User interface thoughts
I develop on a Mac, but I run Windows and Linux (Ubuntu/Gnome) and so it’s very important to me that our L&F look good on all of them. Otherwise I’d just find a way to blend Quaqua and MacWidgets and be done with it.
There
Kathryn Huxtable
More back story on Sea Glass
I had originally been thinking of a very iApp-like look and feel. I would have called it Aqvavit, for the play on Aqua, the Mac look and feel, and also because Aqvavit is fairly strong stuff.
Ken came up with the idea of using sea glass, with its matte finish
Sea Glass Look and Feel
I’ve teamed up with Ken Orr on a new look and feel for Java we’re calling “Sea Glass”. The look was inspired by the following image:
I’ve been working on the programming, while Ken has been doing the hard part of constructing the artwork. We’ve only
Velvet Devils Food Layer Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Servings: 12
Source:
Cooks Illustrated/July 1, 1994/Modified far chocolate frosting rather than coffee
Ingredients
Velvet Devil’s Food Cake:
1 cup natural cocoa powder
3 oz bittersweet chocolate
1¼ cup boiling water
1 tbsp vanilla extract
16 tbsp unsalted butter (1 1/2 or 2 sticks),
softened
1½
Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins
Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins
Side dishes
Servings: 4 to 6
Source:
Sundays at Moosewood
Ingredients
3 tablespoons golden raisins
2 pounds fresh spinach
3 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons pine nuts
¼ cup olive oil
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Directions
Soak the raisins in hot water to cover
Black Bean Quesadillas
Servings: 3
Source:
localhost
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter (I use 1 tablespoon each)
1½ medium onions chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
¾ teaspoons ground cumin
¾ teaspoons ground coriander
2 chilis minced, or more to taste
15 ounces cooked black beans
½ medium tomato chopped, about ¾ cup
¼ cup orange juice
Three Bean Salad
This is a family favorite.
French Silk Pie
A chocolate mousse pie.
Seedy Crisps
Sesame wheat crackers.
Chicken Tetrazzini
The classic.