Random Photo... One day last spring I got an email from my brother Terry, with photos attached: “The 560 after a rain & right before sunset”. And Niko too!

Kitchen Favorite: Santoku Knife... I love this knife. I love it so much I have 2 of them. It is a Santoku Knife, a Japanese general purpose kitchen knife. I have heard it described at a cross between a chef’s knife and cleaver. I use it for everything except bread and tomatoes (I have a wonderful tomato knife from my mom). Calphalon...

Breakfast will never be the same... Protein Pancakes These are the only pancakes you will ever need. Don’t let the name make you think they are icky tasting health food – they are absolutely delicious! Lighter than traditional pancakes – some say they are a cross between a crepe and a pancake. Ingredients 1/2 cup old...

Shrimp Scampi with Artichokes... Last night I made a healthy version of shrimp scampi, taken from Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger. I watch the show on occasion, I like some of her dishes, I fast-forward through most of the show. This one is good – if you don’t expect it to taste much like scampi, i.e. full of butter...

Tragedy Averted... From an email I got this morning: Wienermobile wipes out. Great quote: “I’ve pulled out a lot of vehicles,” he said. “But that’s the first wiener I’ve ever pulled out.” And that is what makes the Wiener-mobile great.