http://www.redfernplace.com A place to be, a state of mind... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:44:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 3 cups flour 1/4 cup sugar (I prefer C&H raw sugar) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces 1 cup egg nog Instructions Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in large mixing bowl; mix well. Cut butter into flour ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/11/28/egg-nog-scones/ This is by far our favorite "mashers" recipie in the holiday cooking arsenal.  Such a simple food made insanely yummy! 5 lbs. potatoes, peeled and quartered 6 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese 1 cup light sour cream 2 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 2 egg whites, slightly beaten 1 Tbsp. butter Cook potatoes in a large ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/11/22/killer-mashed-potatoes/ Most people may not be aware that I've been fascinated by fractal arts since I first discovered the Mandelbrot Set over 20 years ago. OK, I didn't discover it. Benoit Mandelbrot did. But I was fascinated with it nonetheless and have played with it and other fractals ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/11/18/fractal-art-with-apophysis/ John, Meg, Doug, Stephanie, Yvette and I thoroughly enjoyed a brisk and clear November day riding in the hills of Portland. Meg has all the tech data posted on Motionbased. I've posted the route on www.MapMyRide.com. An impressive day for what was supposed to be "no real ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/11/16/november-bike-ride/ We finally bit the bullet and decided to replace the carpet in the family room with hardwood floors. The floors were installed this week and will sit now for two weeks while the wood acclimates to the house before sanding and finishing commences. Here are pictures of the ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/08/30/hardwood-floors/ What can I say? It's a goat... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/07/29/the-goat/ I made the switch from Internet Explorer to FireFox a little while back. I've also spent some time tweaking my FireFox 3 configuration. Since I work on several computers, I wanted to make a record of the tweaks so that I could easily keep the computers in sync. ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/07/23/firefox-3-add-ons/ Last night Yvette, Bill, and I spent the evening at the Alpenrose Velodrome learning how to ride a bike on the track. We had a lot of fun. Alpenrose is a local dairy here in Portland. They have a large property right in the middle of southwest ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/07/10/riding-the-velodrome/ The first day of Summer is just past. So far this season I have 1250 miles logged on the bike odometer. That's about half of what I rode all of last season in well less that half of my normal riding season. Yay! http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/06/23/cycling-update/ This last Sunday Yvette, Meg, Bill and I rode into Portland to participate in the first (and hopefully not last) Sunday Parkways event. The City of Portland closed off a 6 mile long loop of street to all motorized traffic and opened the streets to the people. Everyone ... http://www.redfernplace.com/2008/06/23/sunday-parkways-ciclovia/