Seen here on his first birthday, Number Two is exploring mobility. The speed of these things is phenomenal. The day of his first birthday he switched from commando-style-live-fire-under-barbed-wire crawling to the more traditional on-all-fours. The next day he pulled himself…
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Number Two on the Move
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Hey kiddies, here’s a very short lesson in tempered glass and thermodynamics. When you are, say, putting a pizza in an extremely hot oven, please be sure your hands aren’t wet. Because just maybe a single drop of cold water…
Handmade Pizza
Crispy crust, gooey cheese, salty toppings, all served hot right from the oven. What’s not to like about pizza? Food technology and mass production, however, have turned what could be the most perfect self-contained meal into a mean joke—cardboard wan…
Oh Yeah…Bread
Sometimes I think I’ve figured out a technique for making bread. This is the right way, I say with confidence. Then I slap myself upside the head because I’m obviously wrong. I used to create steam in my oven with…
Cookin’ With Gas Part 3 (I am a Super Genius)
There are now two functioning ovens in the Aurora Bakery kitchen. Last night I installed the new safety valve. All told, it took about 20 minutes. Because I am Uncle F%$#-Up, however, I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. …
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Back to Basics
Last night I made rustic bread. This is the same recipe I’ve been tweaking and working on for the past year. Towards the end of the life of the old oven, those breads came out pale and pillowy soft, which…
San Diego Gas & Electric
I gots to give mad props to SDGE for fixing up our oven yesterday. Or, wait, lemme see, do I have to give them a shout-out first? Or does that come before a holla-back? Anyway! I set up an appointment…
Old is Good?
Thinking about my solid old oven, built when the war had just ended and America was dusting itself off, I’ve begun to think about old=good. In the 50s, and again in the 80s, we’ve had techno-crushes. Puppy love for anything…
Life in the Kitchen
Now we’re talking! Last night I had the new oven stretching its legs. First up was some brown rice, simmering away on one of the back burners. Next I preheated the oven for some bread. From what I can tell…
Potties, Flames, and Springs, Oh My!
On Sunday we bought a potty at Ikea. It’s a turquoise plastic thing that could double as a centurion helmet (minus the horsehair crest). After Baby Harbat’s bath on Monday she said, “Potty? Potty?” I’m eliminating the rest of the…
