tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21190822026-04-14T11:50:58.082-07:00Quotidian ChatterMost wonderful when /
they scatter --- /
The cherry blossoms. /
In this floating world, /
does anything endure?
(Chireba-koso / Itodo sakura wa / Medetakere / Ukiyo ni nani ka / Hisashikarubeki}
--- from Tales of Ise, by NarihiraDanilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-41909354102877021132013-04-10T16:39:00.004-07:002013-04-10T16:39:57.162-07:00Pesto Ravioli with Asparagus and Tomatoes
Pesto Ravioli
by:
dash
Photo by: Con Poulos
A delicious pasta dish of ravioli tossed with fresh asparagus spears and brightly colored cherry tomatoes.
ingredients:
1 lb asparagus, trimmed
1 cup red cherry tomatoes
Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-2727623081177273522013-04-08T11:41:00.002-07:002013-04-08T14:43:01.637-07:00Asparagus Soup
Asparagus Soup
by:
dash
To remove the woody end from an asparagus spear, hold the
spear at the middle and bend the bottom with your other hand until it
snaps. The stalk will naturally break at the perfect spot. Click here for 3 more low-cal asparagus recipes.
ingredients
2 lbDanilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-3636476274658708852013-03-18T07:38:00.000-07:002013-03-18T07:39:25.170-07:00Ottmar Liebert - Santa Fe (Live)Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-86123281604898681642013-02-03T23:52:00.000-08:002013-02-03T23:52:11.464-08:00George Saunders, Tenth of December: Stories
The Semplica-Girl Diaries
Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-47861487779232031532013-01-11T20:29:00.000-08:002013-01-11T20:29:41.435-08:00Across the Table: In Paris, falling in love with tarte Tatin, by S. Irene Virbila
Across the Table: In Paris, falling in love with tarte Tatin
December 08, 2012|By S. Irene Virbila | Los Angeles Times
Tarte Tatin. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles…)
When
I was in my 20s, studying wine and living on very little money in
Paris, I couldn't afford to eat in real restaurants very often. But I'd
stop at a favorite wine bar a couple of times a week. It always Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-27393282829698768212013-01-11T18:51:00.002-08:002013-01-11T18:51:18.664-08:00Strategic Planning, by Dana O’Donovan & Noah Rimland Flower
The Strategic Plan is Dead. Long Live Strategy.
In today’s fast-changing world, why freeze your strategic thinking in a five-year plan?
By Dana O’Donovan & Noah Rimland Flower | 2 | Jan. 10, 2013
Take a moment and read these two words: strategic plan. Now close your
eyes and picture one. If what comes up is a thick Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-10273298414771770092013-01-02T20:49:00.001-08:002013-01-02T20:51:11.366-08:00T.S. Eliot - Burnt NortonITime present and time pastAre both perhaps present in time future,And time future contained in time past.If all time is eternally presentAll time is unredeemable.What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual possibilityOnly in a world of speculation.What might have been and what has beenPoint to one end, which is always present.Footfalls echo in the memoryDown the passage which weDanilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-26565323312598894362013-01-02T20:24:00.003-08:002013-01-02T20:25:54.753-08:00ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO Theme De Yoyo Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-12171699436930431932012-12-19T09:16:00.001-08:002012-12-19T09:16:29.926-08:00Grapefruit and Drugs Often Don't MixGrapefruit Interacting Drugs and Associated Oral Bioavailability, Adverse Event(s), Risk Ranking and Potential Alternative MedicationsDanilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-9007463491630375162012-11-20T22:14:00.001-08:002012-11-20T22:14:18.090-08:00Kashmir - Led ZeppelinDanilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-64042806413053940182012-10-18T16:35:00.003-07:002012-10-18T16:35:51.281-07:00Pool Water Chemistry Cheat Sheet
Posted by John Keene
Understanding pool water chemistry is an essential part of
maintaining your swimming pool. You should be familiar with how
different factors like chlorine, pH, total alkalinity, calcium hardness
and cyanuric acid affect your water, pool structure and equipment.
Below is a table of recommended chemistry levels divided by pool
type. Save or print this table and Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-33617804508629863102012-09-27T08:27:00.003-07:002012-09-27T08:27:59.300-07:00Steve Jobs: Ten Secrets for Great Presentations
Holy Smokes, Bullets Kill! (And Other Presentation Tips)
Before planning your presentation, according to Carmine Gallo,
it is critical to know the question that matters most to your
audience: "Why should I care?"1 You need to think about how to
inspire your audience. Simply trying to sell them something
doesn't cut it. As Carmine writes, "Your widget doesn't
inspire me. Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-41517122360457598782012-09-13T16:52:00.001-07:002012-09-13T16:52:24.916-07:00All About Potatoes, by Elizabeth Schneider
One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, More...
Elizabeth Schneider /
September 1994
An unusual panoply that goes beyond the basics.
Ten years ago, I assembled a group of food professionals to evaluate
major potato varieties in the United States. We slogged our way through
eleven types each prepared five ways—a total of 55 tastes apiece.
Description glowed: "Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-6507159416619780332012-08-29T05:50:00.000-07:002012-08-29T05:50:02.486-07:00Good Food on a Tight Budget
http://www.ewg.org/goodfood/fruits.php
http://www.ewg.org/goodfood/vegetables.php
http://www.ewg.org/goodfood/grains.php
http://www.ewg.org/goodfood/protein.php
http://www.ewg.org/goodfood/dairy.php
http://www.ewg.org/goodfood/fats.php
http://www.ewg.org/goodfood/spices.php
Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-68947440150754258062012-07-27T08:47:00.001-07:002012-07-27T08:47:11.272-07:00Tomas Tranströmer and Lena Endre
Tomas Tranströmer and Lena Endre held
the full house in the Church of Leksand captive with strains of truths
onto which we struggle to hold.Sweden's greatest poet makes his
return to Tällberg a musical event by performing 3 pieces for the left
hand on piano. He was joined by Sweden's leading stage and screen
actress, Lena Endre, who brought her own delicious Swedish to the
Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-90797380659859552122012-07-09T15:11:00.000-07:002012-07-09T15:11:01.438-07:00SHOOT THE MOON - restaurant scene
George and Faith Dunlap fight and make up in this hilarious scene from
Alan Parker's "Shoot the Moon." Starring Albert Finney and Diane
Keaton. 1981.Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-56108755559384781152012-07-05T22:45:00.002-07:002012-07-05T22:45:34.078-07:00Paella Valeciana from The Rice Book by Sri Owen
In July 1991 I had lunch at El Delfin, a
restaurant facing the sea at Malva Rosa, just outside Valencia. You eat
in a large, white room, with black furniture and a stone floor, a bar at
the end near the kitchen door, a breeze just lifting the corners of the
white tablecloths; when a particularly fine dish comes to table, other
patrons are likely to walk across and comment on it Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-33724333003203286992012-07-05T22:38:00.004-07:002012-07-05T22:38:53.209-07:00Provençal beef stew (daube Provençale from The Complete Robuchon Joël Robuchon
Serves 6Preparation: 30 minutes (marinade) plus 30 minutesCooking: 4 hours
The marinade should be prepared at least 4 hours in advance, the day before if possible.
At
one time, this traditional beef stew would have simmered for hours in
the corner of a Provençal hearth or stove. This version uses cubed beef
for braising; the cheek is the best part for this purpose.
In
Provence they also Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-5218243111166048282012-07-05T22:14:00.004-07:002012-07-05T22:14:54.822-07:00Ragù (Bolognese sauce) From Marcella Hazan's The Classic Italian Cookbook
A
properly made ragu clinging to the folds of home-made noodles is one of
the most satisfying experiences accessible to the sense of taste. It is
no doubt one of the great attractions of the enchanting city of
Bologna, and the Bolognese claim one cannot make a true ragù anywhere
else. This may be so, but with a little care we can come very close to
it. There are three essential points youDanilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-5664451510488471512012-06-28T12:02:00.003-07:002012-06-28T12:02:22.133-07:00Stockholm, SwedenStockholm, Sweden, a set on Flickr.Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-26571833148523993562012-06-28T12:02:00.001-07:002012-06-28T12:02:09.737-07:00Stockholm, Sweden part 2Stockholm, Sweden part 2, a set on Flickr.Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-76955443536489316402012-06-28T12:01:00.007-07:002012-06-28T12:01:56.148-07:00Stockholm, Sweden part 3Stockholm, Sweden part 3, a set on Flickr.Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-86792499991004329502012-06-28T12:01:00.005-07:002012-06-28T12:01:44.874-07:00Stockholm, Sweden, City Hall (Stadshuset), Stortorget, Cathedral
(Storkyrkan), Military Parade and Changing of the GuardStockholm, Sweden, City Hall (Stadshuset), Stortorget, Cathedral (Storkyrkan), Military Parade and Changing of the Guard, a set on Flickr.Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-64091528097108064492012-06-28T12:01:00.003-07:002012-06-28T12:01:28.970-07:00Jyvaskyla, Finland, Alvar Aalto, Artek, Saynatsalo Town Hall,
Marimekko, Moomin, Trampoline, Bicycles, Indoor saunaJyvaskyla, Finland, Alvar Aalto, Artek, Saynatsalo Town Hall, Marimekko, Moomin, Trampoline, Bicycles, Indoor sauna, a set on Flickr.Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119082.post-66444176022621882052012-06-28T12:01:00.001-07:002012-06-28T12:01:14.431-07:00Jyvaskyla, Finland, Softex, Estonian Air, Summer House and Sauna by the
LakeJyvaskyla, Finland, Softex, Estonian Air, Summer House and Sauna by the Lake, a set on Flickr.Danilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362841525934723505noreply@blogger.com0