“Person” Third-person is a given. First person is very difficult to write well and I do not have the skill needed. For example: We were gathered at the edge of the tree line. Just before speaking, I noticed a faint hint of lilac wafting on the light breeze. “All right, people, we need to getContinue reading “Learning 2 Write”
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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch
Salted Caramel Apple Pie This one didn’t get a number because I have no pictures and not too much to say. This is a Four And Twenty Blackbirds recipe. They (I made two) came out of the oven 10 minutes before we had to leave. No time for pictures. I let them cool in theContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXIII
Deep Dish Pizza Friday is pizza night at dance. I’ve already done Brian’s Deep Dish (at XLIII). I’m doing it again, but with the homemade sausage and the instructed 24 hour dough rise. I didn’t copy out the ingredients, last time. Here’s the recipe, in The Joy of Cooking format. Chicago-style, Deep-dish PizzaFrom: MarkSource: BrianContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXIII”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXII
Sour Cream Apple Souffle Cake Cockaigne The title and subtitle are both a bit long – it’s not my fault. Roman numerals just do that and the recipe title is from The Joy of Cooking. Yes, it’s back, finally. No, I didn’t find it a box in the garage. The Laird saw it in aContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXXII”
Learning 2 Write
Introduction I’ve had a good experience with the Learning 2 Bake from Scratch series. I’m considering a Learning 2 Write series. I had a space opera in mind, but writing out the timeline stretched it WAY into the future. I don’t really want to try to write about technology in the year 3000. There areContinue reading “Learning 2 Write”
Booth Babe
I’d never done that before. Another notch in the belt. The Laird had his first booth at a craft fair on Saturday. I dressed in his clothing and stood around looking pretty. “Was it successful?” is a difficult question to answer because it depends mightily upon how one defines “success”. Was it profitable? No. ItContinue reading “Booth Babe”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXI
Coconut Cream Pie First, the final result of LXX.V: Still excellent filling; much more stable merrang, although not quite dry; caramelized and tough crust. The crust issue turned out to be simple: I used two tablespoons of sugar instead of two teaspoons of sugar. This was immediately obvious when I started comparing crust recipes toContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXXI”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX.V
Navel Merrang Pie The Mandarin Merrang Pie had three problems: Soggy crust, meh filling, and sticky merrang. Since today is crochet group day, I got up early to make another attempt. To address the problems: Par bake the crust until golden brown, use navel oranges instead of mandarins, and bake it longer to dry outContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX.V”
Adventurous Coworker
I’m the (maybe “a”) boring one. My co-worker, Sergey, went on a trip through the Caucus mountains. Yes, “Caucasian” is a thing and it doesn’t mean what you think it means. Here are two sets of photos. My Russian is not good enough to read that and I haven’t run it through auto-translate. I justContinue reading “Adventurous Coworker”
Whither Lilac?
Sunday we heard plaintive meowing coming from the lilac hedge. We ignored it for a while, but that tone is “designed” to be unignorable, so we investigated. There was a more-than-kitten, less-than-cat hiding in the hedge. It did not want to be approached. We put some food and water in the hedge for it. WhileContinue reading “Whither Lilac?”
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