Category: Fighting Dharma
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Personal Time
I took some personal time on Thurday and Friday to drive to Bird’s Hill Park and ski. The weather had been above freezing balmy earlier in the week, and I wanted to ski on before the tracks got too icy. Thursday was cooler at about -8 C and Friday was about -12 C. Back in…
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February Beef Stew
The first recipe I tried in the 2005 Canadian Living Slow Cooker cooking special was a success. I adapted it a bit, mainly in spicing and preparation. It makes about 6 good servings. It’s a simple beef vegetable stew.
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Magazine Recipes
Canadian Living Magazine just had a special issue of slow cooker recipes. Canadian Living is a regular monthly publication with recipes, and articles on cooking, decorating and the domestic arts. I usually ignore the regular issues, although I guess it would be ok for a middle-aged metrosexual to browse. Canadian Living also publishes several cookbook…
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Windy Sunday
Steve and I drove to Bird’s Hill Park on Sunday (January 23). We had a good long ski – my longest this winter and Steve’s longest ski in 20 years. It was a good workout, probably the same as cycling 40 or 50k and the best workout I’ve had since November.
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Not the Bike
The BBC Web site has a sports page with a cycling section, which has links to a cyber-area that they call the BBC Academy, which has more pages about cycling (and pages about other sports). The lead news today is that the French judicial system has started to look at a doping allegations against Lance…
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Krakatau Crockpot Chili v1.0
This was an experiment. I called it Krakatau because I had been reading Simon Winchester’s book about the eruption and explosion of Krakatoa a few days before I made this. I used the Dutch spelling. In spite of volcanic connotations, it is mildly spiced. I used red kidney beans, corn, beef chuck. I used dried…
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January Gumbo – Crockpot
Taking a break from my medical reminiscences, more recipes. Last Saturday, I made a gumbo with chicken, sausage and shrimp in my crockpot, which cooked while I skied. That’s one of the advantages of a crockpot for the way I live. I can spend some time on the food processing early in the day, turn…
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Glide
Yesterday (Saturday January 8) was a good day for skiing, and I seized the day. I had a great ski at Bird’s Hill Park. It was almost impossible not to get a good long glide.
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Extra Snow
It’s back to work this morning. We had decided, before Christmas, to close the office Monday December 27, Friday December 31, Monday January 3. The first stage of the blizzard arrived on December 30 and the city was largely shut down. The city kept major streets and bus routes plowed but there wasn’t much happening…
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Sambal Beans
This is another dish I made for my family’s pot-luck Christmas dinner. I had also made it for company in October. It’s basically green beans, but with a nice spicy bite. The spice may not please some guests. This recipe made enough to serve a good helping to most of about 25 guests. I used…