Mushroom Stroganoff
Seizing the first opportunity I’ve had to cook all week, tonight’s menu was mushroom stroganoff. It’s a quick meal (about 30 minutes to make) and serves four.
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Drinking too many Spirits of Service
Dear Qwest: While watching the NFL playoffs the last couple of weekends (sadly, the only football I’ve had time for this season), I have seen several of your commercials touting your new tagline, “The Spirit of Service.” The commercial I just saw features an older couple eating ribs when the phone rings. They look at
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Shoulda turned left at Albuqurque
CNN/Time Warner/AOL/Netscape Meganewsopoly reports a pilot entered LaGuardia airspace and circled the Statue of Liberty without permission. The phraseology is misleading: Despite the city’s high security level and national terrorism warning, a small plane was able to enter LaGuardia Airport airspace without permission, fly along the East River and circle the Statue of Liberty […]
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Egg Nog
Inspired by Christopher Kimball’s America’s Test Kitchen and general fun with Cook’s Illustrated, I tried making homemade uber eggnog. This was my first truly bad recipe experience.
Falafel and Hummus
A couple of months ago the Pike Place Market CSA had an end of harvest sale and I picked up 5 pounds of dried, organic chick peas. Tonight, I made falafel and hummus dip. I hope you’ll excuse the huge pat on my back (and my stomach), but this meal turned out excellent. The falafel
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More Highway Arcana
Model 911 reflector I had a lot of fun researching the road signs and thought I’d delve into another area of mystery: roads themselves. So today, I’ll look at weird things like road striping, road dots, and the interstate system in general.
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Interstate logo signs
If you’ve traveled on an interstate, you’ve no doubt noticed an abundance of helpful blue signs pointing out things interesting to a motorist: food, lodging/camping, fuel, and major attractions. In my recent odyssey around the western US, I noticed many of these signs and was curious how one gets them, how much they cost, rules,
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3,141.5 miles (part 1)
I just finished a marathon trip to Corona, CA, to help my brother pack up his stuff and move to Texas. The direct route is I-5 and back, but the timing allowed me to make a little side trip.
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