Lemon zest. Yeah, that’s right lemon zest.

First of all, why not call it lemon grinds or shreds. Sure lemon zest is creative, but confusing. It does sound fresh and and perhaps “springy”. The key point is that I have never used it before in cooking, which is really too bad becasue did it wonders for the farfalle pasta dish I made tonight.  It was a realatively easy dish and not time consuming at all. All you need are chopped roated almonds, lemon zest, pasta, olive oil, cognac, salt, and fresh ground pepper. Yes, a little creativity may help as well… And of course be sure to choose an approptiate wine. In my case it was what I had opened – a 2005 bottle of Hess California Syrah. Seemed like a good fit.

Thresholds…

I deal with thresholds in many contexts. For instance, tonight I went for a threshold training ride. Over the last week, I have contemplated the concept of coping thresholds in terms climate change adaptation. And today I questioned my tolerence threshold in dealing with my boss. In all cases, once the threshold is crossed, change is inevitable. Whether it be crossing into an anerobic state, irrepairable harm to a species or system, or quitting my job, they are all due to exceeding a threshold.  

Offsets – potential of public forests in AB??

Today I plan to enhance my understanding of Alberta’s potential for devloping a forest carbon offset protocol. Many issues prevail including ownership of carbon rights, permanence, issurance, market size, etc. Can a well developed protocol address these issues?

It has begun.

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