Author Archives: madamescientist
Of birches, blisters and backyard bounties
Mother Nature has been less than kind to me this year. She began in stealth one silent snowy night, wreaking havoc on the beautiful river birch in my backyard, breaking two of three trunks and a good chunk of my … Continue reading
Dinner and Dessert in Doubt
How does one plan dinner for guests who may or may not come? Lest you cast aspersions on my blameless and nameless invitees, this delicious dilemma was entirely of my own making. I fail utterly in making social phone calls … Continue reading
Lovely Luffa are really Ridge Gourds!
I had a chance encounter, at the Indian grocery store last night, with a fine specimen of ridge gourd. Absence had made my heart grow fonder, so I popped it into my basket with more enthusiasm than it should have … Continue reading
From frozen green cubes to warm watercress soup
“I froze down the watercress”, my husband confessed, with a mixture of sheepishness and pride. Instead of this.. I saw this! Ummm….for the record, he is not crazy (well, only a little). At least, I am partly to blame for … Continue reading
Wontons in Winter
Snow flurries swirled in the impending gloom as we scurried into the warm, teeming hub that is H-Mart, my favorite Korean/Asian store. Grabbing a cart, I veered briskly to the right, straight to the cornucopia of fresh fruits and vegetables … Continue reading
A Merry Mélange
What do you get with a mix of Mexican, Indian and Russian? A great evening. Today, I invited my friend Svetlana and her husband Michael for a holiday meal. Svetlana is a colleague, originally from Moscow, and the world’s expert … Continue reading
Rambling England Travelblog
Our rambling tour of England begins with the mysterious stone circles of Avebury and Stonehenge, dating back to the Neolithic age. Continue reading
Of Curly Kale and Manganese
Today, I froze some curly Kale. Like most endeavors that are time consuming, economically equivocal and of dubious utility, this was a labor of love. One may well say the same of raising children, but I digress. You see, earlier … Continue reading
Memorial Day Musings
War is illogical. I am not a history buff, but looking at the data from the Iran and Afghan wars I must conclude that the equation does not tilt in our favor. I refer to the 6K lives lost and … Continue reading
madame scientist's not-so-mad musings 