A Doing Word…

Thoughts to inspire action – work in progress

  • It’s Complicated…

    Everyone loves the certainty of a simple answer – you can see them on the front of most magazines. The winning investment strategy. What makes Apple great. How to fix the economy, lose weight, find happiness… All in a few pages of magazine article. Politics is even worse – “fix the deficit”, “balance the budget”, Continue reading

  • Life: What to do today?

    There is a lot of power in the questions we ask ourselves. Are we asking the right questions? I’ve been noticing a lot of bad ones: “What do I want to do today?” I want to do all kinds of things. Some indulgent, some productive, some charitable. Looking for some inner answer to spring forth Continue reading

  • Banana Bread

    Simple and good! 2 C flour (like Bob’s Red Mill wheat from Oregon) 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 C sugar (cane sugar is good) Mix that 4 ripe bananas 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp almond 2 eggs 1/4 C butte Mix that by hand but not too much – keep it Continue reading

  • Cha Cha Cha’s Warm Spinach Salad

    Tasty! An old favorite in SF 2 bunches spinach 6 bacon slices 1 bunch scallions cut into ¼ inch pieces including some green tops 10 white mushrooms, thinly sliced ¼ cup dry sherry ½ recipe Dijon mustard sauce. (See below) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro salt and freshly ground black Continue reading

  • Bengali Fish

    My favorite version of several recipes combined. Still working on it. Spice mix: 2 teaspoons coriander seeds 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 2 whole cloves 2 green cardamom pods Fish: Around 2 pounds mahimahi, tilapia, swai, or other whitefish 2 teaspoon ground turmeric – or mix of ground for color and a couple tablespoons of fresh Continue reading

  • Pimp my Mac ‘n Cheese (Box Dinners Done Right part II)

    Now that you know how to make box noodles, here’s how to make them into what has been called (I am not kidding), “The high point of the evening” and “The best f-n dinner I ever had”. It’s really not that hard. Step 1: Start with the good stuff. Anything ending in “White Cheddar” is Continue reading

  • Box Noodles the Right Way – Part 1 of 2

    They’re not exactly the height of cuisine, but they can be tasty and they are easy! But, most of the on-the-box recipes are lame. They have you mix the sauce mix, the cold water, an absurd amount of butter, and the noodles all together and then boil for something like an eternity of 15 minutes. Continue reading

  • Tom Kha Recipe

    Like the other recipes, this is a merging of the best recipes I could find, along with a lot of trial and error. With the right ingredients it’s one of my favorites! Serve over rice. Box of good quality chicken stock – about 4 cups Coconut milk – 1 cup/can A few stalks of lemongrass Continue reading

  • Phad Thai Recipe

    Seems so simple yet so subtle. The hardest thing I’ve made – most recipes are absurdly bad – ketchup, soy sauce… This one takes the insight and style from many different recipes. Mine’s gone from inedible to damn good. I offered to take Scout out tonight and she wanted this instead. It’s still a work Continue reading

  • Chicken Adobo Recipe

    An amazing dish like nothing else.  The vinegar creates some strange reaction with the chicken that works magic. This is Philippines style with coconut milk, but you can leave that out to make it a healthier. 1 can (cup) coconut milk ¼ cup soy sauce. I tried sweet soy once, don’t do that. 1½ cup Continue reading