AN EXPERIMENTAL LIFE
I'm having the Black Box Malbec for the first time tonight. I don't speak wine, but I know what I like. The Black Box is just a hair heavier, stouter - a bit more alcohol than I like. Comparing it to Yellow and Blue (Y&B), I like the Y&B more. The Black Box costs less at $25 for 3L, since Y&B at $12-14 for 1L doesn't come in 3L boxes. The Y&B while in recylable container (although … [Read more...]
Image by taisau via Flickr Here are my reasons so far: Produce is at peak nutritional value when ripe - supermarket produce is not picked ripe, because of shipping time and conditions - it's picked green and put in a cool house - that's not really a peach - it's a zombie fruit, and it tastes like it. Local produce reduces global warming and improves your air quality - requiring less … [Read more...]
I got (and love) a super lightweight recipe book called Of These Ye May Freely Eat: A Vegetarian Cookbook by Joann Rachor. It's exceedingly portable (the recipe book equivalent of the Zinester's Guide to Portland - and exactly the same size), and it's got several recipes per page. The three basic kinds of sauces are on one page, for example. The ingredient lists are all sparse (maybe 5 … [Read more...]
Last night I pretty much duplicated Pei Wei's lo mein, but I made it with rice noodles (a vegan alternative). Stir fry fresh broccoli, carrots, sweet peas, and firm homemade tofu in sesame and canola oils. Finish with soy sauce in the pan. Simmer dried shitakes and bean sprouts in a broth of garlic, celery, and pepper. Cook and add the noodles, top with red pepper flakes. It was … [Read more...]
I've become very happy about the reformation of box wines. Not Franzia or Rossi (ack!), but good wine. Three Thieves Bandit, Bota, and Yellow & Blue are making some apparently stellar boxes for great prices. Of those three, only the Bota is bag in a box, though, for ultimate long-lasting freshness. But there are plenty of others. Hardy is popular, and some 1.5L cubes. At about $16 and … [Read more...]
