Rye Bread!

Successful, delicious Rye...behold

The dough


Pushing the air out after the first rise


The second rise


Forming into a loaf, pre-bake


The finished loaf


I got the recipe from: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/georges_light_rye_bread/ which includes beautiful step-by-step pictures

Bread!

After a first failed loaf, bread success! Thanks Julie.

Gettysburg, PA

A field trip to Gettysburg...

Family Camping - Mirror Lake, WI

More pictures to come soon...

Cuetzala to Cocula

Here's some video I shot while Todd, myself, and Jose's dog rode in the back of Jose's truck through the mountains and some small towns in Guerrero, Mexico to a meeting with County officials in Cocula, GRO. We were meeting with the President of Cocula county, representing the Chicago chapter of Engineers Without Borders to discuss our project as well as other environmental projects in the area.

Cuetzala to Cocula from Dan Hollander on Vimeo.

Cuetzala - Pics

Here are some pics from the town, the project, and the surrounding area. I'll do a more technical post soon too to explain a bit about the project. Thanks!

Cuetzala, GRO - Comida!

Cuetzala is known, not only for its charming population and beautiful landscapes, but also its fantastic food. Here are a few shots of our breakfasts and dinners...I estimated about 75 tortillas for the 9 days, each one well worth it.

Swine Flu - Mexico City

Oh hi there! Just returned from an amazing trip back to Cuetzala, GRO which I'll post some pics/video later. To get home I had to take a 4am bus/truck ride to Mexico City for my flight. Cuetzala has no phone/internet access so I had no idea of the swine flu situation, and woke up on the bus about 30 min outside the city center and looked out the window to see everyone wearing surgical masks, army and police road blocks, a surreal, nightmare-esh scene. Since this is still going on I wanted to post a few pics I snapped at the airport. I am only slighty cohearant right now (up since 330am) but will throw more up here this week from the trip. Good to see you again!

Oakland

I went on vacation to Oakland...