Based on the recipe from Bill Neal's Southern Cooking. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1985. Pgs. 114, 117-118. Chicken 1 chicken weighing 4 pounds (1800 g), poached 1 medium onion, chopped 3 ribs of celery, chopped 1/8 teaspoon of pepper flakes 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon of thyme 2 teaspoons of salt … Continue reading Chicken With Green Dumplings
Inositol
I saw this thread on Twitter on Inositol. https://twitter.com/acesounderglass/status/1622013321192017921 I think I'm going to give it a one month N of 1 trial and see if I find anything worthwhile. Even if I think it could be beneficial, I realize there could be confounding factors, such as placebo effect. But, I think it might be … Continue reading Inositol
All My Tomorrows by Nancy Wilson
Valentine’s Cookies
Over-the-top chocolate chip, oatmeal cookies. Suggestion from The New York Times, The Morning newsletter, December 20, 2025: Best cookie advice: Toast the sugar, swap extract for vanilla powder or paste, brown the butter, and use good chocolate that you chop yourself. The results justify the effort. — Noah Werthaiser, Ashland, Ore. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups, all-purpose … Continue reading Valentine’s Cookies
The Five Love Languages
According to Gary Chapman, the five love languages are: words of affirmation (compliments) quality time receiving gifts acts of service physical touch This book, "The Five Love Languages," was published 30 years ago. I think it is a good mental model for thinking about relationships, and it probably helps to think of them as a spectrum. It's … Continue reading The Five Love Languages
Paris by Melanie
Zuihitsu, 2023-01
Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. In your closet and your life, subtract whenever you add. When the wrench is on the nut, tighten it. Ask: does it light … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2023-01
Lord of the Rings Podcast: 9v9, Nine Against Nine
Looks like a monthly podcast discussing The Lord of the Rings with John F. Kersey.
Kunio Kato: The Diary Of Tortov Roddle & The House of Small Cubes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uya8aDfuav4 Animation Obsessive has a great write-up on The Diary of Tortov Roddle. Great source for finding interesting animation. Also, Kunio Kato did the short, The House of Small Cubes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5hFnqqXB60
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