Radagast and SO's Summer Bounty Super-Hot Hot Sauce
My SO and I decided to diversify our pepper planting this summer by growing some Jamaican Hot Chocolate peppers, in addition to the jalapeños that we usually grow. Jamaican Hot Chocolates are very...
View ArticleLos Angeles Guitar Quartet's Brazil concert
A few weeks ago my SO and I attended the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's CD release party concert for their newest album: LAGQ Brazil. LAGQ is a four-man classical guitar quartet that's been around for...
View ArticleBusy, yet not stressed
As regular readers can probably guess by my posting frequency, I've been busy lately. As I predicted at the start of the semester, my new online course has been consuming any time it can get its hands...
View ArticleButternut squash soup
A few months ago my SO and I bought some butternut squash soup at Trader Joe's. We were impressed by the soup's smoothness and squashy flavor, and thus decided to try making a squash soup on our own....
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
Yes, I am indeed still alive. My prior post on the topic of why I haven't been posting still applies: my new online course is keeping me insanely busy, and whatever spare time I have is being spent...
View ArticleStay on target ...
The end of the semester has proven to be insanely busy. Even though many instructors at my college have already turned in their grades, I still have dozens of papers to grade and haven't even given my...
View ArticleIt is done.
I'm pleased to report that the semester is finally over. I finished my grades last night, and this afternoon I finished off all the fiddly end-of-semester work that I'd been putting off. My e-mail has...
View ArticleHomemade grainy mustard
Every year my SO and I send out homemade holiday presents to our families. Our two most requested presents are our fruitcake and our mustard, and since we've made these recipes for nearly 10 years now,...
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A nearly vegetarian Christmas dinner
Follow the link to see a labeled version of this image.My SO and I regularlycookbigholidaymeals. As is traditional, these have typically featured a central meat course surrounded by a number of...
View ArticleGai Tom Ka (Thai coconut and galangal soup)
Both my SO and I have gotten great New Year's presents: little viral bundles of joy. We don't know who gave them to us, but they've certainly been having great fun in our respiratory systems.So, we've...
View ArticleBuying a classical guitar
Last year I started playing the guitar, and since I thought I'd prefer playing rock music, I bought a steel-string acoustic to learn on. While I've loved playing the guitar, I've realized that I prefer...
View ArticleA most useless doctor visit
For the past few years I've noticed that my wrists have been getting sore after extended periods of computer use. Knowing what this could mean, I attempted to cut down my computer use, and started...
View ArticleMelinda Bossenmeyer: Plagiarist?
Here's a fun evening task: read this post of mine from July 5, 2007, and then read this one"posted by Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D." on July 9, 2007 at Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc.'s "recess blog".Anything...
View ArticleA return to Rhosgobel
Regular readers will note that ... well, let's be honest: there are no regular readers of this blog anymore. I haven't written anything here for more than two years, and haven't posted regularly for...
View ArticleHousekeeping
A bit of dust has collected here at Rhosgobel over the past few years, and it's going to take me a bit of time to clear it all out. I'll be updating the template 1 and whatnot, but the biggest change...
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Ahhhh, that looks better ...
The housekeeping is largely finished, at least for now. I've got a shiny new template, a non-swindling comment service, a reorganized sidebar, and a new home for my "recurring features" pages (they're...
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What's it like to create a new Facebook account?
I've deleted my personal Facebook account, but since most of my friends still post on Facebook regularly, I wanted a way to keep up with what they're doing. So I created an empty shell account with a...
View ArticleWe read old cookbooks
"No, it isn't particularly good, but it may be eaten by the bulging with a clear conscience." Description of the "Dressing without oil" recipe from Joy of Cooking, 1964.Rombauer, I. S. and M. R....
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Relatively easy-to-make crusty peasant loaf
One of my favorite features of writing here on Rhosgobel has always been my "recipe blogging of the week" posts. Through that little feature my SO and I have posted more than 110 different recipes....
View ArticleHomemade chicken pot pie
My SO and I almost never roast meat, but recently we ended up getting two chickens for free. So, we roasted them and served them with a delicious gravy. By the time a week had gone by, we'd already...
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