I was bemoaning the face that I hadn't ever taken a cool moon photo like this where there are other things in the photo besides the moon in focus. Anyhow, B said, "That's not true...you got some nice photos that day in Central Square." For awhile there, we would go places and pass my camera back and forth taking pictures. It's a lot of fun to see ( Read more... )

So far in 2011, only 1 in 3 runs have been while the temperature was above freezing. With all the snow and ice, the sidewalks have been a near solid block of ice for weeks now. I've taken to running in the road, wearing an orange jacket that I hope tells cars, "Please don't hit me!" On the plus side, I set a new personal record. My coldest run ( Read more... )

For a couple of years now, B had been telling me of the Vertical Tour he had taken several years ago at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Whenever we were down there, we kept missing the tours (only given on Saturdays at noon and 2pm, $15/person). But this time, we finally managed to go. We climbed 12 stories all the way up to where the ( Read more... )

When we were visiting NYC, one of our friends took us to the Lincoln Center to hang out after dinner. We wandered over to see if the band was still playing for Midsummer Night's Swing but that part was over. If you go, you don't have to buy tickets to enjoy the show. The tickets just give you access to the dance floor closest to the band. (and the ( Read more... )

Last December, corvidophile posted a recipe for Prosciutto Pesto Egg Cups. It looked incredibly simple to make and it yielded a cute little cup made of prosciutto that cradled an egg, cheese, and pesto. I love recipes that give me a good picture in the end and both my boyfriend and I love all the ingredients so this shot to the top of the list of recipes I ( Read more... )

Reusing the recipe for Sweet Mung Bean Soup for sweet red bean soup instead. I love both sweetened red beans and mung beans as a dessert and snack. I like it cold out of the fridge, really cold mixed in with shaved ice, or warm and soothing heated up. You can adjust how much sugar to add to suit your own tastes. You can buy these dried beans at an ( Read more... )

Original recipe called for serving with polenta but I've always served this up with white rice. I've used pancetta instead of prosciutto and I've used boneless chicken breasts instead of pork depending on what I happened to have in my fridge. While the recipe calls for making 6 servings, I've usually made just half as many chops but used the full ( Read more... )

Many years ago, in the early part of dating, I was visiting Michael's apartment for dinner. "Guess what I've got in the oven?" he asked, all smiles, as I came through the door. "Roasted asparagus!" he announced, beaming, without waiting for an answer ( Read more... )

While my mom is an incredible cook, I sadly didn't learn as much about cooking as I could've from her since I didn't take much of an interest in food until after I had left home. So when I wander around the aisles in an Asian grocery, I'm mostly peering at the packages trying to remember if I've ever eaten them at home. Recently, on one such stroll ( Read more... )

Growing up, my neighbor made this dessert for big get-togethers (and with 9 grown-children, it seemed like every holiday was a big reunion). I adored this recipe and was thrilled every time I saw this being served. Spotted this recipe years later on the kraftfoods.com website and was happy to see it was pretty simple to make and tasted just as good ( Read more... )