Who thought it was a good idea to sequester children in a small house, set their constitutions alight with sweets, then have them rip into piles of presents like hyenas going after a water buffalo? Christmas is madness, a ready-made…
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Making Christmas
One of my greatest joys in life is working in the kitchen. I think it takes a man to say that, unafraid of the social mores of ignoring football on Sunday. I don’t give a rat’s ass what the San…
Posted in Baking, Brewing, Parenting Tagged with: baking, Chinese toys, christmas, christmas bread, Confucius, food, golden oat bread, number two, sourdough
Down in Front!
Ahh, Christmas. The season of togetherness, giving, warm feelings and…hey, sit down in front. Sit down. Sit down! SIT DOWN! Every year at our preschool we go to see our kids in the Christmas pageant. It has become tradition, as…
Slice of the Holidays
If you’ve ever made bread you can certainly manage this holiday bread recipe. If you haven’t made bread before, this bread comes with a long family tradition of baking failures, from doughy, uncooked interiors and burned crusts to unanticipated rising…
Bad Parenting and Other Holiday Fun
It’s a new year, another chance to learn from my mistakes and follow the travails of a parent, baker, husband, and home improvement buffoon. This holiday season was a study in sloth. I found new ways to eat horrifying amounts…
Break Bread With Family
This holiday season, take some time to sit down with family and friends to celebrate the simple act of breaking bread together. Communal dining may be one of our species’ most basic activities, and what better way to celebrate the…
Home for the Holidays
There’s nothing like family traditions to remind you it’s holiday time. When I was growing up our family would make Christmas bread each December, locating a floury notecard with the recipe my grandmother jotted down in slanting cursive. Every year…
Should Christmas be Cancelled?
It was a tired joke twenty years ago, now it’s a tradition. When the holiday season approaches, and that means any time after September, I begin the Christmas cancellation notices. The origins of the notices are clouded in ancient history…
Time Warp
I remember the buzzy excitement of a school concert. It’s nighttime yet you’re not at home, you’re back at school. The dark empty halls have the elicit feel of a store after hours. You leave your parents and prepare in…
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Krissmass Kraziness
Baby Harbat is now officially old enough to get really excited about Christmas, presents, parties, cookies, and staying up late. This all culminated last night after a full day of all the aforementioned things. She woke up at 1:30 WIDE…
