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Hi there! My name is Ben. Thanks for visiting my corner of the internet where I share what I am up to for my friends and family.
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Last updated October 19th, 2024
I really have been enjoying Fuschia Dunlop's book titled Every Grain of Rice on the basics of southern Chinese cooking. The concepts of the book have impacted my cooking more broadly than I expected. I am stir frying all the time and am seasoning with more flavored oils and vinegars. Adding a little ground pork or beef to a tofu dish has also improved my taste for tofu.
We installed a wood stove in our house this summer and have been learning how to build and maintain a proper fire as the days have been growing chillier.
An overuse injury sidelined me from running and biking as much as I had planned at the start of the summer, but I am going to get out on the trails and roads more this fall and winter. It will be an opportunity to learn how to pack the bike for colder weather.
I have been learning more about tea through the Old Ways Tea Club. I've been enjoying the brown sugar sweetness of the black teas and the fruity echoes of the oolongs.
I plan to update this page more often than I have for the remainder of this year.
(Above) A scene from a recent run up to Mount Rogers, Virginia