High Plains Drifters

The life and times of two former vagabonds.

Monday, August 30, 2010

For those of you in the DC area:

Best Banh Mi:

Arugula Files:
Is the Banh Mi the new Cupcake? (Plus the Best Banh Mi in the DC area)
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— A local rancher, speaking to Senator Mark Udall.

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      • Christmas songs that aren't on a Christmas album
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      • Thanksgiving Poll + Cranberry Chutney
      • Another Fall Salad
      • Two Trees
      • Thanksgiving Collection
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      • Robert Redford Cupcakes
      • Fall Salads
      • Potato Chowdah and Cheddar Biscuits
      • Chupacabra Soup
      • Food Trucks
      • Bookmarking a few for later
      • Mango Chutney
    • ►  September (14)
      • More on Chiles
      • Non-Recipe of the Day: Pork and Green Chile Stew
      • Let's Move Challenge: Recipes for Healthy Kids
      • Zucchini Cornbread
      • Beans and Rice
      • Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cake
      • Improv Blueberry Bars
      • I like toast!
      • Farmer's Market
      • Is Summer Over?
      • Last one before Labor Day
      • Labor Day variations on a theme
      • Little Girl
      • Quick trip to Alaska and San Francisco
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      • August News Round-up
      • Cooking for Geeks
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      • Grilled Naan
      • Rhubarbatism
      • End of July Food News
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      • June 28th: National Tapioca Day
      • Age is Just a Number
      • Harvest Time
      • Chicken and Veggies in Chile-Lime Adobo
      • Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
      • Father's Day: Updated
      • Summer Solstice
      • Getting ready for Father's Day
      • Salsa is as Salsa does
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High Plains Drifters is not entirely correct... but High Plains Former Drifters wasn't very catchy. We've been on the road for the better part of the last half century, but have finally settled down... pretty sure for good.
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Currently Spinning on our Turn-table

  • Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More
  • Shawn Mullins: Light You Up
  • Avett Brothers: Live Volume 3
  • Neko Case: Middle Cyclone

The Real Colorado

I hate that term... we heard it too much during the election. There's the "real" America, or the "real" Virginia, or the "real" whatever. As if any part of this country is fake.

There is no "real" Colorado. There are no parts of this state that are more real than any other. That's what makes Colorado such a great place to live. The hippie driving the Prius that runs on GORP is sitting there at the Cherry Cricket right next to the rancher, next to the banker, next to just about anyone else you could think of.

So there are no "real" and no "fake" parts of this state. Instead, I offer a sampling of interesting links that provide snapshots, not definitive answers, about life around here.


The "Real" Colorado

  • Hardscrabble Times: Journalism, Small Ag Management, and Pack-Burro news
  • The Mountain Gazette
  • Edible Front Range: Local and season grub in these parts
  • Mountain Flyer
  • The Greasy Skillet (not Colorado, but our dear next door neighbors — where the High Plains meets the Great Plains)

Food, Nutrition, Training, and the Great Outdoors

  • Food :: The Atlantic
    Should We Be More Skeptical of Brain Scan Research? - Our powers of analysis may not be as foolproof as we thought.
    1 day ago
  • Spilled Milk
    Episode 65: Sour Candy - This episode is dedicated to those among you who, like us, spent your youth sucking on Sour Patch Kids until your tongue was raw and bleeding. We'll see yo...
    1 week ago
  • Orangette
    You know me well - My manuscript is due on June 1.  Hello from the Cave - or, as I first typed, "Hell from the Cave," which has a nice slasher-movie ring to it.  Hi. For those...
    3 weeks ago
  • The Greasy Skillet
    - I love reading restaurant menus. If they published a book of restaurant menus, I would buy it. I love browsing menus seeking unexpected, unconventional ...
    1 month ago
  • The Internet Food Association
    Houston recs? - I’m going to be going to Houston next week to visit and learn about some very cool early childhood education initiatives. But since I’m going to be there ...
    1 year ago
  • Edible Front Range
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More on Adoption and Foster Parenting

  • Tapestry Books: Specialists in Adoption Books
  • Adopt Us Kids
  • The Dave Thomas Foundation
  • Kids Are Waiting
  • The Colorado State Foster Parent Association
  • Foster Parents dot com

Kids' Stuff

  • Fat Brain Toys — intelligent toys, made in the USA
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Our Kitchen Manifesto

We don't pretend to be know anything about cooking, but we're experts on eating, so that should count for something.

One of us has the calibrated nose in the family; the other can usually recognize the smell of smoke, but only after the detector has gone off.

Our Great Danes have never met a protein-based food group that they didn't like.

When you have dogs like that to help out in the kitchen, the five second rule becomes the zero second rule.

One good knife can substitute for 90% of the gadgets at Williams-Sonoma.

Everyone should be required by law to try new things, at least once, but preferably twice.

A fresh loaf of bread goes with everything.

There are no calories in samples or tastings.

Keep it simple.

Be the change you wish to see in the kitchen.

Everything tastes better when it's shared.

odwink photo albums

  • First Haircut
  • Cutie and he knows it
  • First Birthday
  • Birthday and Easter Pix
  • A Day at the Museum
  • Lots of eating, and new shoes
  • Chow Time
  • Jan 6 Pix
  • Christmas in Dalton
  • Crawling, Smiling Z-Man
  • Z-Man in Da House
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