Thursday, April 23, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Brussel Sprouts!
Brussel Sprouts??? Yes... they can actually be quite tasty if you make them like I do. :)
First, I boiled them for 3 minutes, and then drained them.
Then, I cut them in half and cut the bottoms off.
In a cast iron skillet with butter I sauteed them to make them a little brown on the cut side.
Then I added a yellow onion. Most people would saute the onion first, but I don't like my onions overcooked. I like them still crisp and spicy.
Then I cut up a pre-cooked chicken sausage (no hormones or antibiotics, of course) and an apple. It is especially important to eat organic when you are eating a thin skinned fruit or veggie, that could be penetrated easily by pesticides.
The I threw the sausage and apple into the pan, and continued cooking until everything was hot.
After I took it off the heat, I crumbled blue cheese over the top.
Add some currants too, I didn't have any, but they add a nice texture.
First, I boiled them for 3 minutes, and then drained them.
Then, I cut them in half and cut the bottoms off.
In a cast iron skillet with butter I sauteed them to make them a little brown on the cut side.
Then I added a yellow onion. Most people would saute the onion first, but I don't like my onions overcooked. I like them still crisp and spicy.
Then I cut up a pre-cooked chicken sausage (no hormones or antibiotics, of course) and an apple. It is especially important to eat organic when you are eating a thin skinned fruit or veggie, that could be penetrated easily by pesticides.
The I threw the sausage and apple into the pan, and continued cooking until everything was hot.
After I took it off the heat, I crumbled blue cheese over the top.
Add some currants too, I didn't have any, but they add a nice texture.
Monday, April 13, 2009
El Capitan, San Diego
On Saturday, I hiked and climbed near El Capitan and El Cahon Mountains. This is El Capitan. (not the Yosemite one! the San Diego one!)
The beginning of the hike was very idyllic and forest glen-like. Later it got very rocky and dry.
This weird parasite-ish thing is called Witch's Hair.
Then we ran into little Mr. Potato Bug. I was the only person on the hike who had ever seen one before. I always seem to run into these guys.
As we climbed higher, we could see El Capitan Reservoir behind us. You can see it in the bottom right hand corner of the picture.
My friend who organized the hike is into rock climbing and wilderness survival.
He pointed out this edible yucca plant. We ate some of the flowers. They tasted sort of yucca-y. Ha ha.
There was also this pretty thistle, which I did not eat.
There were some pretty boulders on the way up the hike but we didn't have time to climb them.
We stopped part way up at the "rest-tree." Once you get out of the glen, there are pretty much only two trees the whole way up.
After this tree it gets all rocky. There is lots of this grass, which you can pull on if you need help climbing the steep parts.
As we approached, we could see some climbers setting new routes off to the right of where we were going to climb. You can see a climber in the center of this picture.
This is our lead climber. When he got to the top, he set up a top-rope for me to climb.
Here I am near the beginning of the route. I didn't think I would be able to finish the climb, but I did. I think it's rated a 5.10b difficulty.
Tired and sweaty, we ran back down the mountain so I wouldn't be late for work.
On the way down I turned and snapped a pic of where we had been. The pro climbers had been on the dark brown face, and we had climbed the rocks directly below and to the left of there.
During the whole trip, I kept hearing a weird meow-ing noise. It turned out to be the local peacocks, one of whom was kind enough to pose for me by the car. I heard there are rams around here too. Hope I get to see one of those next time.
That's all for now.
The beginning of the hike was very idyllic and forest glen-like. Later it got very rocky and dry.
This weird parasite-ish thing is called Witch's Hair.
Then we ran into little Mr. Potato Bug. I was the only person on the hike who had ever seen one before. I always seem to run into these guys.
As we climbed higher, we could see El Capitan Reservoir behind us. You can see it in the bottom right hand corner of the picture.
My friend who organized the hike is into rock climbing and wilderness survival.He pointed out this edible yucca plant. We ate some of the flowers. They tasted sort of yucca-y. Ha ha.
There was also this pretty thistle, which I did not eat.
There were some pretty boulders on the way up the hike but we didn't have time to climb them.
We stopped part way up at the "rest-tree." Once you get out of the glen, there are pretty much only two trees the whole way up.
After this tree it gets all rocky. There is lots of this grass, which you can pull on if you need help climbing the steep parts.
This is our lead climber. When he got to the top, he set up a top-rope for me to climb.
Here I am near the beginning of the route. I didn't think I would be able to finish the climb, but I did. I think it's rated a 5.10b difficulty.
Tired and sweaty, we ran back down the mountain so I wouldn't be late for work.
On the way down I turned and snapped a pic of where we had been. The pro climbers had been on the dark brown face, and we had climbed the rocks directly below and to the left of there.
During the whole trip, I kept hearing a weird meow-ing noise. It turned out to be the local peacocks, one of whom was kind enough to pose for me by the car. I heard there are rams around here too. Hope I get to see one of those next time.
That's all for now.
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