Dive into the archives.
- Choosing Drupal
While designing and developing websites, I’ve run into a lot of repetitive tasks. From client survey and project proposal, to information architecture issues, requisite files (jQuery, mootools, reset.css, etc.), standard grid templates in XHTML/CSS, to grid layers and naming conventions in Illustrator® documents, and client invoicing, there are a lot of processes that get repeated.
- How to Write: The Importance of Editing
I’ve been writing a lot more than usual lately. I like it. In fact, I love it. I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t. Things we do regularly seem to get easier every time. There are a few things I’ve learned to do to make writing go faster and better:
- Garam Masala inspired Rice with Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions
Rifling through a book at work landed me on a page with a recipe for garam masala, the classic Indian spice mix. Seeing those ingredients got my wrinklepatch whirring like mad!
- Fond du Lac “Fondy” Farmer’s Market
I just biked back from Milwaukee’s Fondy Market, on 22nd and Fond du Lac. I talked to some vendors, the manager (and her trainee), and bought a few things:
green beans
habenero peppers
chiles
mustard greensOne of the vendors was a wonderful older Hmong woman, with whom I spoke for awhile - mostly about cooking. I’ve never prepared mustard [...]
- Cooking by Feel
This post is a bit different than the rest. No photos. No recipes. Just an idea.
When it comes down to it, cooking is about feeling - and to feel, one must sense. There is little thinking involved. Certainly, you can learn to cook by following steps, by reading books, and by watching your grandmother elicit [...]
- Essential Cooking Tools, and Some Extras
When I moved out of my parents’ home over four years ago, I inherited hand-me-down familial cooking gear galore. After several years of cooking on my own, I’ve supplemented and weeded, yielding this list - the absolute basic tools that no cook should be without. I must urge you to never, ever, ever purchase [...]
