A spicy hot Asian condiment that’s called Chili Crisp. My version uses olive or avocado oil and honey for health, but you can use vegetable oil and sugar. The recipe calls for Shiitake mushroom powder, which you can get it online. While the ingredient list …
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As a former distillery owner, the idea of making sprouted bread has a certain moonshine appeal. Sprouted bread is made from what distiller’s call malted grains, which are grains allowed to germinate or sprout (start to grow). This is done by soaking grains in water …
Read MoreOven Baked Rice – Garlic Butter
There are many ways to prepare rice, using a rice cooker is the most common, but is not best for all tastes and textures we are looking for in some recipes. For example, if you are preparing South American or Korean cuisine you probably want …
Read MoreThe Madmen of Moscow
My Dearest Elana: I’m sitting outside away from the others listening to Chopin. They target phones but I quit caring around ten this morning and need to calm myself from the countless tragedies I don’t understand and certainly can’t convey. It’s dark, ferociously windy, and …
Read MoreCalculus of Love
Entry Four in the Dangling Conversation Series WES “They’re not the same and I’m not sure why you disagree, but if you’re being honest, you know it’s true. At least that’s how it’s worked for me, and experience is the ultimate arbitrator. Things start out …
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An American Express Platinum Card Travel Experience 12/20/2022 The Set Up On October 27th, I started planning travel from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Paris, France to run a wilderness half marathon, watch the World Cup, and hang out with friends before Christmas. After accruing over …
Read MoreChoosing a Luxury Credit Card
December 17, 2022 A telltale indication the fiasco formally known as COVID is taking its final bow, is the recent surge in credit card companies enticing us to re-join the wide world of airline travel using luxury cards. Luxury credit cards are expense to own, …
Read MoreSounds of Silence – Part 2 of Dangling Conversation series
November 27, 2022 # Mandy # “I’m seeing someone. Well actually, it’s more accurate to say I’m seeing someone sometimes; at least that’s how it feels. I told you about him, remember? You said it was foolish, too soon, that I wasn’t ready for the …
Read MoreHyatt Place Paris – A Misadventure’s Review
October 30, 2022 The Hyatt Place hotel at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris is marketed as a first-class property. Their website pictures do not mislead, and they have an amazing breakfast. That being said, as a seasoned traveler who frequently stays at Hyatt …
Read MorePumpkin Bread (or Rolls)
Aside from the obvious holiday flare, pumpkin bread is a nice occasional alternative to the usual breads we eat. This recipe can be prepared as a loaf or as a dinner rolls and uses honey for the yeast catalyst which makes it more healthy than …
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