January 8-9, 2016 For the past couple of months we’ve had the kind of weather the rest of the country thinks we normally have. Lots and lots of rain and plenty of gray skies. The past weekend looked promising and we wanted to get out of the house so we took a mini vacation to… Continue reading Winter Weekend in Portland
Month: January 2016
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
January 7, 2015 Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of those dishes where I keep searching for a better recipe. I’ve cooked it many times and have always come away with something tasty. Nevertheless I’m always looking for something else. In January 2012 I wrote about an incredibly easy recipe featuring a store bought rotisserie chicken… Continue reading Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
My Year of Reading – 2015
In 2013 and 2014 I read on the bus and finished 28 and 33 books, respectively. Reading looked to be a casualty in my first year of retirement; I had so many interests I found it difficult to find time to sit down and read. In February I finished a book I had started at… Continue reading My Year of Reading – 2015
Book Report: Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon My rating: 3 of 5 stars I came across this book when listening to the WTF podcast where Marc Maron interview Paul Thomas Anderson about his film adaptation. I’ve been trying to expand my reading horizons so I jumped in. Pynchon uses the Private Investigator genre to explore the culture… Continue reading Book Report: Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
Red Beans and Rice
January 1, 2016 Eating beans and rice on New Year’s Day is said to bring good luck. My buddy Dudley always cooks up some black-eyed peas on New Years. I don’t know about the luck, but cooking up a pot of red beans and rice is a tradition at our house. I’ve blogged this recipe… Continue reading Red Beans and Rice
