Book Meme
Mitch tagged me with his book meme.
Flour Tortillas
We’ve been frustrated by the poor quality of tortillas available in the grocery store. Trader Joe’s’ are okay, but require advanced planning. It takes the same amount of time to make our own, fresh, as it does to run to Trader Joe’s and buy theirs. Flour Tortillas – Makes 12; www.wt8p.com 3 C flour 2
Generic Muffins (Pumpkin chocolate chip)
There’s a “First (and probably last) Annual [my company] Bake-off/BBQ” tomorrow. I’m the underdog in the muffins category. The favorite’s been very cagey about what she’s making, except she’s bringing two varieties. So, with nothing to lose, I’m trying a very aseasonal pumpkin chocolate chip recipe. First is the generic muffin mix. This makes four
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Flying Wheels 2005
After I signed up for Flying Wheels, my spouse received an invitation to an industry seminar, which would mean I’d be watching the kids most of Saturday. Schedules magically aligned by the end of the week so she could go to the seminar Friday afternoon and I had yesterday to do a redux of last
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Chelan Century Challenge
If I write a review immediately after a cycling event, and the cycling event wasn’t 100% fantastic, my review tends to sound negative. For example, consider last year’s RSVP, where a central question I pondered during much of day one was “why the hell am I doing this?” This is a legitimate question to ask
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Dandelion (not prairie dog) stir fry
This week’s Camp Fire potluck is “Native American food.” This is unlike previous weeks, where we had a reasonable shot at making passable food. And if we didn’t happen to know the nuances of a particular genre of food (e.g., Indian from India, Indian), we could always wimp out and pick up some take-out from
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Trade shows
Today was the first day of a three-day industry trade show. This one is much tamer than ones I’ve done in the past, but I’m still thankful that being an exhibitor is not a major component of my job responsibilities. Past trade show gigs basically played out like this: Arrive at [random city] the day
Ride Around Washington
I received the tentative description for Ride Around Washington this weekend and am very stoked about the trip. If I can maintain my commuting and occasional weekend rides, I should be in fine shape enough to enjoy the ride.
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