This is my recipe creation inspired by summer, health, and yumminess. 🙂 Linda’s Asian-ish Chicken Noodly Salad The Chicken:       2 chicken breasts       2-3 bay leaves (what the heck, add a couple more!!)       Several peppercorns (“several” means … [Read more…]
Tonight, I made the below recipe (from epicurious.com) again for the 4th time, which has become one of our favorites.  It’s so easy and very delicious!!  I tweak it to suit my taste as indicated, and serve with warm bread for dipping. 🙂 1 fennel bulb, stalks discarded and bulb cut lengthwise into 6 wedges … [Read more…]
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” – … [Read more…]
I’ve been learning how to use Adobe Lightroom 4 to organize and edit my photos. Â At the same time, I’m learning more about my Nikon D600 and digital photography in general. Â It’s amazing how much I still don’t know about photography after having gone through 3 DSLRs already. Â I kept upgrading my camera without knowing … [Read more…]
Below recording is the constant sound we are hearing outside these past couple of weeks in Virginia.  These cicadas are identified as Brood II cicadas and started hatching… is that the word?… earlier this month, and they are filling the atmosphere with their mating song. After the mating, the new generation will bury themselves underground and … [Read more…]
I swing between procrastination and being really thorough, so either way things aren’t getting done quickly. – Freema Agyeman Good things take time, you know.  😉  Today, I started learning how to organize my photos in Adobe LightRoom 4, and I will start organizing soon. This reminds me of a very funny and insightful essay about … [Read more…]
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. – Albert Einstein This is my very first post on my brand spanking new site!!! Â I’m still figuring out what types of things to post here. Firstly, I designed a daisy icon that I will be using as sort of a trademark. … [Read more…]