Since the social distancing went into effect basically world wide, I’ve joined the baking bandwagon. One of my favorite things to make from scratch is puff pastry. There is something that I find just so relaxing about making the lean dough where you slowly add water a tablespoon at a time to flour that youContinue reading “Homemade Puff Pastry and Palmiers”
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Anyone doing the One Punch Man workout?
Well, it’s been almost a month and I know that my gym, Orangetheory, has been closed because of COVID-19. Most of us are in that camp now where we are on our own for home workouts. Running wise, that hasn’t really impacted me. I still throw on my runners and head out on the trail.Continue reading “Anyone doing the One Punch Man workout?”
ngrok: Accessible Self Hosting Simplified
I was trying to come up with a descriptive title for what ngrok does and that was the best I could do. Let me explain what I really mean. Whether you are developing a micro service or Web app on your laptop, it is pretty common to want to give someone access to it overContinue reading “ngrok: Accessible Self Hosting Simplified”
Noom Friendly Instant Pot Split Lentil Soup
Another green soup just in time for St. Paddy’s Day. I am not actually a big St. Paddy’s Day fan. It just happens that my favorite soups are green. This weekend, I am at my parents’s place so I decided to make this Instant Pot lentil one for them. This soup is great because itContinue reading “Noom Friendly Instant Pot Split Lentil Soup”
Thick Instant Pot Vegan Split Pea Soup
I’ve been using this pea soup recipe for a while now and it is a bit of a favorite with the kids. It is actually less of a soup and more of a mash because of how thick it is. I’m wondering if that is what makes it so appealing to them. Anyhow, I amContinue reading “Thick Instant Pot Vegan Split Pea Soup”
Calling the Shopify Storefront API from a WordPress Plugin
Shopify and WordPress are great 3rd party hosting providers. Shopify lets you quickly stand up a retail Website and WordPress is solid for putting together content oriented ones, like this one. So of course from time to time, if you use both, you will want to make a deeper integration between the two. In thisContinue reading “Calling the Shopify Storefront API from a WordPress Plugin”
New PB 12 minute treadmill run
Well, I guess I’ve been on a tear lately at Orangetheory. Yesterday they had a 12 minute treadmill benchmark run and I kind of crushed my previous best by almost .1 miles. I managed to do 1.94 miles with a negative split which I think means 2 miles is well within reach for me. IContinue reading “New PB 12 minute treadmill run”
My new work mug
The other week I got my February coffee club shipment from Nocking Point. This time in addition to my light and dark roast beans, I got this mug. I’m kind of digging it and it has taken over as the primary one that I use at work. My old mug is this NPR one IContinue reading “My new work mug”
200, 000 Orangetheory calories burned
Last night, I hit a bit of a milestone with my Orangetheory workouts. I broke the 200k calories burned mark for all time. I’ve been going to Orangetheory for over two years now to augment my running. I have found it to be a great way to get my core strengthening and speed training done.Continue reading “200, 000 Orangetheory calories burned”
Marshmallow Fondant Is A Thing
We recently celebrated one of my kid’s birthdays and I decided to try to up my baking game. I discovered that you can easily make fondant out of marshmallows which is pretty mind blowing for me. Fondant has always been one of those things that I’ve steered away from since you could only buy smallContinue reading “Marshmallow Fondant Is A Thing”
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