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”
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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”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXIX
Plumble Pie Another Four and Twenty Blackbirds recipe for crochet group. Standard crust, plum filling, the same oat crumble on top as the Peach and Cream pie/tart. I have those little crocks due to Nina, one of my coworkers. The odd thing about that story is that I don’t remember why. I just remember thatContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXIX”
Merang is Weird
I’m tired of typing “meringue”. The speech on Pavlova resulted in some extra baked merang. I wasn’t sure what to do with it, so I just threw it in the ‘fridge. The Pavlovas in the ‘fridge got soggy from the whipped cream soaking in. The blanks got really crispy from the dry refrigerator air suckingContinue reading “Merang is Weird”
Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXVIII
Peaches and Cream Pie This is also from the Four and Twenty Blackbirds cookbook, so no recipe. It has a very strange crust. Basically, a graham cracker crust made with rolled oats. I added a bit extra because my pie pan is twice as tall as the crust in the picture and I wanted toContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LXVIII”
Online Speech Contest
The local Toastmaster’s online (i.e. webcam) speech contest is Monday. Last Wednesday, one of my competitors gave a practice run of her speech. It was very good and blew mine out of the water. I’ve thrown that out and I’m starting over. I like to watch YouTube cooking videos, but they’re all edited. I’m goingContinue reading “Online Speech Contest”
Set a Timer!
On the bright side, I (with The Laird’s reminder) did manage to beat the smoke detector. Today’s replacement is rising (38:45 left on the timer).
Brassicacearum Papilionoideae
Normal people call them cabbage butterflies. I don’t know if that’s their Latin name, but “brassicaceae” is right because they don’t just attack cabbage but also cabbage relatives (broccoli and brussel sprouts, in my case). In Denver, I threw in the towel and just didn’t plant any after two summers of hosting larvae farms. Here,Continue reading “Brassicacearum Papilionoideae”
Fun Concert
But I still don’t like concerts. The Laird and I went to see Disturbed at the Full Throttle Saloon. He was surprised that I wanted to go, but I like Disturbed, it’s Sturgis Rally week (which is, I’m sure, why they bothered with South Dakota), and I’ve never been there or done any rally stuff.Continue reading “Fun Concert”
Why I don’t like Art
I started What These 4 Trends in Painting Reveal About Our Image-Saturated Age with a sense of hope. As is usual with things related to art, I was disappointed. When your gallery display looks like Costco’s discount rug aisle, you’re doing something wrong. I will admit it does have a certain “capturing the Zeitgeist” vibe,Continue reading “Why I don’t like Art”
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