Now that I have a lot of extra time on my hands, I’ve been able to get to work on some of the projects around my house and garden that I’ve been meaning to work on for a while but never realllllly got around...
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making croissants for a long time now, but once I read about the length of the process of making them I decided to put it off for a time when I would have more….time. And now...
It is that time of year again, friends. Yes, the super bowl is upon us. I am not a huge sports person, as is evidenced by the fact that the last time I watched a football game I asked Jeremy what inning it was....
I’ve been needing some comfort lately, specifically because the show I work on’s first season is ending soon and I will beunemployedfunemployed(got to stay positive, right?….right.)in a few days. This is normal for the industry I work in, and *hopefully* I will be working...
Something strange has been happening here in Southern California lately. The weather, our fair and constant friend in these parts, has seemed to turn against us. I awoke on a recent morning to find ice on my windshield, and that the frost had killed...
With the winter season has come a slightly shrunken garden. I have some winter crops growing (broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, lettuce, peas) but none of them have produced much of anything yet, except my radishes. They were ready for harvest last weekend, poking their...
Most of us know nougat as that ivory-colored layer of fluffiness in snickers & milky way bars. Almost marshmallow-y, but a bit thicker and more spreadable. I am here to tell you that there is another kind of nougat. One that is light, yet...
There are some dishes that, upon hearing about them for the first time, you’re immediate reaction is “hm.” Sometimes that is warranted, but sometimes you need to try the dish to understand how delicious it is. Lefse is one of those dishes. Lefse is...
Hello, friends. I have someone I would like to introduce you to. This is Cajeta, the goatier version of Dulce de Leche. Cajeta is a rich, creamy caramel sauce made with goat’s milk, rather than cow’s milk. The goat’s milk adds a very...
As you may have been able to discern from my seasonal seed giveaways, I am addicted to gardening. I’ve tried my hand at growing many a vegetable, fruit, and flower, but up until very recently, never had I tried cultivating a fungi. I was...
It is that beautiful time of year again. Where noses turn pink from cold, homes are dressed to the nines with holiday sparkle, and the flavor of peppermint finds its way into the most delightful of treats. One of my standby holiday sweets is...
A few weeks ago I posted about the first step to making bitters at home, which involved making extracts. Now I am going to detail the second step, which entails combining all of the extracts you’ve made into different-flavored bitters. After using up all...
