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The Falcon from The Shamptonian Institute on Vimeo.

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Now if only they would make a big budget Danny the Champion of the World!

Missed Part 1? You can see it here!

With illustrations by the incomparable Quentin Blake.

(Part 2 will be coming along next Saturday!)

I parked next to a Karmann Ghia this morning. *sigh* (and maybe a little bit of drool)

Karmann Ghia

Just wanted to alert you all to my fabulous friend’s new blog siemacht.blogspot.com. Erin’s DIY experiments are inspiring, beautiful and often delicious!

Sorry I’ve haven’t been posting, but I’ve been super busy with my new job! 

Here’s a recipe for veggie burgers based on Mark Bittman’s Spicy Autum Veggie Burgers to tide you over until my next post-

• butter and oil
• 1bunch parsley
• 1 red pepper
• 1 bunch chives
• 2 large potatoes or sweet potatoes
• 1 parsnip
• 2 15oz cans of cannellini beans
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 eggs
• flour

Melt a little bit of butter and olive oil over medium heat in a deep skillet. Chop the parsely finely and add to pan. Saute until wilted and remove from heat. 

Drain and rinse the beans. Mash them in a large bowl and add the parsely.

Add a little more butter and oil to the skillet. Bring heat to medium. Finely chop the red pepper and chives. Peel and shred the potatoes and parsnip. Add all the veggies to the skillet and sautee for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper, and other spices. Cook for 2 more minutes. Cool a little bit and then add to the bean mixture.

Add the eggs to the bean mixture along with enough flour so that you can easily make patties. Cook the patties over medium heat until both sides are browned. I like to precook these and then heat them up later on the grill!

Sorry for the lack of posts, but I’ve been very busy with Kickball and an ultra top-secret project during the last few days. If you want to check out the kickball action, you can see pictures from our first game on facebook or read a recap on our website.

First up, a mini personal donut maker? How awesome can life get? This is going on my x-mas list! (via NotMartha) 

Next, Serious Eats has instructions on how to make your own Peeps! I’ve made marshmallows before, and the results were not pretty, so I think I’ll be sticking with the store bought variety. (via Jezebel).

Jezebel also reports that the USPS will be issuing Simpsons stamps.

Wisconsin is going to harvest our greatest natural resource for power.

Here is a cool article over at the New York Times about the “Geography of Buzz“. I would love to see a map of Madison.

I love these DIY travel candles over at Design*Sponge! If I get my act together, maybe I’ll make these for x-mas presents.

And last, here’s Lil Wayne as a Web Designer (Thanks Reem!)

Auto Tuning from Casey Donahue on Vimeo.