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Julia Larson '13: Rock the Kabocha, Rock the Kabocha
Classic punk rock? For me, it's The Clash of England (good book here).Classic winter squash? For me, it's the kabocha of Japan. One more question (Bear with me. . . but maybe I'm lion like a tiger...
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Julia Larson '13: Arecipe Development
In honor of the return of the Bluth family to the small (and their premier on the big) screen, I propose a toast (well, more of a snack-dessert). If you're not a fan yet, I'd suggest that a good...
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Julia Larson '13: Dial 1-800-(TRAIL)MIX-ALOT
I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news first:1-800-649-2568 is "out of my calling area" (according to a condescending "know-it-all" female voice). Apparently Sir Mix-a-lot won't show up if...
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Julia Larson '13: Good Ways To Eat Nice Grains
Let's say this recipe was crafted in August. Now let's say it wasn't. Okay, it was. But it's good (any)ways. And it's just you and your kitchen (na-na-na-na-na-nice nothin' like quinoa 'n' rice).We are...
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Julia Larson '13: Fe-fe-fe-fe-Feeny . . . & Zucchiny!
An ode to the nineties sitcom is in order! Whether we chant, sing, dance, drive, or play to the beat, the pre-Y2K television lineup has indelibly traced riffs and lines into our hearts. Granted these...
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Julia Larson '13: Let's Talk About Teff
Let's talk about all the good things (since I'm unaware of any bad things) teff can bring. Teff is a delicious, ancient grain (though ubiquitous in Ethiopia, it's new-fangled under the star-spangled...
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Julia Larson '13: Bubbles, are you okay?
The answer is, unfortunately, and quite possibly: no. Today Bubbles resides in a Center for Great Apes in Florida. I doubt he enjoys being caged up after being Michael Jackson's #1 pet (only 1 left)....
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Julia Larson '13: Boating is overrated.
Will you indulge me in a brief tirade against the tidal toes-guards of the northeast? Thanks, you're too kind.Is it mildly antagonistic to complain about boating & its requisite shoes whilst the...
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Julia Larson '13: Wild Wild Rices
What to do with leftover grains (wild rice, white rice, buckwheat, cous cous, quinoa, etc.) + leftover (or right below the grains, chillin in your deli drawer) meat or tofu?!? Ooo! I have an idea! GO...
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Julia Larson '13: (Smooth(ie)) Jazz (We've Got)
First it was The Wedding Singer ("Julia Gulia!") and now it's Julie & Julia ("Are you Jul-EE or Juli-UH?"). So, yeah, I go by either Julie or Julia, and yeah, I liked both movies, though getting me...
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Julia Larson '13: Coleslaw -> Koleslaw -> Kaleslaw
Alternate title: "A Nod to Natural (Sundry (& Sun-dried Cranberry)) Sound (& Orthographic) Change"The natural evolution of "c" into "k" is just a matter of poor English phonological...
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Julia Larson '13: A Gastrique Genesis
I like to cook. As a human being, I happen to like–and need–to eat.Eating is transient. The written word is for evermore. Thus eating must be documented to prevent rapid fading (Hockett's 13 design...
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Julia Larson '13: Veggies of Darkness
Nightshade vegetables grow in the deep shadows of obstructed moonlight.I admit I haven't read Heart of Darkness. I used to love the one-hit wonder song by the Darkness. Now that my free association...
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Julia Larson '13: Gonna Get Me Some of That Ol' Sweet (Potato) (Cinnamon) Roll
Song lyrics are notoriously difficult to decipher, oh-so perilous to parse. Termed mondegreens (origins from a misheard line: ". . . And Lady Mondegreen.The actual fourth line is And laid him on the...
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Julia Larson '13: A (R(o)tund) Recipe of the Spheres
Who likes turning on a hot oven during the hot summer? Nobody. Who likes dessert? Everybody. This makes my chefly on-the-fly flavor lead me to a treat to savor: no-bake cookies! (And who likes Facial...
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Julia Larson '13: One cookie, two cookie, / banana cookie, apple cookie.
Cookie Uno: de bananoCookie Deux: aux pommesIn honor of my nephew and my childhood, and as a tribute to the Dr. we met before Dr. Who, Dr. No, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, and Dr. Ozzy, I offer this little...
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Julia Larson '13: ::Puppethead:: A Tart Tribute
Radiohead. Need I say more? I think not; thousands of Radiohead fans have said plenty with their many, many covers of favorite RH songs. Not surprisingly, a Youtube search of "Radiohead cover" yields...
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Julia Larson '13: Claymation takes patience. Improving your oatmeal does not.
With cinnamon, vanilla soymilk & walnuts.By request, I here feature a venture into the world of The Dining Hall Gourmet (a.k.a. me). Yes, I use microwaves in the dining halls to steam my...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Stealth Wear: Counter-Surveillance Fashion Protects Privacy
[ By Steph in Conceptual & Futuristic& Technology. ] The rise of surveillance technology, including face recognition software, drones, body scans and cell phones as GPS locators, has resulted...
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Erin McKittrick '01: Who is Ground Truth Trekking?
As Hig and Erin begin their 4-month long trip around Cook Inlet they asked me to write a blog post on “Who is Ground Truth Trekking?”. Hig, Erin, David and Andrew before GTT was a gleam in Hig and...
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