Thursday Morning

Well, the Cuban pot roast (ropa vieja) turned out great last night. It was a big hit with both Marty and me. I will definitely update my recipe page this weekend with that recipe and some of the other new ones I've tried lately.

Coming up soon, I am planning to make Caribbean black beans, Thai garlic beef, and another Cuban recipe. (Separately, not all for the same meal.) Also, I think I'll get my vegetarian cookbooks out and try some new dishes. We used to eat meatless dinners all the time, but I fell out of the habit of cooking them. But it's healthier and (usually) cheaper, so it's definitely worth the effort to try out something new.

The weather is expected to change abruptly overnight. Today the predicted high temperature is 72 deg F and tomorrow it's 43 deg F. Then we'll turn the clocks back an hour this weekend, and I expect that by Monday it will start feeling and looking a lot more like winter. But we are ready! We have a shed full of firewood all set for the cold weather to start.

A Few Links:

The official Harry Potter site is fun if you are on a fast connection. Lots of toys and games here, including an interactive sorting hat feature. Of course I was sorted into Gryffindor.

YETI@Home is a great idea for distributed computing. We ran the SETI@Home software on our PC for several months last year, and never got a nibble, but just think how much more exciting it could be to help discover Sasquatch!

Rice Recipes from Around the World could come in handy.

James Lileks' Institute of Official Cheer is one of my favorite spots on the web. The Gallery of Regrettable Food has now become a book (I saw it in Barnes and Noble last weekend!). There's still much more to discover on the site, though.