At some point in my hazy future I imagine going running with my daughter, creaking knees and tendony legs revealing to me the simple truth that I’ve been eclipsed by my progeny. Never did I imagine that at the tender…
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Kahmmakan
What can I say about Comic-Con? It’s huge, busy, and there is a little of everything. Lots of people dress up in steampunk, manga, fantasy, sci-fi, and period costumes. Lots of people have unnaturally-colored hair, chains woven in their clothing,…
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Washed Up
Recently it was 100 degrees here. In Southern California that means one of several things: A)those aren’t fireworks in the night sky, it’s a wildfire; B)an earthquake has cracked open the ground under your feet and you’re plummeting towards the…
New Bread! New Bread!
I’ve been hemming, hawing, and chawing about whether to reveal my secret San Diego sourdough recipe for the Handmade audience. Then I remembered the “audience” is made up of a few people who stumbled onto the site looking for something…
On Zombies and Forgotten Places
Four AM, I’m wandering through a labyrinthine sub-basement office complex, leading a small group of the last remaining humans. Periodically I come across zombies who look vaguely human but have the blank stare of…something unwell. I learn quickly that zombies…
Canning
Our garden is now overflowing with vegetables, and neighbors are giving us ripe tomatoes before they drown in them, we have more than we can eat. Solution: canning! My early thoughts on canning were rosy-hued and nostalgic, based on this…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: blueberries, canning, children's books, food, gardening, preserving, tomato sauce
Pitter Patter Goes My Heart
It’s a stale line, one invoked by in-laws and aunties: “When will we be hearing the pitter patter of little feet?” as if this is going to convince someone to have children. Funny thing is, I doubt these people have…
Boo!
It’s freaky Friday and that means there’s a pery punny post in the bread section. The No-Knead Undead Ciabatta is up here to delight, horrify, titillate, and whatever else makes your tires squeal. If you’ve never baked bread before, try…
La Terza Ciabatta
I feel I’ve come a long way since my very first ciabatta. I’m not afraid of dough so runny that it must be corralled like oozing honey. I’ve over-baked, under-baked, and dropped it. Once I made 13 loaves of ciabatta…
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There’s Something About…Decorating Cookies
I’ve said before that there’s nothing like fresh-baked cookies. I would like to amend it to include icing fresh-baked cookies. Break out the red sparkle corn syrup product! If I thought it was hard to prevent Toddler Harbat from eating…
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