Couple nice shots with my phone as the year winds down. Looking forward to sunsets happening later in the day again — these were at 16:40 Saturday.
Month: December 2012
Herbed Poultry Dressing
I’ve been trying to get standard Thanksgiving dressing (or stuffing, if it’s in the bird) right for a long time. Unfortunately, it’s sort of a hard thing to test out in a two-person household. We had friends visiting a few weeks ago and did a fake Thanksgiving with them. Continue reading Herbed Poultry Dressing
Offline Google Maps: what to do when downloading hangs
Gran Turismo del Veneto
Well, truthfully, it was a relatively short road trip in a rented Ford Focus. But I’m working on my Italian. With just two days of lead time (I found out my work schedule would permit it, after all), Sarah rented us a car and a place to sleep at Ca’ de Memi in mid-December in the Veneto, and we were off. Continue reading Gran Turismo del Veneto
My favorite cheapo web host probably just got cheaper!
I just saw this blog post from NearlyFreeSpeech.NET. I love being a customer of this company — they are happy to host smaller sites and are constantly working to bill only for services actually used. This blog post addresses a bunch of feature requests from their customers that have been open for years and some other potentially advantageous changes. Continue reading My favorite cheapo web host probably just got cheaper!
Ca’ de Memi
For our last minute trip to the Veneto, we stayed at Ca’ de Memi, which I found in a rather roundabout way. I knew we wanted to stay near Roncade in order to pick up wine from Castello di Roncade. But I didn’t want to stay there; we stayed there last time and, while we enjoyed it, I wanted to sample some other offerings of the region. Continue reading Ca’ de Memi
Krakow
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is pumpkin pie. Moving to Germany and having to make the puree ourselves (really, it’s not that hard) has raised my appreciation for that pie. It’s strongly connected with the season…but wouldn’t it be nice to have a slice in July? Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Quick jaunt down to Italy
I got a chance at a couple days off, allowing me to use up all my vacation days for 2012 (not as easy it sounds!), so we jumped on it, intending to import our favorite groceries:
- olive oil
- tipo 00 flour (for making pasta)
- arborio and/or carnaroli rise for risotto
- great big hunks of hard cheeses
- wine from Castello di Roncade, which we discovered last year