While Traveler Nell is away in her homeland I have had a lot of time to fill up, as well as I have been left to fend for myself. I decided to mash these two problems together to form one solution… Make myself Dim Sims. Dim sims, or “Dimmies” are Chinese dumplings for the the Australian […]
Jenelle and I are expecting our first child next February. In July we found out our baby Joey was diagnosed with a severe Neural Tube Defect and is not expected to live more than a day. To celebrate her all too brief life Jenelle and I are keeping a list of experiences she would have […]
If you’ve been reading this blog you’re probably aware that Jenelle and I have made list of foods and experiences that we want to share with our daughter Josephine Martha in the brief window of opportunity we will have with her. Turns out I actually missed one of them in my original post…and it is just […]
Previously I posted about the Hudson River Illustrations that my in-laws gifted me this Spring. Today it’s all about the birds. Every time I have visited Australia I have marveled at the wildlife, particularly the birds. Having been raised in Upstate NY in the 80’s the most exotic bird we encountered in our backyard was […]
A few weeks back I lamented the loss of my Kitchenaid and my failure to produce a loaf of Pain de Mie. Rather than sit on my rump waiting for the world to right itself I decided to take the bull by the horns, let go of those horns, exit the paddock with said bull, […]
Last year Traveler Nell and I took a Grand European Tour, visiting some of the great Capitals of the continent. You can read all about is in her excellent blog at Jenelle.net. I am posting a couple videos I took while there. This one is from when we rode around while in our last stop, […]
With the long holiday weekend Traveler Nell and I are spending our Saturday doing chores. (“Spring” cleaning in advance our Rome trip and in-law visits from Australia!) In addition to the laundry I have been organizing our kitchen. I found myself procrastinating as our spice collection attested. I’m guessing it was because A) the lockout […]
PC’s have been my computer since my first home personal computer in 1999. Then I met Traveler Nell. Since them I have gone from a generic .mp3 player to an iPod. From Treo’s and Blackberrys to iPhone4s and 5s. And now from PC to Macs. Let me back up a bit. About three years ago […]
My sweetie Traveler Nell and I love to cook, and we also love quirky kitchen items and kitschy foods. All these things came together with the Skillet Cookie! I can’t even remember where we got this thing it was in our cabinet so long. (Update: In searching for the instructions online I found that it […]
Whenever you order anything from King Arthur Flour they will always include a card with one of their recipes as well as a discount code for your next order. Usually I see these and simply think it would be a good idea to make them. Then I saw GINGERSNAPS! The recipe is too good to be […]