this was an experiment last week, and it turned out delicious. I haven’t had chipotle kimchee before.
- napa cabbage
- regular cabbage
- carrots
- green onions
- daikon
- ginger
- dried chipotle pepper
- sesame oil
- sea salt
crush up the chipotle and drizzle with sesame oil in a small bowl. set aside.
chop, slice, & chiffonade the other ingredients and mix in a large bowl. sprinkle liberally with salt, and then massage with clean hands until the cabbage juices are spread all throughout. drain liquids. let sit on counter for a couple hours…drain again. add the chipotle-oil mix. put into jars, pack tightly.
ideally, store at about 50 degrees F for a week, however, they can be put in fridge and will still come out tasty.
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I’ve been west for a couple days, and had free time yesterday in between work and travel. Last time I was in this part of the country was over ten years ago, when I drove to Las Vegas to go rock climbing. Right now I’m in Palm Springs, which my brother called “the high desert”….and I think I’m in love 
the openness, the ruggedness, and the warm days and cool nights. I’ve reassessed my plan to spend a couple months in Deutschland in favor of a road trip back here.
My favorite thing about plans and resolutions is to see how they change.
It wasn’t a new year’s resolution to either learn German or to spend a couple months there, but it was a strong plan that formed early this year. The learning German part has been great- about three months in, I can understand almost everything that goes on at German Conversation Group (where a number of people are fluent or German)…I write 3 or so pages in it every morning, Anna and I speak deutsch throughout the workday, and I’m reading Harry Potter and Siddartha in German (the former is much more difficult…surprisingly.) However…
Being in this desert environment has seriously re-formed my interests and desires. I’d rather spend a month camping here than in a large European city. Additionally, it will be easier to continue my ‘jobs’ from within the US with a 3 hour time difference…
Joshua Tree…..
Something about the space here leads me to be less afraid, more willing to try things that I find uncomfortable (like camping) because being outside here feels_so_good_____.
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US origin organic cotton, dyed with low-impact dyes in our Portland, Maine studio…
brook there * organic clothing * TODAY: men’s and women’s organic cotton clothing
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they are on flicker right now….
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My favorite hat for a long time was a leopard print polar-fleece number from Old Navy, but, as is my wont, I lose hats like crazy, regardless of whether they are expensive or cheap. When the leopard one went missing a week ago, I made this new one. It’s made of organic wool jersey and lined with silk, thus quite warm.
Many people avoid mixing knits with wovens as a sewing technique, but I combine them frequently and appreciate both the aesthetic and structural effects.
The hat pattern is a downloadable PDF here. Measurements are noted in case your print resizes slightly.
1. cut 5 of the arc-shaped pieces in both the exterior and liner. Sew or serge them together into the cap of the hat.
2. sew the brim into a circle by joining the ends, and the pin the right side of the brim to the inside of the hat base, so that the brim is fully inside the hat. sew the edge seam.
3. turn the brim outside, folding under the raw edge and top-stitching it to the outside of the hat.
4. make the pom pom from strips of material about 4″ in length, wrapping them first with thread at the center, and then stitching with the sewing machine to the top of the hat. Just stitch through the top of the pompom and backstitch a couple times.
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Chelsea, my lovely future sister-in-law, sent me this wonderfully tactile cookbook. The pages have a texture, and the drawings are just so sweet. I need to adapt some of the recipes to raw & vegan.
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