Author: doug

Corn tortillas that you buy are not fully cooked. Look how the one on top, which spent about 30 seconds a side on a cast-iron griddle, has shrunk as it heated through. They’re so much tastier once they’re actually cooked through. This has been a public service announcement of the Parkercat Food Network.

This most excellent bottle of Scotch — a birthday present from a generous friend — lasted almost exactly one year in my house. I vowed to only raise a glass of it in celebration with friends & family, and I did keep that promise. Some friends and I drank its last dram at a Physically Distanced BBQ this past weekend.

Taking a break

I’m sure this preying mantis caught all sorts of bugs near our compost bin.

My blanket has a nose. And a tail.

Broc-co-lini, the faux-Italian treat!

How many frogs do you see?

The reconfiguration of nearby West Newton Square saw a big leap since I was last down there with the removal of this little traffic island. It’s part of a project to make this whole area less car-centric, which I will appreciate greatly once I am commuting on foot/bike through here again.

We’re breaking in our new propane-powered fire pit on our patio this evening. We figure this is a good way to extend the Socially Distanced BBQ season.

Deconstructed.