CSU - Monterey Bay Earns 4th Place Among Suburban California Schools re: Forbes reposted by Ruth Paget

Forbes magazine placed CSU - Monterey Bay 4th amongst California’s universities with a suburban campus.

The staff, faculty, and students are all working hard.

Forbes is especially impressed with job skills outcomes that the university focuses on. 

The CSUMB announcement follows:

https://csumb.edu/news/news-listing/2026/q3/csumb-repeats-as-a-top-california-school-in-forbes-rankings/

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

Baked Salmon with Honey-Dill Sauce Made and Filmed by Florence Paget reposted by Ruth Paget

Baked Salmon with Honey-Dill Sauce Made and Filmed by Florence Paget reposted by Ruth Paget

My daughter Florence Paget filmed herself making baked salmon with honey-dill sauce for a quick weeknight dinner with green beans on the side.

Salmon actually swim down from Washington to Northern California, so we can easily find them at the store. 

If you bake salmon yourself, it is about half the price you would pay for a ready-to-bake fish at the store.  

Florence’s recipe is easy to put together, and is something my French mother-in-law would have liked.

Florence’s TikTok video of her recipe for baked salmon follows:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUt9ScTy/

By Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle games

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

$2.99 for 18-count cage free eggs at Raley’s Nob Hill reposted by Ruth Paget

AA Large cage free, 18-count eggs are $2.99 for members at Raley’s Nob Hill I saw in my Raley’s members email today.

You can sign up for the Raley’s Nob Hill app online or in store.

I have a recipe for refried rice using eggs that follows:

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2022/05/california-refried-rice-recipe-by-ruth.html?m=1

Happy shopping and cooking!

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

SJSU Joins $30 Million Research Center Studying AI reposted by Ruth Paget

San Jose State University will join a $30 million dollar National Science Research Center funded by National Science Foundation studying turbulence in various systems from the atmosphere to oceans.

More information about this initiative involving expertise in AI technology follows:

https://blogs.sjsu.edu/newsroom/2026/nsf-tempest/

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks are $1.47 per pound at Nob Hill for Members today reposted by Ruth Paget

In my weekly Raley’s Nob Hill members email I saw that thighs and drumsticks are $1.47 per pound today(9-16-2026).

Nob Hill in Dalinas, California carries these items while supplies last.  You can sign up for the membership app online or sign up for the Raley’s member program in the store.

One recipe that you can make with these items is coq au vin - video follows:

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2026/09/coq-au-vin-made-and-filmed-by-florence.html?m=1

You can also make French mustard chicken with thighs and drumsticks:

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2026/09/french-mustard-chicken-made-and-filmed.html?m=1

Bon Appeti!

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage travel games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley history Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games

Final Cut Ranch Dressing Recipe Made and Filmed by Florence Paget reposted by Ruth Paget

My daughter Florence Paget has made a Final Cut of her ranch dressing recipe using measures for seasonings in her dressing, which bring all the flavor and balance to the final dressing.

The TikTok video follows:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUgT1UyN/

I like this ranch dressing with broccoli slaw in addition to traditional salads.

This simple dressing is fun to make with children who seem to eat salad if they can have ranch dressing,  This ranch dressing is also a good dip for vegetables at a party.

Happy Cooking!

By Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage  knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about Dan Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9music theory games

Kindle $1.99 Sale on The Early History of the Ancient Near East reposted by Ruth Paget

Readers interested in archaeology might be interested in the following book from the University of Chicago Press on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle:

The Early History of the Ancient Near East: 9000 - 2000 BC by Hans J. Nissen

Purchase information follows:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EZ8OKQC?_bbid=360215990&tag=core_cohort_a_email-20

Reposted by Ruth Paget

-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books

-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games

-developer of food and beverage knowledge games

-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center

-creator of French travel and culture games

-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs

-family genealogist

-developer of 9 music theory games