Maple Almond Slow Cooker Granola with milk or yogurt Extra-Sour Sourdough Bread Baked Eggs Roasted Potatoes Coffee, Tea, and OJ I made Christmas Brunch this year. I started with homemade Extra Sour-Sourdough Bread. I received the starter as an early Christmas present. I already tried the Simple Sourdough recipe, and the Extra-Sour version was much [...]
Archives for December, 2009
The Channel Islands
Maybe one day I will make it to the Channel Islands. I wouldn’t mind trying to go camping there. As many of you know, I am not a big fan of camping. However, I love day hikes. So, maybe nature’s beauty will encourage me to try camping again. There are eight islands in the Channel [...]
Trans Fat
There’s a lot of talk about trans fats. What are trans fats, and why are they so bad? What are they? Trans fats are fats that are created by hydrogenation, or by adding hydrogen atoms to fats, making them more saturated, giving them a higher melting point, and extending their product’s shelf-life. There are trace [...]
Cupboard Cooking, Pasta e Ceci
I decided that I wanted to take on this slightly overwhelming task when we were on our last trip to Washington. We took a late flight…
Honey
I love honey! Honey is sticky sweet all gooey and happy making! Honey soothes when we are feeling under-the-weather. Honey makes us feel like kids again. Honey is innocent- the stuff from our childhoods. Did you know that there are more than 300 varieties of honey in the United States? The color and taste of [...]
California Current
This explanation of The California Current is an excerpt from the book California Marine Life by Marty Snyderman. This is a great explanation; it’s easy to read and understand. “The California Current is a major surface current that brings cold water from the Gulf of Alaska into California waters. It maintains a generally slow southward [...]
El Nino
This is the best explanation of El Nino that I have read, and with so many reports of an El Nino event occurring this year, I thought I would share. This is an excerpt from the book California Marine Life by Marty Snyderman “Every so often our planet experiences a severe dislocation of its largest [...]
