From time to time, I like to update the themes on my Windows desktop computer. The Windows Store offers a variety of free themepacks, but most of the time they are watermarked and are not necessarily relevant to my day-in, day-out experience. If Windows is a viewpoint out of a window, then I should be able to see on my desktop the sorts of things I could see out of my actual window. At least, that’s how I’m looking at it. Continue reading
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Chanterelle & Green Bean Casserole
This is a popular Pacific NW version of the traditional Thanksgiving side dish, Green Bean Casserole. Stephanie Kimmel, chef/owner of Marché restaurant in Eugene, turned Thanksgiving’s well-worn green bean casserole into a refined dish. The colorful fresh green beans and chanterelles baked in a homemade white sauce are a serious improvement over the 1950s three-can combo. For toppers, the golden shallot and bread crumb crust out-crunches canned french-fried onions any day. To make things easy on the big day, prepare the beans and sauce ahead. Continue reading
Kombucha with AnHui Qimen Keemun Black Tea
Batch #6
Started 10/29/2016 @ 3:30 p.m.
- 24 gm AnHui Qimen Keemun Black Tea
- 1.75 liters boiling water
Kombucha with East Frisian Tea
Kombucha with Golden Sail Puerh Tea
Batch #4
Started 10/16/2016 @ 3:00 p.m.
- 24 gm Golden Sail Puerh Tea
- 1.75 liters boiling water