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dandelion greensToday I had a visitation from the gourmet fairy, who helped me invent this peculiar dish.

YUM! I had it with some baked cod. Tastes like spring!

If you find dandelion greens too strong, you might try substituting spinach or chard. In that case I guess you’d want to add it last, after everything else, since it’s much tenderer than dandelion greens. You might also want to add a little lemon juice (dandelion greens have a nice tartness).

Springy Zingy Greens

1 large bunch dandelion greens, chopped coarsely
2 medium to large leeks, sliced
1 dozen mushrooms (shiitake are really good), chopped coarsely
1/2 cup almonds, chopped coarsely
sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg
tamari to taste

Heat a little canola or other mild oil or butter in a pan. Add leeks and saute for a few minutes, until they start to get soft. Add dandelion greens, mushrooms, and almonds. Stir and saute some more, adding tamari to taste and a grating of nutmeg.

Home again, jiggety jog

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seattle-from-victoria-clipper-station

I’m back in town. Here’s a view of Seattle from the Victoria Clipper station that I shot with my new camera. (Yes, I need more practice.) See below for more really bad vacation pics.

The ride on the Clipper, a large catamaran, was smooth. Victoria is a darn cute town the size of a postage stamp. My favorite experience was the “First Peoples” exhibit at the Royal BC Museum, but photos were not allowed.

P.S. Alex helped me open the old SE/30. Got it working, though it needs a new floppy drive. And I didn’t zing myself!

Going on vacation

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Getting ready to pick up Alex at the airport. Sweet reunion! For two days that is. Then I’m up to Seattle for a week with family. Mom is taking me on a boat to Vancouver for a couple of days. I’ll also spend time with Amy, Greg and Lewis (who is addicted to the new household computer, I bet), as well as cousin Tim, Caitlin, Sam and Mike.
long torx driver
Finally found a long torx driver to reach the recessed screws on the old macs. The SE/30 won’t boot and I suspect its RAM got jiggled loose during shipping. I really had to search for the torx driver. A sales guy at Santa Cruz Electronics practically had steam coming out his ears when I mentioned opening an old all-in-one. He sputtered “liability…major liability…don’t even talk to me about it…” Believe me, I will take all possible precautions to avoid the high voltage. If I end up with a new hairdo I’ll go back and show that sales guy!

I heart macs, macs heart me

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Apple SE 30I have been missing my sweetie. That’s right, Alex is my sweetie now. He’s in NYC for 6 weeks and I am pining a bit.

Filled the void with ebay, got myself a Mac Plus and SE/30 too. They’ll just get harder to find, so just as well I got them now. Why do I need them? Let’s just call them pets…