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2008-02-26 07:00:00
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Coffee Musings - 022508
2008-02-25 12:35:00
A few years ago I was interested in the classic Japanese arts including Haiku and Ikebana . I'm still interested, but I haven't written much, and I haven't designed a floral arrangement. I love flowers! I hope I have a rose garden and a bed of herbs. I think it would be great if I had a cute little bungalow with hanging garlic everywhere to add a comforting smell . . . besides cookies constantly baking.Speaking of cookies, I made dough from a chocolate chip cookie recipe, but I decided against baking when I found my kitchen sink was leaking. It just deflated my cooking ambition. Hopefully, it will be fixed today. I looked under the sink today, and the paper towel there was dry, but it was not dry last night. I have very dry heat in my apartment, and it's going to prematurely age me. Also, for the batter I used butter and walnuts that although not rancid, were old. I didn't want to give the cookies away because of those ingredients, but the batter was still pretty good...
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Coffee Musings - 022408
2008-02-24 14:32:00
Here is a sample of books from my favorite poet. Copper Canyon Press fashioned a really nice series. It was very cool when I worked at an independent bookstore, because the proprietor gave me a very nice discount. My favorite book of the ones shown is Fully Empowered, and the one I read the most is Isla Negra probably because it's so small and fits nicely in my bookbag. The first book I bought of Neruda's was a companion piece to a movie. I didn't like his poetry at that time, but I gave it another try, and boy did I try! He fits words together that normally would not make sense. The new combination expands the comprehensive limits of the reader, and inspires the reader to create new worlds of words, also.
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Coffee Musings - 022308
2008-02-23 19:29:00
There should be a dark hole where all unfinished books go to be redirected to someone who has the time to read them. Here are three that I probably won't finish soon, but that I've been reading recently. That's the thing . . . if I read then I'm not knitting. If I knit then I'm not reading. I may be able to bake while reading and knitting, but I still have to watch that I don't burn the cookies. I haven't posted much about knitting, but I should since I need to. I have a blanket to do for my twin's husband's sister, and then I found out that a co-worker is due in May. Yikes! I better get a move on. Luckily I discovered the brilliance of the technologically contemporary library. I order books, and I return them. So easy. It's technologically brilliant because I don't have to go to the library to view the catalog. This makes life EASY! I only go there when a book is on hold. I've had good success with obtaining books. This is very good for my pocketbook whic...
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2008-02-22 07:00:00
http://arabicbites.blogspot.com/ food Whole Foods Market : Recipes : Desserts whole foods recipes
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Coffee Musings - 022108
2008-02-21 12:01:00
A few days worth of photographs. I'm attending a conference so I'm a little remiss in posting.I've tried recipes from most of the cookbooks except the Mark Bittman book which I borrowed from the library yesterday. I'm looking forward to trying it out. If I like it I'll buy it. I haven't been "WOW"-d by the other cookbooks. Maybe the Mark Bittman book will help me figure out what I've been lacking or help me figure out what the other books are lacking. Here I am drinking coffee and thinking of tea :) The angel is a Christmas ornament from my mom in Arizona. I have it out all year because it's too cool not to.I made hummus straight from the bean! However, since I'm attending a coference it's just staying in my fridge unused. It was actually pretty good. I soaked those beans for almost 24 hours. I wasn't planning on soaking them THAT much, but I didn't have time to cook them before then. I'll probably continue to use dried beans as opposed to can for this. I ...
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Coffee Musings - 021808
2008-02-18 12:06:00
I finished a book yesterday, Slaughterhouse. It was a quick read, and exposed a lot of societal ills that should have been cured with the release of The Jungle. I would recommend it.Yippee! I finally tried the White Bean Pate recipe from Vegetarian Times Cooks Mediterranean. I didn't have garlic, scallions, parsley and capers. It definitely needed more flavor, but it's good enough for lunch. I wonder if I put too much olive oil in. I followed the recipe except for the stuff I didn't have on hand. A couple weeks ago I had the stuff on hand, but I didn't finally dig in until yesterday. I cooked those beans for 2 hours after an overnight soaking. When I was six I received a dog stuffed animal for Valentine's Day. I named him Valentine. When I was 36 or so I decided to throw my stuffed animals away in the spirit of Feng Shui. I associated him with open heart surgery as I received him when I was in ICU. I thought if I threw him away that any residue from that time woul...
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Coffee Musings - 021608
2008-02-17 05:22:00
I'm hanging out in the Columbia Mall in Maryland with my twin as she studies for the bar. This book in the picture I borrowed from the Silver Spring branch of the Montcomery County Public Library, and it keeps my interest. It was one of the 2007 top books on the Washington Post list. Also on that list was Ralph Ellison: A Biography. I would recommend that book, and I posted a review on Next Stop Graduate School. I started The Unnatural History of the Sea, but I couldn't finish that. It was on the Washington Post list, also. I didn't get past page 50 with that one.With this book I'm already trying to find the contemporary social activities that mirror what occured in Edith Wharton's time. For instance, currently the food pedigree is slightly different than it was then. Sure, food was praised for where it came from, and how it was cut etc, but did people care if it was organic or not? Probably not, because the huge use of pesticides didn't come into agribusiness until...
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2008-02-16 07:00:00
Epicurious.com: Recipes, Menus, Cooking Articles & Food Guides Food site
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Coffee Musings - 021508
2008-02-16 01:20:00
I'm all set, and ready to work. I have my coffee, my computer, and a cute glass of water :) Also, there's more to read about regarding the Orioles since it's Spring Training. I still hope Brian Roberts gets traded for his sake.
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Coffee Musings - 021408
2008-02-14 12:58:00
Happy Valentine's Day! I found a recipe for Almond Fudge Brownies on www.lovenbake.com. I needed a reason to use up past almond paste, but I bought a new tube of almond paste in case. I just used all of the new tube, and I still need a reason for using up the remainder of the old tube. Go figure! Taste isn't bad. They are tall brownies, and the baking time was 1.25 hours, but I only did it for 1 hour. We'll see how my work likes them!Also, after 6 months, I'm finally seeing Becoming Jane on DVD! I woke up at 5am to bake brownies, and watch Becoming Jane. Today is sponsored by the Letter B!
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Coffee Musings - 021308
2008-02-13 13:15:00
Happy 3rd Birthday to my youngest niece! It's exciting to be there when history happens. To be a reason why history happens. For instance, when I vote in November, I'll be part of why history will happen. I didn't vote yesterday because I'm not affiliated with a particular party. I've been that way since my Nader-voting days. Which may resurface at some point. However, this election in November I'll vote for the Democratic nominee who will change the face of the good-ol-boys-club. Many years from now people will ask, Where were you when Kurt died, or Where were you when 9/11 happend? They will also ask Where were you when a woman or Where were you when a man of color was sworn into office? Pretty cool!
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2008-02-13 07:00:00
Bitten - Dining & Wine - New York Times Blog Food Blog About Us - Group Recipes Food Social Networking Clearspring - Services for Building, Deploying and Tracking Widgets Web2 Widget Cupcake Bakeshop by Chockylit » About A blog by a cupcake baker 52 Cupcakes blog on cupcakes Straight from the Farm Blog with recipes The Cookie Recipe Blog Cookie Recipe Blog Cookie Recipes
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Coffee Musings - 021208
2008-02-13 04:28:00
I planned to bake potato bread from the recipe in this book today. However, to my surprise I realized that I didn't have potato peelers. I attended pastry school, and at some point I had 2 peelers. One was heavy, and one had a black handle, but I couldn't find either of them. Oddly enough my pastry teacher said they were both for lefties. That didn't make sense to me as they were not marked as "lefty" tools when I bought them. They sucked, though, so that's probably why I don't see them. I probably threw them away. I remember a potato peeler my parents had for years and years and years. Probably some cheap thing, and worked like a charm. *shakes head*
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2008-02-12 07:00:00
does anyone have a recipe for baked donuts? Donut Recipe!
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Coffee Musings - 021108
2008-02-11 12:23:00
Two of my nieces have birthdays this week. They are siblings, too. Neither was born on Valentine's Day, but they definitely can take advantage of all the love in the air.I baked brownies last night, and they were good! I used roasted pecans. As the pecans were cooling from roasting I tried a couple and knew I was on the right track. I definitely recommend roasted pecans or roasted walnuts with brownies. If you like nuts, that is. Hazelnuts/fiberts and almonds are too hard, and the textural invasion takes away from the taste pleasure.
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2008-02-11 07:00:00
Bibliobella on Technorati Technorati to monitor blogs
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Coffee Musings - 021008
2008-02-10 23:24:00
Today I'm giving a recap of the past few days. I took the pictures on the right days, but I just didn't upload or write.Well, it's almost that time of year. The Erik Bedard trade went through. Some say that Brian Roberts is next. I think he'd be a "face of the organization" wherever he plays. He will probably be involved with community outreach, and good baseball playing wherever he starts in 08. So, whatever the Orioles lose will definitely be a gain for the next team. I hope he goes to the Cubs because they are a better team, and as a competitive player he could be more proud of the team he's on. Today was all about branding :). Look it works! I would prefer coffee from a little mom*pop exceptional coffee house, and maybe a biscotti. However, I was hanging out at my twin's house, and she was very gracious to go get stuff for me. I'm not demanding, but I need my latte, and her daughters expect Saturday morning donuts :)Here I am about to work, with my morning lat...
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2008-02-09 07:00:00
almost there… « love like a vegan Vegan recipes images Home | Podcast Camp cookie contest - Google Search Find future happiness in cookies
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2008-02-08 07:00:00
Welcome To I Dream Of Cake Wedding Cake Store
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Coffee Musings - 020708
2008-02-08 01:38:00
I LOVE haiku. I love that it is a flash of insight. I love that it brings the spirit in alignment with the world in a moment. Here is a selection of the books I have on haiku. When I lived in Seattle I would sit in the same place for hours, and just write haiku after haiku after haiku. My best ones I posted in my inspired blog. I also post many haiku to my Ms. Haiku blog. Sitting in a cafe, with a cup of coffee, pen, and notecards. That's the life of an urban haiku-ist. Looking for that flash that moment of the world.
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2008-02-07 07:00:00
http://www.politics-prose.com/calendar.ht m DC BookStore ReadingGroupGuides.com Books ReadingGroup Podcasts (Library of Congress) Library of Congress Podcast LibraryThing | Catalog your books online Book Social Networking Bellingham Review: Home Page 2008 Poetry Focus Haiku Society of America Haiku index2 2008 Poetry Focus Calyx Publishing Journal and Books Poetry Contest Poetry Society of America | Chapbook Contests 2008 Poetry Focus The Association of Writers & Writing Programs -- Serving Writers Since 1967 2008 Poetry Focus How to Podcast Podcast Instruction Podcast Tools Weekly Update with Paul Colligan Individual Podcast Blog Podcast User Magazine Podcast Magazine Podcasting Underground | Podcasting Tips for Podcasters Jason's Podcasting Blog for his Podcast Podcasting Consultant, Jason Van Orden Individual Podcasting Blog podsafe music network Podcast Music writing for the ear :: basic concepts of new media :: Talking for Podcasting List of Top Podcast Directories | Jason ...
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Coffee Musings - 020608
2008-02-06 23:34:00
Today is the first day of Lent. I consistently visit Pearl Jam Synergy Board, and someone wrote a thread asking what others were going to do for Lent. Ooops, I forgot! Last year I gave up fear, and it worked! I ran more mileage in one week than I have any other week in my entire life. Also, I ran more in one run than I have in my entire life. March 2, 2007 I ran 10 miles non-stop on a treadmill. Pretty cool! Well, this year, I'm going for mileage per week again as I am training for the Cherry Blossom Run. However, I want to give up meat (except eggs and dairy products) and I want to bake at least 3 loaves of bread. That's why I modeled a random selection of my bread cookbooks. As you can see they are almost in pristine condition. A couple I've had over a year, and a couple I've had over 3 years. I haven't baked bread since I moved to Maryland in 2003, but the thought is always there. I attended pastry school, and it totally sucked, so that's probably why it takes...
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Coffee Musings - 020508
2008-02-06 04:06:00
I was all set to post yesterday, see I even had the image with the Sarah Vaughan CD. Unfortunately, I had to take an anti-histamine in the afternoon. By 8pm I was done, and I didn't go back on the computer to post my blog. There are times when my ears just seem to clog up for no reason. In the midwest I would get hives, too. In Seattle, I think it was dehydration from living above the clothes dryer, and standing next to ovens in pastry school. A lot of times my first question is, "What have I been eating," but I think it's more situational. So, part of me was here, and part of me wasn't anywhere :) As far as today, man I'm doing as many So Duko as possible during down times. Right as I wake up, before I go to bed, if I have insomnia. That's what I had this morning, maybe due to the antihistamine, so I just couldn't run. Hopefully, I'll run tomorrow.
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Tea Musings - 020308
2008-02-04 02:28:00
I decided to mix it up a little. Instead of coffee I drank tea this morning. Ooooh, watch out, next thing you'll know I'll be dying my hair purple :)All day all day I was trying to motivate myself to run. Instead I completed many Su Doku puzzles. Who'd knew when I bought the book a couple years ago that I would use it as an excuse to be a deadbeat in exercise :) It definitely took the edge off the morning from reading the William Trevor book. I already read the end *blush* but it still reads as if something is always going to happen. As if the music from Jaws before the shark appears is constantly on replay. Anticipation of something ominous. I know this since I already read the end.
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Coffee Musings - 020208
2008-02-03 04:37:00
I was staying over at my twin's house. She had to study for the bar, and her oldest daughter and husband were at a Tae Kwon Do event. I was home with her youngest daughter. Before my twin left to study she bought me a latte, and my niece a hot chocolate. We played Dogopology. This is the second time we've played this together, and we are consistent in our strategies. I buy anything I can, and she saves her money for the Great Dane.
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Coffee Musings - 020108
2008-02-01 16:45:00
I work from my twin's house on Fridays so that an adult is home when their kids come home from school. Their coffee is half decaf, and they don't have whole milk. My twin, very graciously, always goes and buys me a latte in the morning. Thank you! So, it's almost THAT time. Superbowl time! The last time I watched the Superbowl was when Pittsburgh beat Seattle. My twin's family are Pittsburgh fans, and I lived in Seattle 10 years so I wanted Pittsburgh to beat Seattle also :) This one should be very exciting. Either Patriots will dominate, or history will be rewritten by the winners, eh? I'm a Giants fan. I've never been into pro football that much, but since I'm from NJ, and I like the Giants uniforms more than the Jets, I've been a Giants fan by default. I'm a University of Michigan fan ('90), and it's ironic that Tom Brady played for Michigan. Who'd knew. Well, I don't have network television at my place, so I won't watch the game. I'll probably be ba...
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Coffee Musings - 013108
2008-02-01 02:09:00
The best things I ate today were brownie and biscotti alle mandorle. The best drink besides water was this cup of coffee. Sometimes simple is best, and tastes the best. Right now I'm boiling water for spaghetti, and my night will end with nirvana. Is there anything better than a plate of spaghetti?
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Coffee Musings - 013008
2008-01-30 12:14:00
I just finished this book, and I posted the review on Next Stop Graduate Schoool. It was a quick read, and I was engaged enough to finish because it was good, not because I wanted it overwith. Actually, I think I wanted more to it. I wanted the characters developed to show some tenderness from the main character. The main character doesn't have much depth. The book with writing is a book specifically for book reviews. I write what I want to post, and then transfer the information. It makes thinking about the book more focused. It would be nice to be in an ongoing book club to discuss books all the time, but I never have the time or inclination to continue one. Maybe if I had a car(?) Onward to a new book!
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Coffee Musings - 012908
2008-01-30 02:26:00
There is only one thing to do when I have all the ingredients for brownies - Make Brownies! Yippee! I tried Ghiradelli chocolate along with the remaining amount of an organic chocolate. I'm trying to buy less organice ONLY because of expense. Ghiradelli was available at the chain store grocery store.I roasted the walnuts for cookies last week, and I had enough for the brownies. They are SUBLIME! Eventually, I'll try the recipes for the biscotti my grandma sent to me. I'm all set for the chocolate anise biscotti, and I should do them soon so the anise doesn't lose it's power.
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