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Recipe: How to “Hide” Vegetables
Do you remember when you were a kid and used to refuse to eat your veggies? For all the neighbors knew, there might have been some kind of war going on trying to get you to swallow a mouthful of green healthiness. Later in life, you kind of grow into vegetables. They become less distgusting,…
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This Week I Learned: SQL database queries and foreach()
It’s been a busy week. I’m putting together a new theme (to be unveiled soon), updating some projects I’ve been working on, and tuned my guitar for the first time in about three months. I’ve come across a couple new things I wanted to record. It’s funny how, when putting sites together, you come across things you…
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How Much Javascript is Enough?
There is a rush to learn Javascript right now. Especially in the WordPress community, there are people clamoring for more, better, and comprehensive Javascript resources. And there’s tons available and even more lists, and lists of lists. Similarly, most all entry level developer jobs–from Junior Developer to Front-End Engineer–are all requiring a decent amount of…
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Recipe: Cauliflower Rice
If you’re like me, you typically go for seconds. Also, if you’re like me, those seconds can include an extra serving of carbs, carbs that you don’t need. Or, leaving the carbs out of this, maybe you’re a big fan of sauce dishes like curry or tajine. Or you like (ok LOVE) fried rice. Rice,…
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An Honest Review on my January Plan
“Uhh ohh…” I looked at my watch. I couldn’t believe it was already Sunday. Not just anytime on Sunday, but evening. That meant that the weekend was over and it was time to get back to the weekly projects at hand tomorrow (that is, today!). This isn’t a post about “a case of the Mondays”, and it’s…
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Recipe: Korean Dalkgalbi
There are certain flavors that capture your attention. For me, one of those is this spicy/semi-sweet Korean dish: dalkgalbi. I love the smell of this while it’s cooking, and it’s full of meat and veggies. A great combination! So, here’s how to make it (or at least, how I make it)…
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This Week I Learned: Custom Meta Boxes and Post Meta
“Can we have a l way to link a slider image to a specific page?” my client asked. “Sure, no problem,” I said. Now, I had never done this before, but it seemed easy enough to do. In my mind, I pictured the solution: In the slider custom post type (cpt), I need a custom…
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Learning New Things: Bower
Along with Grunt, another tool I’ve been playing around with is Bower. What is Bower? It’s a package manager for the web, duh! Ok, let’s back up. What does that even mean? Two bits of information should help clarify: The origin of the name “bower”. A better understanding of what packages are. Let’s dive in…
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Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Dip
Just thinking about buffalo chicken wings and blue cheese dressing makes me salivate! You? I thought so!;-) This recipe was first introduced to me by my friend Paul. A true friend! I’ve since made it about a dozen times here in Korea, and it’s always (I repeat, always) a crowd pleaser. Wanna please your crowd? Here’s…
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Learning New Things: Grunt
I’m still getting a handle on Grunt. As far as a build tool, I’ve not yet been able to wrap my head completely around it. Maybe I need a better tutorial, or maybe I just need to not get hung up on any task runner that isn’t working right (looking at you, livereload!). I’ll get…