Last week in basic we learned how to fabricate and make shell fish dishes. Not bad. We made Oysters Rockefeller. Another team made clams casino...which I was really interested in tasting since I saw George order it on one of the episodes of Seinfeld.

For Garde Manger last week, we made some more appetizer/hors d'oeuvre items. Our team made beef sate (beef skewers) and shrimp tempura. I don't know about you, but I have tried some pretty horrid tempura recipes in the past. In...

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The City of Bluff, Utah
I am actually writing this off line from the Gooseneck State Park. If you need a facial… come on over! Have not experienced such a sand storm in eternity, one reason we could not even get in the Valley of the Gods… not rain or snow… much sand!
The City of Bluff is now my central point for my mail for a while, Blanding unfortunately 50 miles from here is good for provisions! There...

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A ride through “Valley of the Gods“, Utah
This will not be our last ride on that 17 miles stretch of dirt road! We might even move near it next week, pull up a chair and wait for something to happen… maybe a revelation?… maybe one of those striking moments of Life? Who knows… it is after all called “Valley of the Gods” for a reason so does the legends go.
It is free travel, free camping with no facilities...

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Bluff, Utah…
Lots has been going on including some bad weather returning to Utah, Bluff where we are now, camping on BLM land… a real nice campground. It seems like Bluff is more my kind of town than Moab… A stone throw away to some great riding including a 17 mile stretch through Valley of the Gods! Free camping there also… I have never seen such vast land with such a feel and so few people. The bike is fine,...

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In Durango, Az
Short travel from Moab to Durango, AZ, nice scenery with the hills covered with snow and not much else. The new starter is here and we are camping out a few feet from “Basin Motorcycles Works” (BMW… how smart!), a small shop run by Harry. We should be out of here by noon tomorrow and back to Utah/Az.
The more I am reading about the area we are going, the more I am discovering sights not...

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