Well, we’re off. Yes, another semester has started with a bang. I have finally finished my course prep and posted my last syllabus online for a class that begins tonight. I even have my second session course’s syllabus finished. It’s an interesting semester: I didn’t get my usual New Media senior seminar, but I also [...]
Archive | Cuisine
RSS feed for this sectionI’m Baking Again
Yes, and I’m loving it. There’s nothing like fresh bread. Period. It’s as good as a first kiss, as fulfilling as a short story by Chekhov, and as beautiful as a four-course meal. And, like all of these things, it takes patience and devotion to obtain. Sure, you can go to you local baker, that [...]
Traineo
Following another lead from Solution Watch, I have signed up for an account on Traineo. While I have been being better about my exercise and diet since the semester began about a month ago, I still need more motivation to do well, since I think I’ve only taken off about 10 pounds. Traineo keeps track [...]
Natural?
My favorite food boy Alton Brown is quoted in Wired this month on natural and genetically modified foods: Every bite that goes into our mouths has been genetically engineered, which is not to say that what we eat is unnatural. Odds are we wouldn’t have broccoli if some farmers in Italy hadn’t spotted a naturally [...]