Victory!…Garden
In the spirit of summer, I’m going to post some produce pictures. Mmmmm, tomatoes. –Simon
Sweet, Savory, and Bitter
There’s a balance to cuisine. I say that simply, not in the way Zen philosophers obsess eternally to achieve celebrity validation when Halle Berry, the guest judge on Iron Chef, says: “I like this.”…do. No, it’s far simpler. Foods have 3 properties: sweet, savory (salty/acidic), and bitter. And it’s this last category that I had …
Showing Restraint
Tomato plants can be quite ungainly, amusing since once upon a time they were European garden ornamentals. And the indeterminates I find especially difficult to corral, as they quickly overtake any type of cage or post to which they’re lashed. Perhaps its their collective personality, much like a petulant child’s–they don’t know what they want, …
Chocolate Habanero
Back in December when I threw random seeds into peat pots to see what would grow, a pepper plant did especially well. It was a random choice, of the seed vault. It was a Chocolate Habanero. You can see it in my March post. I had no idea what this pepper was, but my sister …
Red Faction: Armageddon
With the August Xbox Live Gold freebies came Red Faction: Armageddon. It sounded ominous, and a welcome break from the crap arcade games that keep popping up. Everyone likes some mindless shooting, after all. But unfortunately my time with the game was brief, and while I admit that it’s rather unfair to critique a game …