A few notes:
1) I had a conversation with my landlady yesterday about how we might not have any more conflict about the garden. We agreed that I can plant anywhere that I want to, so long as a) I put a border around my garden, and b) I do not use the fence as [...]
Entries Tagged as 'things that are shiny'
Spring Gardening 2010
March 17th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: garden · locavoracious · process oriented · things that are shiny
Cranberry Tofu with Coconut Cream Asparagus
January 13th, 2010 No Comments
Though recipes aren’t subject to copyright, I will mention that I got this from The Vegan Cook’s Bible, and what is listed here has only minor modifications. Meatatarians can probably substitute chicken breast for the tofu with good results.
This may also be the meal that sealed the deal on my three-month vegan experiment. [...]
Tags: recipe · things that are shiny · vegan · vegetarian
Biking from Lowell to Somerville
July 11th, 2009 No Comments
Yesterday’s adventure: I strapped my bike to my car in the morning, and after work changed into cycling clothes and rode home. I have been wanting to do this for months, and finally got the perfect opportunity.
Tags: cycling · looking for america · rail trails · things that are shiny
Planters! From repurposed plastic bottles
May 9th, 2009 2 Comments
With a shout out to Dancinglights, and Inside Urban Green for the idea, I have been hard at work making planters out of repurposed soda and gatorade bottles, and takeout containers.
I’ve been asked for pictures, so here they are, using a gatorade bottle as an example:
Tags: garden · locavoracious · process oriented · things that are shiny
Lime Pickle!
February 4th, 2009 No Comments
After Comrade Don introduced me to Hot Lime Pickle (and other Indian relishes) last summer, I decided to see what I could learn about making my own.
Turns out, it’s easy.
Tags: process oriented · recipe · things that are shiny · vegan · vegetarian
Kombucha Made of Win
December 16th, 2008 No Comments
I just made an awesomely win-ful, eye-poppingly tart Cranberry Kombucha. You should too. This is how it goes:
Ingredients:
1 bottle store-bought Kombucha, any flavor (buy it at whole foods or your local health-food store).
1 cup sugar (cane, beet, corn, maple, whatever)
4 tea bags (your choice) or equivalent amount of loose tea
1 gallon-size crock pot (or scale [...]
Tags: brewlog · process oriented · recipe · symbiosis · things that are shiny
Sandwich Made of Win
December 16th, 2008 No Comments
Tonight’s problem: Have bits in the kitchen; don’t want to cook anything complicated; don’t want to go to store.
Solution: Put bits on sandwich. Details below, along with suggested substitutions.
Bits:
1 Uglyripe Tomato
1/2 White Onion
1 bucket mixed weird salad greens
1/2 tub baby bellas
1 link Tofurkey brand Italian Sausage substitute. Consider any German, Italian, or Polish sausage (cooked), [...]
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