All human beings value food, it is one of the most unifying themes in our species. Everyone can appreciate a home cooked meal, if not for the taste than for the time and effort that went into it. Homemade food is the most universal physical sign of time and effort. You can look at a [...]
Month: July 2014
Falafel and I are finally Facebook official (a post by Molly)
Oh falafel, we’ve come so far together! You may not remember it, but we first met years ago. I was a young, innocent cook who thought frying was a mortal sin, and hummus and falafel dough were basically the same thing. Our first encounter did not end well, and we didn’t reconnect for several years. [...]
With 428,722 miles on her odometer, she’s King of the Road
If vehicles could talk, the Knight family's Vanagon would speak, in its understated, German voice, about perseverance, reliability and adventure. Purchased in 1991, the last year Volkswagon made that particular model, the Vanagon has crisscrossed the country for the last 23 years, bringing the Oregon-based family through 34 states and Canada. This weekend, the familiar [...]
Before Sunrise or Finding French Sara in Berlin (A guest post by Vinnie)
Editors note: We challenge the twin powers of serendipity and social media to help Vinnie find his phone and Sara, the girl he met on a bus between Amsterdam and Berlin. Don't make them wait another 10 years… Before Sunrise (Reboot) The scene opens on a young American man, 21-years old, sitting in the Amsterdam [...]
13
We spent some time with 13 this weekend, and remembered how cool it was. 13 stands at the precipice, one sneakered foot on the tantalizing edge of adulthood, and one safely planted on the entertaining wall of childhood. 13 swings and struts, trips and glides, stands tall and curls up, gulps and nibbles, argues and [...]