20:24:30.521-07:00eat your greensLately, waiting for the garden to be edible is like watching paint dry. In fact, David said to me the other day that "staring at it will not make it grow faster" Really? Because I thought my stern glare was definitely forcing that corn higher. Specifically I've been waiting for the rhubarb because I have some dishes planned, like pies, cakes, and ice cream, but for the longest time its just Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-30331975191437193692009-04-20T21:57:00.000-07:002009-04-20T22:22:39.061-07:00growingSince starting seeds over a month ago the garden has seen big progress.First Dave built a raised vegetable bed for the back yard.Then we waited,and waited.and then finally!Corn! 8 plants total + 10 more from thinning...Beets (and cilantro top left)...these are red ringed (i think) and we have a row of yellow as well.and the beans, seen here are french green, but we also have red (for chili and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-84261351324884395822009-04-20T13:45:00.000-07:002009-04-20T13:50:03.749-07:00pickles and ice cream^ two things that we baked yesterday. The pickles were not your average Claussen cucumber pickles, they were grapes! and they were delish. You may find the recipe here.The ice cream we have been doing for weeks but Dave was requesting a whiter vanilla than usually, which meant I needed to call my mom. After a few tweaks to the recipe, less yolk more milk, we were set and Dave was extremely happy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-71240503540850315482009-04-16T23:45:00.000-07:002009-04-17T00:12:50.590-07:00barcelonaWe really really loved this city, and we also loved that we got to see it with our friends George and Molly. Why did we find it so attractive? ...it was a combination of the architecture, the tightness of the old city and the food! Dave gets to go back this summer to teach for 3 weeks and I could not be more jealous.As promised, more pictures of us (here with George & Molly) in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-1475100720479826422009-04-14T23:03:00.000-07:002009-04-14T23:31:04.505-07:00better late than neverRemember when we went to London and Barcelona for three weeks? Yeah me neither, but that's why we took photos! Oh you haven't seen them? Well now you can. I finally got around to picking through all the photos we took on the trip and posted them to flickr. Well not exactly all of them (just London pre and post Barcelona) but no worries, Barcelona is scheduled for tomorrow night. I know. You are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15457719.post-58142929158186365852009-03-19T17:04:00.000-07:002009-03-19T17:10:58.697-07:00Tomorrow!Tomorrow! the White House will officially begin work on a Victory Garden. I have to say that it is incredibly exciting and also a relief to see the white house taking action on healthy eating and living.Here is a link to the article in the New York Times detailing the garden and the role it will play.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0