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The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this tremendously. Philip Kerr and John Biggins were the authors I’ve most enjoyed finding in the past few years. Bacigalupi is right up there with them. … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged dystopian, fiction, John Biggins, novels, Paolo Bacigalupi, Philip Kerr, Thailand
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Moose lodge
When You Walk Instead of Drive. Over near Thompson and Main is this monument to eccentricity. But this is hardly an ordinary eccentric’s home. A lot of detail has gone into what was once a relatively small tract house. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in When You Walk Instead of Drive
Tagged cobble, creek, eccentric, lodge, main, moose, thompson
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Cowboy box
Mailboxes of San Dolores. This baby lives down by the lemon factory, across the street from some gnarly auto-body shops and boat-storage yards. Sweet little houses on one side of the street, concertina wire on the other. People down there … Continue reading
Dolphin Box
Mailboxes of San Dolores. It’s your basic sheet-metal mailbox, but the naive style with rust spots make this a Southern California coastal classic. Plus anything with boats and dolphins is bound to get me.
Posted in Mailboxes of San Dolores
Tagged boat, clouds, dolphin, lowe's, ocean, sailboat, sea
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Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Easy Eats for Hard Times That’s right, our 99-cent store often has portobellos. A package of two big fat ones for a buck. But you gotta use them fast—there’s a reason why they go for a dollah. Anyway, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Eats for Hard Times
Tagged breadcrumbs, broth, cheese, garlic, Italian sausage, Kalamata olives, mushrooms, olives, Parmesan cheese, parsley, pine nuts, portobello mushrooms, sausage, wine
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Dog Box
Mailboxes of San Dolores This puppy sits on a street with little box houses on one side and light industrial on the other — body shops and a garlic factory and various establishments with concertina wire on top of chain-link … Continue reading
Chicken and Cauliflower Curry
Easy Eats for Hard Times 2 cups cut-up chicken, raw or cooked 1 onion, sliced in half circles 1 red pepper, sliced in strips 1 green pepper sliced in strips 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons green ginger, minced Cooking … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Eats for Hard Times
Tagged cauliflower, chicken, curry, garlic, green pepper, oil, onion, potatoes, red pepper, yogurt
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Cat Box
Mailboxes of San Dolores And here we have it, folks: the inaugural edition of Mailboxes of San Dolores.
Guidelines for Tightwad Grocery Shoppers
Easy Eats for Hard Times Shop only once a week. Make do if you run out during the week. Give preference to supermarket brands. Buy produce in season (when it’s freshest and cheapest). Clip coupons only if they are for … Continue reading
Vegan Split-Pea Soup
Easy Eats for Hard Times This is about as cheap as you can get, and way easy. Package of split peas Water or vegetable broth Onion Carrots Celery Bay leaves Sprigs of thyme Salt and pepper Soak the peas according … Continue reading
Posted in Easy Eats for Hard Times
Tagged bay leaf, bay leaves, broth, carrots, celery, hot dogs, onion, split peas, thyme, vegetable broth
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