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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Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX
Mandarin Merrang Pie I need a pie, tonight, for a contest at the dance studio. The Laird happened to buy a bag of mandarin oranges, yesterday. I’ve done both lemon and lime, so why not? The lime was XXXX (should that have been XL?). Let’s see what I’ve learned in the last 30 attempts. First,Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX”
Cookies
There is a reason I don’t bake for myself. I wanted cookies on Saturday, so I made cookies. Now I am eating (verging on “have eaten”) them all. We buy little semi-sweet off-brand M&Ms to add to the kibble (aka “trail mix”, but I don’t go near trails). The kibble was still unmixed, so IContinue reading “Cookies”
I Can Has Grasses!
I gave up waiting for the second floor deck and had the back yard regraded and sodded. The brownish patches are all weeds. So are most of the green patches. The tree died this year. I liked it (it looked like the Kindle tree), but dead, so gone. The area is a bit sloped. TheContinue reading “I Can Has Grasses!”
Summer Bread?
This spring(*), I changed my bread recipe from 240g (1 cup) of water to 250g. I don’t remember why I did that. Recently, the loaves have been collapsing while baking. Not “collapse to a brick”, but the top middle drops in. Today, I switched back to 240g of water. The bread did not collapse. AContinue reading “Summer Bread?”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX
Cinnamon Rolls Tonight’s potluck (potlach?) theme is “breakfast for dinner”. I asked “sheet-tray of bacon or cinnamon rolls?” Cinnamon rolls won the poll. I’ve had this bookmarked for ages: The recipe is not in the description. He gives it out as he goes, which makes mis en place annoying. Since I had to write itContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXX”
Hooey Beer
Если ты думаешь, ты думаешь.
Just Say “no” to Cornmeal
I forgot to take a picture so I’m not going to consume a Learning 2 Bake from Scratch number. Today’s crochet group pie was a peach skillet pie. The recipe called for cornmeal crust. This is not as dramatic as it sounds. It’s not a Dorito(tm) crust. It’s only a 1/4 cup of cornmeal inContinue reading “Just Say “no” to Cornmeal”
Compromising with Mom
When I was a growing young lad, my mother was very insistent: Don’t pile meat on your sandwich. If you want more, make another sandwich. The point being: Bread is cheaper than meat, so make it more filling with more bread. Much as it was in the late 1970s, meat is expensive, again. Especially becauseContinue reading “Compromising with Mom”
Peanut Butter First
It’s a scientific fact. A while back, I wondered why I always spread the peanut butter before the jelly, so I tried reversing it and spreading jelly first. After months of research, I have determined that peanut butter first is the correct method. The reason is quite simple: Whichever one is first allows you toContinue reading “Peanut Butter First”
Marked Up 