Roasted Tomato and Eggplant Soup

This was a recipe from Bon Appetit that I found on epicurious.com and adjusted a bit for the ingredients on hand and my particular tastes. It is very very easy to make, and has a lot of flavor, without being too heavy. The flavor is a little bland though, so I like to [...]

Triathlon Training – Week 3

DAY 1
Swim: 25 laps
I was planning to run today, really I was, but it was 95 degrees out and quite frankly I was a bit dehydrated. So… I swam, and even quit that earlier than I intended (I was planning on trying the mile distance). Oh, woe is me, woe is me. [...]

How to flesh a grapefruit

Grapefruit is tasty, but the white pith bits can make it a bit bitter, so for using it in salads or desserts, it’s often better to take just the flesh. This takes a little work but can be done quickly with practice.

Start by slicing off the top and bottom of the fruit. Cut [...]

Grapefruit, grilled onion, and cracked almond spinach salad with Tahini Dressing

I made this salad on Monday as part of dinner. The dressing is adapted from this recipe from Bon Appetit. The adjustment is for a little more tahini and a bit less oil. This dressing is great all around and will sit in the fridge without separating. It works well with [...]

Triathlon Training – Week 2

DAY 1
Run: 4 miles
Yesterday was a much needed rest day. Today was running and swimming but it ended up just being a run. The good news is that the first two ten minute blocks were practically all out sprints. And the last block I still had gas in the tank for a [...]

Who wants to be a Superhero?

I do! I do! The show is mesmerizing in that reality-show, rubbernecking sort of way. If you haven’t seen it, think of it as “The Apprentice” with Stan Lee, the Grand Poobah of comic book creators in the Donald Trump role, and a grab bag of the goofiest contestants in superhero costumes all [...]

“Raspberry”

Historically, I’ve been a fair to poor speller. I’ve always chalked it up to skipping third grade, which I somehow managed to convince myself was the “learn to spell” grade (I place that phrase in quotes because it was my most recent google search). My problems have mostly centered around homophones and double [...]

Triathlon Training – Week 1

DAY 1
Run: 4 miles
Swim: 1000 yards
Yesterday Marie-Helene and I started training for the Bonelli Park Olympic Triathlon at the end of September. One mile of swimming, twenty-five miles on a bike, and then a six mile run. To put it another way… I’ve been feeling doughy lately.
So, after a couple of weeks of [...]

Double Chocolate Torte with Whipped Cream and Raspberries

I made this dessert on Monday, and it was unbelievably good. People were raving about it, which isn’t always the best indication since people saying things are good all the time when really they’re just pretty mediocre but you’ve clearly gone to some effort so they’re just being nice. In this case, however, [...]

Hello world!

Part of me always qualifies, always apologizes, always feels a little bit awkward and ashamed of this sort of thing. It’s not that I don’t like to perform, I do. It’s more that I don’t feel I necessarily merit the attention. There is so much drivel in the world, is it really [...]