Memories of The New York Sunday Times. There is something rewarding about the world wide web (www), it is instantaneous and research resourcing can be done in the snap-of-a-finger from the comfort of any prosthetic digital device. Fondly called in the early 1990s, the World-Wide Wait (as the new superhighway of cyberspace), I remember when searching was nicknamed “surfing,” to be rapidly replaced by to Google or googling as in “to use Google, the internet search engine, to find information on a person or thing . . .”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Breakfast bread pudding ham cups
Breakfast bread pudding ham cups. Breakfast will always be special and, as I’ve said before, the variety of items that constitute the day’s first meal remains endless. However, while I most often return to my favorite selections, I do find myself wanting to try new ways to cook, present, and interpret breakfast staples. Recently, I came across an innovative way to use three basic ingredients: bread, eggs, and ham.
What does the choice of furniture have to do with architecture?
What does the choice of furniture have to do with architecture? In recent years, I have proposed a loft renovation project for my second-year architecture studio students, with an emphasis on interior design principles that extend to the selection of furniture and the detailing of cabinetwork.
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Puff pastry with Swiss cheese, bacon and asparagus. Over the past months, I have enjoyed cooking with ingredients readily found in my well stocked pantry or fridge. Using either canned, fresh or frozen vegetables, with occasional left-overs, meals rarely required a last-minute outing to our nearby grocery store. With some intuition it is fun to combine flavors, textures, and colors and even meet the challenge to cook dishes in less than twenty minutes, from start to seating.
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