http://www.atypical.net the life and times of Joan Touzet Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:36:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ingredients 2 acorn squash 1 lb. lean ground beef ½ c. pine nuts (or slivered almonds) 2 Tbsp. ground unsweetened cocoa 2 Tbsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 3 Tbsp. fresh grated ginger ¼ c. dried cherries (optional) Salt and pepper to taste. 1/2 c. grated cheese (I used a firm raw goat's milk cheese) Balsamic vinegar Directions Halve acorn squash and remove ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/06/21/recipe-spiced-stuffed-squash Modified from http://cookpad.com/mykitchen/recipe/544198/ . Ingredients 4 baby eggplant (aubergines) 150g ground pork 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1 thumb ginger, finely minced (about double the volume of your garlic) 1/2 tsp. doubanjiang, aka 辣豆瓣酱 1/2 tsp. this stuff (can anyone help with a real English name other than "maaraajyan"? 1 tsp. Chinese sweet black miso, aka 甜麺醤 1/2 tsp. ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/06/06/recipe-real-szechuan-eggplant I am just back from RSDC 2008. Conferences like this, related to my line of work, normally get me pumped up and excited for the coming year's efforts. This conference, like so many other things in my life that used to be important to me it seems these days, just ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/06/06/exhausted Well, if you've visited my website in the last day, you'll see I've added my plurk widget to the sidebar. I'm finding plurk altogether more motivational than twitter. A recent comparison of the two services I think was unfair to plurk, mostly due to overhyped twitter features that aren't even ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/06/06/plurk The past two weeks, I have been sick - fever, congestion, barotrauma due to plane flight with aforementioned fever and congestion, coughing, laryngitis...it's been lingering longer than it's needed to. I am mostly recovered but still sniffly/coughy/post nasal drippy, and my head still feels like it's full of cotton. No, ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/05/24/where-has-she-been Just...wow.... I can't stop watching this. http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/04/21/drop-it-like-its-a-tetromino Via IRC, like all good links. http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/04/21/how-to-be-a-new-media-douchebag Tonight I had to repair my own dishwasher. After weeks of dishes coming out dirty, and after reviewing some references, I decided I probably had a bunged up inlet valve. After much disassembly, reassembly, and testing, I discovered: that even modern dishwashers still come with service technician notes behind ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/04/21/ms-maytag-repairman As the snow finally melts away, I start to get busier and busier. Here's what I've been up to the past week: Work: supporting new projects as usual, writing position papers, working on newsletters, technical enablement, beta testing. House: cooking every night (pasta from scratch, ramen from scratch, gourmet hamburgers...will try and ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/03/23/joanbits-200803 Tonight's meal is decidedly anti-Irish. Nothing against St. Patrick's day, but I really felt like something savoury and spicy. Behold: the satay-spackled roast chicken! (Inspired by a recipe in Solomon's The Complete Asian Cookbook, 1976.) one 1½ kg chicken, washed and dried, dressed one medium onion, coarsely chopped one garlic clove, coarsely chopped 2 ... http://www.atypical.net/archive/2008/03/17/satay-spackled-roast-chicken