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Kathryn Huxtable

Kathryn Huxtable

I'd rather fiddle with tools than code

Apparently I like fiddling with tools if they’re the right tools. I’m trying to get good syntax highlighting for Java and XML in DocBook running through Maven. If I can get Doxia to do it, that’s great. Otherwise I’ll need to move to the DocBkx plugin,

Ron Burk has a new ignite video up

My old college friend Ron Burk had an Ignite video go viral last year. This one probably won’t, but it’s still a good presentation. It’s called “Three Strange Definitions of Computer Programming”. He’s a good presenter, so you might find it interesting even if you’re

Quiche Lorraine

Servings: 8 Source: Smitten Kitchen/Le Pain Quotidien Ingredients Tart Shell: 1⅓ cups AP flour 1⅔ tablespoon cornstarch 1/4 tsp salt 6 tablespoons butter, diced 1 egg Filling: 1¾ cups diced leeks (2 large leeks) ¾ cup diced onion 2½ teaspoons olive oil 3 eggs ½ cup heavy cream plus 1

I want to code, not fiddle with tools

I’ve spent a good deal of the morning dealing with issues between Eclipse (my IDE), Subversive (the subversion integration for Eclipse), and M2Eclipse (the Maven integration for Eclipse). (Subversion is a version control system.) Gaah….

Worst song in the world

I have a friend who believes that “Crystal Blue Persuasion” is the worst song in the world. I don’t agree. It’s just boring, sort of like anything by Air Supply or Bread. (If I never hear “Diary” again it’ll be too soon.) Denise thinks that maybe “Escape”

I made the cauliflower and caramelized onion tart from smitten kitchen

There was this recipe recently on Smitten Kitchen for a cauliflower and caramelized onion tart, which I made last night. It was wonderful! It’s actually a cross between a tart and a quiche, because it has a custard filling. Very yummy. It made leftovers.

Multicultural stir-fry

So I’m at home with some sort of sore throat and runny nose, and I wanted some good food to both fill me up and to ease my sinuses. I made Kathryn’s multicultural stir-fry. This time it was British-American-Asian. I started out British by chopping a turnip into

Okay, who ordered more snow?

The snow from a week ago had just about cleared off. Now we’re getting very large clusters of flakes coming down heavy and falling quickly. The streets and grounds are getting that white sheen again. I thought we were through with this…

Sea Glass now on Maven Central repository

We released version 0.1.6.1 a few days ago. This has very few changes from the 0.1.6 release, the main one being that we are signing the jars and putting them on the Maven Central repository at http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/, in particular: http://repo1.

Strawberry Dressing

Source: Dr. Ben Kim Ingredients 8 large strawberries ½ cup extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup apple cider vinegar or freshly squeezed lemon juice ¼ cup water 1 clove garlic 1 teaspoon honey Description This delicious strawberry vinaigrette is rich in vitamin C and a group of antioxidants called phenols. The unique combination