Monthly Archives: April 2006
Pseudo-Asian Chicken with Soba Noodles; Kamut Spirals with Chicken-Artichoke Wine Sauce
Added an actual recipe to my food page: Pseudo-Asian Chicken with Soba Noodles Brown, on both sides, some boneless skinless breasts in olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Meanwhile, boil water and add soba noodles and green … Continue reading
Kaavya Viswanathan
Can’t stop watching the Kaavya Viswanathan mess. Chip Scanlan’s column on Poynter uses it in a discussion of what to teach students about plagiarism. (Although he says he’s “not interested in piling on”, he does.) I’ve got another book packaging … Continue reading
Tim Pratt, The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl (6)
Very enjoyable. It was fun to watch all the quirky ideas come together. Every little detail seemed to have a reason for being, especially all the weird habits of the minor characters. They were enjoyable to watch, even though most … Continue reading
American Gods, Neil Gaiman (5)
Good book. This, along with the book I’m currently reading (Tim Pratt’s The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl), gives me another reason to not write urban fantasy: my ideas just aren’t weird enough. And now my book posts are all caught … Continue reading
Threads of Malice, Tamara Siler Jones (4)
(belated post. spoilers behind cuts.) This is the second book, following Ghosts in the Snow, in Tamara Siler Jones‘ medieval-type fantasy forensic mystery series. It’s a lot more gruesome than the first one, and just as much fun. The mystery … Continue reading
Crystal Rain, Tobias Buckell (3)
(Belated post. No spoilers, but there might be some in the comments.) I enjoyed this, though it’s not the sort of thing I usually read. Once I got into it, I kept going to find out how the world had … Continue reading
