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Papalote is a taqueria in the heart of the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, CA. I first tried their salsa, which has its own website, in late 2020. It changed the way I thought about salsa. It’s creamy, full of flavor, and just the right amount of spicy. It’s also... [Read More]

The ESP32 is a tiny, powerful, and inexpensive micro controller from Espressif. It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in which makes it great for IoT projects. In this post I will talk about running an ESP32 on solar power. This post is not specific per-se to ESP32s and could be... [Read More]

It turns out that Bernal Heights in San Francisco is covered with blackberries! Over the course of a couple of weeks in July of 2019 my friend Bryan and I picked about five gallons worth. We made 1 bach of jam and froze the remaining berries. We ended up making... [Read More]

I love onions and garlic. My mother uses generous amounts of both in her cooking and that is what I grew up on. I think I first learned about black garlic at my office, where they served a delicious black garlic Caesar salad. Black garlic is what you get when... [Read More]

Camembert is a French style cheese from the Normandy region. It is a white-mold ripened soft cheese made in 4 inch round discs. Because each cheese settles under its own weight in the mold, they must be flipped periodically while they are consolidating. Camembert molds are open-ended to promote draining... [Read More]