It’s so funny how the mind works isn’t it?  This week I went to the Farmer’s market in Monrovia and picked up some of the sweetest, juiciest and most luscious strawberries you ever saw.  And I thought, ‘those strawberries are…

The sweet chile salmon I had for dinner the other night [recipe here] got me thinking about the biggest fish in the sea, and that my friends is the whale shark.  (Before you get all sassy, regular whales aren’t fish,…

I’m constantly looking for yummy, easy, healthy fish recipes and I recently found this gem for broiled salmon.  It’s super easy! Salmon with Sweet Chili Glaze, Sugar Snap Peas, and Pea Shootsadapted from Bon Appetit, April 2010serves 6 1/4 cup…

My excursion to the McDonalds Railroad got me thinking about rail cars.  As it turns out, passenger rail cars went through several heavyweight and lightweight stages depending on whether smooth ride (comfort) or fuel efficiency (speed) were in vogue.  This…

We recently stopped at McDonalds on our way to a trade show in Vegas.  The McDonalds had converted rail cars–which is where we sat.  As you can see from the picture, it was kind of fun.  And as you can…