This is a light, easy and flavorful salad dressing – perfect for Spring.
Photo Credit: The Creative Bite
Toss with greens of your choice and chopped cabbage, Add carrot slivers, crunchy chow mein noodles, mandarin orange slices and diced chicken (optional).
Ingredients (amount shown is for two people):
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar.
3 tablespoons soy sauce, pref. low-sodium.
1 tablespoon ginger, freshly grated.
1⁄2 teaspoon fresh minced garlic.
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil.
1⁄3 cup extra virgin olive or grape seed oil.
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, lightly toasted.
1 tablespoon scallion, chopped (green onions).
Assemble:
Mix first 5 ingredients in a bowl or food processor.
If using a bowl: SLOWLY drizzle in the sesame and olive, peanut or grapeseed oil, whisking constantly so that the dressing will emulsify.
If using a food processor, leave it running while you drizzle in the oil.
When dressing is well combined, add sesame seeds and scallions.
Serve immediately or refrigerate and use within a week.
Place ingredients in a jar and shake well. Some like to add a little sugar for added sweetness. I prefer not to although you can also add a bit of honey if you like.
Joan Didion with her typewriter in Brentwood, 1988 (Photograph: Nancy Ellison)
Chance and choice converge to make us who we are, and although we may mistake chance for choice, our choices are the cobblestones, hard and uneven, that pave our destiny. They are ultimately all we can answer for and point to in the architecture of our character. Joan Didion captured this with searing lucidity in defining character as “the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life” and locating in that willingness the root of self-respect.
The dismal fact is that self-respect has nothing to do with the approval of others — who are, after all, deceived easily enough; has nothing to do with reputation, which, as Rhett Butler told Scarlett O’Hara, is something people with courage can do without.
Self-respect is something that our grandparents, whether or not they had it, knew all about. They had instilled in them, young, a certain discipline, the sense that one lives by doing things one does not particularly want to do, by putting fears and doubts to one side, by weighing immediate comforts against the possibility of larger, even intangible, comforts.
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. – Joan Didion.
Souce: Brain Pickings.
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The many faces of my beautiful watchdog. Today she turns three!
she’s more of a tomboy but she can sure rock a party dress. d. kingVery playful, sometimes stoic and loves her big brother to pieces. It’s nice to notice how protective she is of Jia Jia. d. king
I have a fairly clean vitamin protocol and don’t go overboard with what I believe is not necessary. I like to simplify my life with not having too many bottles of vitamins (many of which I end up forgetting to take) take up too much of my sought after shelf space. However, I do believe in adding some indispensables because it’s almost impossible to eat a complete balanced daily diet. Even if you think you are; you are not.
Which brings me to my latest addiction…SAMURAW organic complete. It’s easy because all you have to do is add one scoop to pretty much anything. It has no taste therefore it doesn’t compete with anything else you drink such as juice or smoothies. It’s almost impossible to believe how many vitamins/minerals is in one little scoop. I’m proud of my brother Brad King for having formulated this product.
It was first formulated with children in mind because it’s so hard to get them to take anything. So now there’s an adult version thankfully for us adults who never grow up and I’m really happy about that. Just had to share the wealth of wellness.
And if that’s not enough, here’s another testimonial from none other that Dr. John Gray; Author of the famous best selling book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.
Everything has a purpose – this documentary will go to prove. If you want to be INSPIRED YOU NEED TO SEE THIS FILM. No excuses.
Part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) lineup in January, it’s playing in major cinemas May 10th.
Short Synopsis: Idealistic city dwellers John and Molly Chester bought a farm on arid land an hour north of Los Angeles. Their eight-year struggle to turn Apricot Lane Farms into a biodiverse Eden is chronicled in this astonishing and uplifting epic.
This will be my last post regarding fabulous little Palm Springs places to stay until next season.
That’s because I’m headed home and taking a little break. In the meantime here’s another mid-century modern gem of a place with a past (the best kind always do).
The Del Marcos Hotel (1947), designed by architect William F. Cody.
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From the website:
Originally designed for owners Samuel and Adele Marcus, the building is historically important because it was Cody™s first independent commission in Palm Springs, and launched his solo career in the desert. The 17-room modernist hotel is located at 225 West Baristo Road close to the downtown in the historic Tennis Club neighborhood. The hotel immediately became a popular destination and remains so to this day. Said to have been inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright™s Arizona architecture, the project won a creative design award for the architect from the Southern California chapter of the AIA as an example of cutting-edge resort hotel architecture. Built of native stone and redwood, surrounding a shimmering pool, architectural features include luxurious suites, an organic asymmetrical entrance doorway, and floor-to-ceiling glass. The two-story building (with a single-story shed roof section on the northeast corner) features a U-shaped plan centered on a courtyard, a design which encourages socializing among guests.
Artwork: Nat Reed. https://natreed.com/ Photo: d. kingfrom the room you can see the outdoor tub. d. kingd. king
I want to make sure you don’t Passover this recipe.It’s a good one. Everybunny says so. Sure; it’s got calories but we’re celebrating…always a good excuse to have a heavenly chocolate dessert. Also, why cut corners with low-fat ingredients? Just make it, eat it and enjoy it. Just don’t do it again until next year. XO
Chocolate Pots de Crème
*Mexican chocolate, which is flavored with ingredients like cinnamon, almonds and vanilla, lends a distinct flavor to this recipe – which is a rich custard like delicious dessert from Food & Wine’s Stephanie Prida. *Look for it at Mexican markets and specialty-food stores.
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, plus shavings for garnish
Unsweetened whipped cream, for serving
How to Make It
Step 1
In a medium saucepan, combine the whole milk with the heavy cream and bring to a simmer over moderately high heat.
Step 2
In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks until combined. Slowly whisk in 1/2 cup of the hot milk, then transfer the mixture to the saucepan. Cook the custard over moderate heat, whisking constantly, until it is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Immediately add the finely chopped Mexican and bittersweet chocolate and remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted, then strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a large glass measuring cup or bowl. Pour the chocolate mixture into 6 small bowls and refrigerate until the pots de crème are chilled, at least 6 hours or overnight. Serve the pots de crème with unsweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Make Ahead
The pots de crème can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
The club with those scary machines. The kind that come with interchangeable spring loads and all kinds of kinky ropes and gadgets that are supposed to whip you into shape. It’s quite intimidating. At least at first. It’s been a month now and I’ve only missed a couple of days. I did a class called Ass & Abs which is slightly above my level of expertise and now I’m sore. But it’s a good sore. The sore where I can feel my muscles….it’s a start. I’m not aiming to have a six-pack exactly…I’m looking to tone, strengthen, have more flexibility and improve my balance. Oh hell who am I kidding. I want ABS dammit!
Pilates Plus in Palm Springs has three rotating instructors; all excellent in different ways. They watch you and they will never let you get away with doing things incorrectly. Believe me; I know! I’ve been reprimanded more than once. I must say the non-stop 50 minute workout goes by very quickly and in all honesty I’m hooked now. Hooked on a feeling….and the reality of liking what I’m beginning to notice. Also, my eating habits are getting lighter too except for last night when I ate a lobster roll at Dead or Alive wine bar. But the key to Life is Balance.
Proformer. d. king
Before this I did mat Pilates on occasion. Here’s a bit of history:
Pilates was created in the 1930s by Joseph Pilates and quickly became popular among dancers as a method of training and rehabilitation. There’s no denying that Pilates offers some great health benefits. Included is core strength and stability, improved posture and balance, flexibility, and the prevention and treatment of back pain.
Pilates on a Mat vs. Pilates using a Reformer
Pilates allows you to work your muscle groups with no impact on joints. It also works your precise, small muscles in controlled ways. The machines are the basis of a core-burning workout that blends Pilates, cardio and strength training.
The simplest way to do Pilates exercises is on a mat. The more challenging and effective way is on a reformer, a device which uses pulleys and springs to create the resistance that’s impossible to generate by simply using the body.
What about weight loss?
Weight loss is a result of creating a calorie deficit whereby you eat fewer calories than you burn and then you drop pounds. Now in some cases, hormones and other metabolic factors come into play, but the primary driver of weight loss is calories in versus calories out.
Pilates Reformer is a great exercise for core and it can help you burn calories, but maybe not as much as certain other activities. And, like any movement, how many calories you do burn depends on how long your session lasts, the intensity of the session, your ability (if it’s new for you, you’re likely to work harder and burn more calories) and your size. So it’s best to do a mix of some cardio like biking, running, swimming, hiking, fast paced walking combined with pilates and/or yoga.
Yes; it’s work indeed. But well worth it because your body is a machine. One that you want to make sure is in tip-top working order. So she says!
In Vancouver I’m going to source out a couple of studios. I already belong to a gym close to home that offers varied daily yoga classes and mat pilates with good instructors. And truth be told, if it’s not within close walking distance to where I live, I probably won’t go.
How about you? Have you tried the reformer, proformer or megaformer? What are your parameters for working out and how often?
XO
After that you can re-start your diet…..
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