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Feast!

Ecce panem nostrum quotidianum! Picture 1035 Picture 1033 This brioche is as rich as it looks, flaky and with just enough sweetness.  I was worried the cranberries and walnuts would leach out odd colors into the dough but it turned

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New Breads

Last night I made two new breads.  First was the potato rosemary.  It came out prettier than I expected.  I would show you a picture here… …but I don’t have my camera.  Imagine, my children. Second was a brioche base

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Menu Expansion

I’m hoping to add a few new breads to the Aurora Bakery menu:  potato rosemary, cranberry walnut braid, and maybe brioche.  I’m going to make the potato bread tomorrow night and maybe try the braid again tonight.  If I’m clever

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Candy: Collected

Halloween may be over, but the overconsumption of processed sugars is still underway.  Baby Harbat enjoyed trick-or-treating, which mostly consisted of walking around, riding on shoulders, and seeing everyone in the neighborhood.  I felt a little bad going to doors

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Let The Handouts Begin

They actually ship children into our neighborhood for Halloween.  No joke—apparently it’s so safe and walkable that kids from the metro area are brought here.  Last year I ran out of candy just after 8 pm and had to lock

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I Love My Pumpkin

Picture 952   We originally though this costume would be a bit longer, thus the protruding pot belly and last-minute striped green tights.  There’s something to be said for one-piece slip-on costumes.  And that something is “convenient”.  Especially when you’re

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Meanies

Every year my wife gets out the Charlie Brown DVD series.  In October we watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.  Every year I’m horrified by Lucy’s behavior.  You’ve probably heard about her pulling the football away as Charlie runs

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Weekend of Celebration

Baby Harbat turned two this weekend!  All week she was ready for the big event, singing “Happy birthday” to herself and talking about cake and presents.  On Friday afternoon she yelled for me to come into the laundry room. “Sit

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Rapunzel

I made a braid last night, a loooooooong braid.  I wanted to experiment with a cranberry nut bread that I thought up, and somehow decided that a double batch of bread would be needed to make a braid.  Now before

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Caution! Rapidly Changing Weather!

When you go out West and up into the mountains, guidebooks and rangers constantly warn you to be prepared for sudden and unpredictable weather changes.  It may be 70 and sunny, then five minutes later you’re up to your ankles

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