They are slider buns that I may have let rise a bit too much in a muffin pan. They’re even somewhat “whole grain” because I used 100g of whole grain rye flour (in addition to 300g of bread flour for gluten).
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Plant Me!
The bare root asparagus plants (asparagi?) looked sad and I’ve had bad luck planting asparagus in the past. So, I thought to myself, I thought, “why not put them in water?”. This is the result. Apparently, one can grow asparagus inside, but it feels as if it really wants to be planted. I just needContinue reading “Plant Me!”
I’m Sure It’s Fine
Clearly, I am not the first to walk around this gate, which is obviously there to stop vehicular, not pedestrian, traffic. I’m sure it’s fine. Why am I walking around this gate? To get pine needles from under the trees down the path. Why do I want pine needles? Because they make great mulch forContinue reading “I’m Sure It’s Fine”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXVI
Chocolate Pudding Cake I must have made this before since the recipe is printed out and in my recipe folder. However, it’s not on the blog, so it didn’t happen. This is an effort, but it’s for The Laird’s birthday. The recipe: As you can see, mine does not look like that. The major issues:Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXVI”
Flashback
There I was sitting on the toilet listening to the dryer run. Suddenly, I was in the pinkish laundry room, standing in front of the dryer looking forward to hopping in and spinning. Then it was uncomfortable. Then my mom was yelling at me for getting into the dryer. I’m don’t think that I’ve everContinue reading “Flashback”
Snacks for Lunch
I was making grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. I thought to myself, I thought, “this is just cheese and crackers.” I nuked some tomato soup for dipping. It was yummy. It was also just bruschetta, which is still an hors d’oeuvres. I didn’t think that one through. Update: I did that on purpose at aContinue reading “Snacks for Lunch”
Bacon Floodies
I’d never heard of them, but the YouTube algorithm thought I would be interested. It was correct. These are easy enough that I didn’t even use the recipe. I made enough for two. The second one is a bit overly toasted on the bottom (i.e. burned) because I was too busy eating the first oneContinue reading “Bacon Floodies”
Order Size and Contract Size
When one places an order on a futures contract, one must specify how many are desired. For example, I would like to buy two September Corn contracts. Each contract has a size. For corn, that is 5,000 bushels (which are now units of weight, not volume, btw). The local greenhouse had single, large strawberry plantsContinue reading “Order Size and Contract Size”
Cacio e Pepe
A recipe from Cook’s Illustrated. I thought it would make a good first pasta course for the Italian dinner I will be cooking (this coming Saturday). It’s supposedly difficult to get the cheese sauce right. Following the instructions in Cook’s Illustrated, it was not. It’s very simple: Pasta with Pecorino Romano cheese and black pepper.Continue reading “Cacio e Pepe”
Impressions
I’ll probably update this a few times as I remember more. I wanted to get it started before I forget everything. Flying sucks. The week and a half cold I picked on the airplane (I will admit that Rome is a possibility) is not fun. I’m tired of coughing up phlegm, now. The rest willContinue reading “Impressions”
Marked Up 