For the first time in the ten years I have been working in bicycle planning, I am seeing cracks in wall of rules and regulations that have stymied the development of innovative bicycle facilities in the United States.  Planners and engineers in the US have been hog tied by acronyms like the MUTCD (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control [...]

After work I made a run to the co-op for some provisions. My panniers were full up and I still needed to stop at the hardware store for some shellac to finish the knotty pine walls in the new basement rec room my dad and I built last week. What to do with no SUV? [...]

Julia rides an Electra Amsterdam Sport 3i while in Bali in the movie Eat, Pray, Love. I give the bike two thumbs up. I try to support companies that support bicycling with my purchases. A while back when I was looking for an espresso machine, I bought a Saeco because they sponsored a race team (featuring the [...]

In all of my experimentation with pizza-making, I’ve focused almost exclusively on the dough and the toppings. I worked endlessly to find the best dough recipe, and topped that dough with every kind of topping I could imagine. But when I wanted a traditional tomato-sauced pizza, I usually contented myself with buying a jar of [...]

It took me a long time to become a fan of cabbage. In fact, most cruciferous vegetables were anathema to me as a young child, for their somewhat, um, gassy odor. Cabbage was nothing to me but the bitter, slightly wilted filler in salad bars, and the stinky, mayonnaise-clogged pile of coleslaw I avoided at [...]

I never really thought to eat chard raw, but the stuff I’ve been getting from the CSA is so tender that last week, I decided to give it a shot. Admittedly, this isn’t entirely raw: The bean and tomato mixture was hot, and wilted the chard a bit when they were tossed together. But it [...]

Last week, I broke out the grill for the first time in a year and cooked up some lovely salmon fillets. Being as I was only making dinner for one, I ended up with more grilled salmon than I could eat in one night, and the next day I used the rest to put together [...]

* 1 ounce gin * 1/2 ounce brandy * 1/2 ounce dry vermouth * 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth * 1 dash orange bitters Garnish: Lemon twist Stir with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass While I could not find any historical evidence, I believe this cocktail was created to honor the original Delmonico Restaurant [...]

So, I don’t have a picture of this nom nom dish, but I assure you, it’s awesome. It’s so delectable that I had a hard time not eating it and leaving food for my family. This is adapted from the January edition of Cooking Light but theirs is bland and mine is awesome. Sorry Cooking [...]

I made these for Boaz the other day, thinking they would be a really great lunch. Well, I wouldn’t call them a ‘lunch’ item, but they were really great. These would be best as an appetizer and pairs well with marinara sauce. Very quick and easy to make although we did burn our tongues because [...]