Archive for June, 2008
Photo Friday: The Great Outdoors
June 21st, 2008 | 
Author: In 2006, my friend Barbara and I went to visit our friend Liz in Colorado. While there, we rented horses and went on a ride to the Continental Divide. Below are our guide and Barbara with the great Rocky Mountain scenery in the background.
This is for Photo Friday’s weekly challenge, The Great Outdoors.
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Seafood Watch Pocket Guide
If you like seafood, and we do, check out these pocket guides to which species to best to purchase and consume, and which to avoid. The guidelines are based on sustainability (whether the species is overfished), bycatch (whether the fishing method brings in and kills other types of sea life), and habitat damage (some fishing methods damage the ocean floor, for example, harming the environment for many species, and there are different guides for various sections of the U.S.
Laugh your ass off
Seriously, if you need a laugh, this is one funny group of sites. There are several topics:
Enjoy 
Meals with little or no cooking involved
Whew, long time, no blog! The first week of June, Dan and I went back to James River State Park. He and colleagues Dan B. and Richard took a group of teachers there for a retreat as the capstone to a professional-development class they have been teaching all year. I went along to 1) take vacation in the beautiful park and 2) help Paul prepare meals for 25 for two days. After the teachers left Thursday after lunch, Dan, Dan B, Richard, Paul and I went tubing on the James – that was great. I need to get hold of the video from Danny B and post it. But I guess the week exhausted me more than I realized – I’ve been tired all week.
I promise (I know you’ve heard that before 
) I will post photos and videos soon, but in the meantime, it’s been HOT HOT HOT! and Jaden from Steamy Kitchen blogged about being interviewed by the Washington Post for a story they did recently on making meals with little to no cooking needed, so I wanted to make a note of it. Here’s the link:
I especially like the idea of the Asian-flavored ceviche and the Chinese cucumber appetizer. I already have my own delicious tzatziki recipe; in fact, I made it last week to serve with grilled chicken, lettuce and tomatoes in pita pockets. Easy, yummy meal for the hot weather.
