Life In The Slow Lane
Posted in Recipes on May 6th, 2010
Other herbs can be substituted for the chives and mint. Fresh dill or cilantro work well with this dip. You can also use garlic powder instead of the minced garlic. Be creative and experiment! Greek yogurt can be used for a thicker dip, or make your own by straining regular yogurt through cheesecloth for one [...]
When most people think of chives, they think of the part that is most often used: long, slender green leaves with a mild oniony taste. But once a year, chive plants give us a second edible harvest when they bloom.
Many of the common culinary herbs have edible blossoms, but the chive blossoms are not only [...]
Posted in Gardening on Jan 25th, 2010
“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.”
– Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Long associated with memory and remembering, rosemary is an ancient herb that has many habits of growth and even more uses. Its name derives from the Latin, ros, meaning dew, and marinus, of the sea, giving it one of its common names “dew of the sea”.
For [...]
Posted in Gardening on Jan 10th, 2010
I recently received these seeds from Hudson Valley Seed Library. They are offering these 16 new Art Packs for 2010 containing heirloom vegetable, herb and flower seed varieties. In addition to having an interesting selection of heirloom varieties, the packets themselves are true works of art.
Each image was created by a different artist to celebrate [...]
Posted in Photography on Dec 28th, 2009
Today I decided to have a little fun and focus on three colors to photograph: red, green and blue. This theme comes courtesy of David Perry’s recent assignment to pick one of the three colors and make a picture that features the color. Restraint is not exactly one of my strong suits, so I decided [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 10th, 2009
The origins of Tikka Masala sauce are in dispute. While popular in many Indian restaurants, it is likely more British in origin than Indian. Chicken Tikka Masala is reportedly more popular in Britain than fish and chips. Regardless of it’s origins, it is a tasty tomato-based sauce that isn’t loaded with calories. The rice is [...]
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