Recipe: Hummus à lá Denise
Hummus is easy, and so satisfying if you have a craving for it (like Mariko did). I make my hummus by “vibration”*, so I don’t have exact measurements. Ingredients: garbanzo beans (also known as chick peas or cecis) — you can use canned or dried ones; the dried ones you will have to soak overnight […]
Recipe: Biscuits
Okay, here is the the recipe for biscuits, buttermilk or otherwise. Ingredients: 2 c. flour 2 1/2 t. baking powder 3/4 t. salt 1 T. sugar 4 T. butter (or margarine or vegetable shortening) (if using buttermilk: 1/2 t. baking soda — do not use if using regular milk) 3/4 c. milk or buttermilk Instructions: […]
Vancouver: Taro, Mariko, Kenji, and Matt
Taro, Mariko, Kenji, and Matt I Originally uploaded by Bnita-Denise. I had such a great time with these guys. I could have stayed a week. But I had to press on and work my way south.
Vancouver, the Enlightened Pacific Northwest
Taro is such a cool person. His kids are fantastic! Mariko is 16, and beautiful, intelligent, sassy, and confident. Kenji is 14, and a gifted athlete (baseball, basketball, dance), smart, creative, mindful. I loved hanging out with these guys. I felt like part of the family. We spent most of the weekend just hanging out […]
All of God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
— quote from Maya Angelou, from the book of the same title. I’ve got mine, and they fit my feet like a glove. I’m off on my big adventure! My car is fixed: new brakes, new tires, new timing belt, oil change, new windshield even! Had a great going away party, hung out with folks this […]
