Eric Jain's Blog

Day 1 Our direct flight from Seattle arrived in the early afternoon.

Day 1-4 Direct flight from Seattle to Taipei (TPE).

Day 1-4 Direct flight from Seattle to Tokyo Haneda Airport.

After staying at an Airbnb that came equipped with a waffle maker, we decided to get one at home.

Everyone knows to use a password manager, and to enable Two Factor Authentication (2FA) wherever possible.

Sous vide cooking isn’t just for main courses, but can also be used to prepare desserts.

This map shows every tracklog I recorded while driving and hiking around the Pacific Northwest over the past ten years.

Started using an Anova Nano sous-vide cooker earlier this year.

Blood pressure readings taken at my annual checkups (or prior to blood draws) have varied between perfectly good to borderline pre-hypertension over the past few years.

Fasting glucose and A1C tests done over the past few years show me at low risk for diabetes.

A somewhat healthy, but addictive snack. ¼ cup popcorn 1 cup chocolate chips ¼ cup maple syrup ¼ cup honey 1 tsp vanilla Pop the popcorn in the microwave.

One in five pictures I take while hiking are pictures of the trails themselves.

A fancy-looking dessert that is quick and simple to prepare… Serves 4. 1 cup whole milk 1 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tbsp sugar 2 tsp agar agar powder 1 tsp vanilla Combine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.

(based on xkcd.com/303/)

This summer we participated in a “citizen science” project that has us report any signs of Pikas we came across while hiking.

Here are the contents of the first aid kit I keep in the car, and take along on hikes.

This is all the gear I keep in the car.

This blog started out on GeoCities sometime during the dot-com bubble.

Upgraded my breakfast from cereal with yoghurt to “smoothie bowls” last year.

Here’s the recipe for my favorite post-exercise recovery drink: 1 cup milk (or random non-dairy beverage) 3 scoops whey protein 1 tsp cacao powder 1 tsp peanut butter 1 banana Blending this for half a minute results in a smooth, tasty shake.