Mostly Plants

OpenID Authentication

Borealis — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

We appear to be having problems with openID authentication. This should be fixed within the next few days. For now, I may be the only one who cares anyway.

Cranberry Tofu with Coconut Cream Asparagus

Borealis — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:37:40 +0000

Though recipes aren’t subject to copyright, I will mention that I got this from The Vegan Cook’s Bible, and what is listed here has only minor modifications. Meatatarians can probably substitute chicken breast for the tofu with good results. This may also be the meal that sealed the deal on my three-month vegan experiment. [...]

State of the Blog

Borealis — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:10:15 +0000

If you’ve been to Mostly Plants in the past several weeks, you may have noticed that things were a bit odd. You may have noticed that the “permalinks” (links to individual posts) were broken, and looked weird. It should be back to normal now. The blog got hacked, and in the process of [...]

Enchilada Sauce: Sooo easy!

Borealis — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:50:09 +0000

Forget the can of enchilada sauce and the complicated recipes you find online — this is easy! Ingredients: 1 28-ounce can of plum (Italian) tomatoes or tomato puree, or 1.5 pounds fresh tomatoes. 1 can tomato paste (optional) 3 chipotles in adobo sauce Salt Ground Cumin Garlic (4-6 cloves, smashed or minced) Method: If using whole tomatoes, put in blender with 1/2 can tomato [...]

Hefeblaueweizen!

Borealis — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:01:09 +0000

Grain Bill: 4 lbs 2-row base malt 5.6 lbs flaked wheat 8 oz Münchenmalz 7 oz CaraMünchenmalz 1 oz Chocolate malt Hops: 3.2% Saaz, 2 oz Yeast: White Labs WLP302 American Hefeweizen liquid yeast tube Equipment: 50 quart mash tun, of my own fabrication (with the aid of Zymeco Kewler Kitz, and a lot of screwing up along the way) 21 quart water bath canner/lobster [...]

Why do motorists honk at cyclists?

Borealis — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:23:53 +0000

I had a lot of time to think about this during the ten mile stretch of my Friday Commute that took place on city roads and secondary highways. A lot of time to think, because I just kept getting honked at. I’m an experienced road cyclist. I ride on the right, as close to the fog [...]

Biking from Lowell to Somerville

Borealis — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:38:17 +0000

Yesterday’s adventure: I strapped my bike to my car in the morning, and after work changed into cycling clothes and rode home. I have been wanting to do this for months, and finally got the perfect opportunity. The route starts in Lowell, heading south on MA 110 to MA 4, and following that road to [...]

Hops!

Borealis — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:59:43 +0000

Saturday: Planted 4 Hop Rhizomes along the north fence of my back yard Sundy: Found signs of rabbit digging in disturbed soil where I had planted two of the rhizomes. It had dug straight down to one of the rhizomes, but not actually bothered it. Perhaps it was going for the bits of clover and dandelion [...]

Planters! From repurposed plastic bottles

Borealis — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:34:19 +0000

With a shout out to Dancinglights, and Inside Urban Green for the idea, I have been hard at work making planters out of repurposed soda and gatorade bottles, and takeout containers. I’ve been asked for pictures, so here they are, using a gatorade bottle as an example: Materials: I used four tools that I had lying around to [...]

The Annual Sunscreen Reminder

Borealis — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:35:55 +0000

This is your annual reminder to read the label and do the research on your sunscreen. If you think that anything off the shelf with the letters SPF on the front will protect you from sunburn and skin cancer, you may be dangerously wrong. If you think that the FDA or any other government agency is doing [...]