Leviathan Awakes by James S.A. Corey

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[amazon_link id=”0316129089″ target=”_blank” ]Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse)[/amazon_link]

I’m enjoying the upcoming (June 15th) “[amazon_link id=”0316129089″ target=”_blank” ]Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse)[/amazon_link]”, written by the Arisian Fusion known as James Corey, and consisting of the melded brains of Daniel Abraham and Ty Frank. One of the things I like is that the players in this belter v inner system conflict aren’t all brilliant strategists, and the political situation is complicated. I’m pretty sure this perspective comes from their gaming experiences. Continue reading →

Soup and Kojo – Two of my favorite things together!

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Kojo Nnamdi: Soups for All Seasons
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.

soups for all seasons audio link

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UPDATE: I got on the show as the first caller. Hey, for me it was a big deal. I asked if the pros had any suggestions for alternatives to making stock from scratch, since I’m making a gallon of soup every week…and they knocked the idea that any base could compete with fresh stock. Haunt the butcher for bones, they said. I also asked about shipping soup, which threw Kojo for a minute, but besides sending it FedEx, they didn’t have much to say…well, so much for my two minutes of soup fame… Continue reading →

Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities

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[amazon_link id=”1597267066″ target=”_blank” ]Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities[/amazon_link]

Author Peter Fox-Penner’s Smart Power provides  much needed context for discussion on meeting the nation and the world’s energy needs. While its target audience is undoubtedly professionals grappling with energy resources and regulations, this look beyond the mechanics of energy production and distribution to the bigger picture of the energy eco-system, how it came to be, where it’s headed and where it needs to wind up, offers insights that anyone interested in life on or off the grid needs to understand. Continue reading →

Soup #8 Red Lentil Soup with Bacon and Parsley Sauce

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Red Lentil Soup w Bacon and Parsley Yogurt Sauce

This week’s soup was going to be Chicken Little Noodle Soup but my gal put in a request for lentil, which wasn’t a bad idea either. Of course, she wasn’t talking about plain old grayish green lentils. She wanted red lentils, which I’ve never cooked with and you can’t find at the nearest grocery store. Well, I can’t anyway.

Red lentil’s aren’t really red lentil’s by the way. They’re actually yellow lentil’s with their shell’s milled off to show the red inside. As a result, they’re a fast cooking legume, ready in minutes. Continue reading →