{"id":18583,"date":"2020-01-19T19:28:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T02:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=18583"},"modified":"2020-04-14T08:17:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:17:33","slug":"new-year-new-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2020\/01\/new-year-new-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"New year, new opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New year, new stuff !!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good grief.  2020.  It sounds so very futuristic to a person born in 1955, who read 1984 (George Orwell) thinking it was so very far in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, I saw something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/New3830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/New3830.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/New3830-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/New3830-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/New3830-40x40.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So that is toast, with avocado and bananas (!), lime zest and juice and a drizzle of honey plus red pepper flakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first, I thought &#8220;Ewww&#8221; \u2026 but then I read the article and watched the video \u2026 mostly drawn by the bread in the lead photo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a title=\"The article and the video\" href=\"https:\/\/food52.com\/recipes\/82352-apollonia-poilane-avocado-tartine-with-banana-and-lime\"><font color=\"#424ff1\">The article and the video<\/font><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I was so taken by Apollonia Poilane&#8217;s passion for her craft of bread baking and the story of how she took the reins of the bakery at a VERY young age, that I tried the recipe for Avocado tartine with banana and lime!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I LOVED it!  Additionally, it is a nutritional powerhouse.  I bought Apollonia&#8217;s book as well.  It is both a beautiful and poignant story as well as what look to be wonderful recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, it is yet another lesson in being open to new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other new baking things include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Pumpernickel3675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Pumpernickel3675.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Pumpernickel3675-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Pumpernickel3675-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Pumpernickel3675-40x40.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pumpernickel Sourdough.  This turned out to be the best pumpernickel bread that I&#8217;ve had in ages!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Einkorn3817.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Einkorn3817.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Einkorn3817-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Einkorn3817-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Einkorn3817-40x40.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Einkorn Cardamom-Cinnamon naturally leavened (sourdough) rolls.  Einkorn was new to me last year and it is my favorite heirloom whole grain.  It worked wonderfully in this roll recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still on food, but I&#8217;ve shared before the &#8220;Souper Cubes&#8221; I like for freezing 1 cup (souper cube) portions of many things:  cooked meats, beans, rice, broths &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"822\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3642.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3642-128x150.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3642-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3642-34x40.jpg 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That is chicken, shredded carrots and black beans.  The very cool thing is that a cube fits in a half pint mason jar for thawing &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3643.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3643.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3643-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3643-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Souper3643-53x40.jpg 53w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The freezer is this solo human&#8217;s friend and &#8220;Souper cubes&#8221; add to the ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New things in my personal tech experience&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DJI Osmo Action Camera \u2026 sometimes called the GoPro &#8220;killer&#8221;.  Whatever.  I dove into the action arena with the DJI Osmo Action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJISize3525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJISize3525.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJISize3525-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJISize3525-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJISize3525-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DJISize3525-52x40.jpg 52w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s tiny!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"965\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FirstVideo3541.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FirstVideo3541.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FirstVideo3541-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FirstVideo3541-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FirstVideo3541-29x40.jpg 29w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Video is it&#8217;s strong point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SelfieStick3554.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SelfieStick3554.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SelfieStick3554-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SelfieStick3554-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SelfieStick3554-30x40.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a &#8220;selfie stick&#8221; \u2026 I also bought a gimbal, but am struggling to find time to get that set up \u2026 so meanwhile, the stick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FrontCamera3555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FrontCamera3555.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FrontCamera3555-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FrontCamera3555-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FrontCamera3555-30x40.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the GoPro, the Osmo has a front camera :)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned \u2026 for maybe a bit.  In addition to getting all of the hardware up and going, I have to spend more time learning about the editing software.  SO.MUCH.GOOD.STUFF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving you with some scenery &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"693\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3724.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3724-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3724-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3724-40x40.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lovely light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Me3736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Me3736.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Me3736-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Me3736-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Me3736-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Me3736-53x40.jpg 53w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Me and the mountains!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"686\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Auggie3752.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Auggie3752.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Auggie3752-150x147.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Auggie3752-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Auggie3752-41x40.jpg 41w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Auggie in sunshine :)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"686\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SceneEmmett3820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SceneEmmett3820.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SceneEmmett3820-150x147.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SceneEmmett3820-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SceneEmmett3820-41x40.jpg 41w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmett in the snowy woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3803.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3803.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3803-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3803-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Scenery3803-30x40.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Year, New Stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Always keep learning and exploring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New year, new stuff !!! Good grief. 2020. It sounds so very futuristic to a person born in 1955, who read 1984 (George Orwell) thinking it was so very far in the future. Anyway. Last week, I saw something like this: So that is toast, with avocado and bananas (!), lime zest and juice and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","category-front-porch-musings"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18583"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18620,"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18583\/revisions\/18620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}