New York City is a great place for viewing contrasting architecture: here’s modern, paned glass with nineteenth century brick and mansard roofs. This is somewhere near 6th or 7th Avenues, in the forties or high thirties.
Thursday’s Challenge is “URBAN” (Buildings, Traffic, Graffiti, Signs, People,…). Next week’s challenge is METALLIC (Metal, Shiny, Mirror, Clothes, Cars, Jewelry,…).
My daughter and I were on the porch yesterday, and we heard a cat cry. No, maybe it was a baby. No, it was two birds, meowing at each other. Now I know why these are called gray catbirds. Here is my gray catbird photo from last summer.
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I have recently been exploring millet. Some say millet is an alkaline forming grain (and that this is a good thing). While the alkaline/acidic food balance theory may just be a theory, I’ve gotten interested in learning how to cook millet. What do I do with it?
I’ve made millet like rice: two parts water to one part millet. It was OK, kind of grainy, and when it was warm, and I stuck in a bit of cheese, I liked it better (but cheese is supposedly acidic, so that sort of defeats the alkalizing part). Recipes, anyone? Here are some I found online:
I haven’t tried any of these recipes. Which one should I try? Would you try any?
On a related topic, Batya will be hosting the next Kosher Cooking Carnival. She would like you to submit a post and to be a host.
In topics related to blog carnivals, JPIX (Jewish Photographers Blog Carnival) will appear on this blog at the end of June. So submit your favorite post with a great photo.
Upcoming on this blog (tomorrow): How to Pay a Shiva Call: A Guide for Non-Jews, non-observant Jews, Jews who need to brush up on the tradition of shiva, and people who find the idea of comforting a mourner a bit scary
Last week I featured a radish; this week here are homegrown strawberries. Can you guess what the bright blue background is?
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I bought this perennial plant last year, and all I got last season were greens. This past spring we have been treated to these lovely, delicate pink flowers. This post suggested one can grow mexican evening primrose with african daisies for a lovely pale pink with dark purple combination.
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