I am not, for better or worse, a born entrepreneur. Or even an entrepreneuse. Which is why I want to talk about the fact that lately I have been craving for someone to open a shop that does not, so far as I am aware, exist, namely, a very carefully curated and assembled shop for [...]
In what has been a veritable orgy of technologization, I have recently acquired not only a smart phone but also a hand-me-down iPad. I’m still unconvinced that anyone really needs a smartphone, both because and although it is diverting to be able to post to Twitter from sundry locales. I’m even less convinced that anyone [...]
A while back, I announced that I was doing 300 workouts this year. I still am, as it happens. I’m on track to get several more than 300 workouts in, as it happens, if I continue at my present rate. I’m no longer posting about them online, though. For some reason, posting about them online [...]
Proust had his madeleine. I have these: In a perfect world or even merely in a properly civilized one, I would live within walking distance — or at least a simple bike ride or drive — of a really good stationer’s. By “stationer” I do not merely mean a shop that sells stationery. [...]
I didn’t want y’all to think that it’s always roast leg of lamb around here. This morning, my breakfast consisted of a scoop of protein powder mixed with soy milk and liquid vitamin D concentrate, shaken to a froth in a Boston shaker. I commend it to you all, on those mornings when you know [...]
Thanks to the bucketing rain outside, I find myself with an unaccustomed gap in my afternoon. Normally I’d be walking the dog right about now, you see, only my dog is a bit of a Mr. Prissypaws when it comes to getting wet. Where by “a bit” I mean the protagonist in an Oscar-worthy performance [...]
Having written out my kimchi fried rice recipe last night, I thought I would follow up with a short list of essential stir-frying tips learned from many years of both excellent teachers and trial-and-error (which is sometimes the best teacher of all). Equipment: Do not stir-fry in a nonstick pan. Stir-frying requires very high temperatures [...]
Tagged stir-fryI’m not a gadgety cook. I own a food processor, a rice cooker, and an electric stand mixer, and sometimes use them. I use my dishwasher and my electric kettle frequently. But my microwave oven primarily serves as a breadbox. I’ve dispensed with my electric waffle iron because I realized it spent two years unused. [...]
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