Yesterday was to be my biggest baking day ever. 13 loaves of bread, for a presentation I’m giving tonight to 200 people. The event is called Pecha Kucha, and I’m giving a short talk on bread, accompanied by a slideshow. …
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Genesis
No, not the plaintive band led by hair-loss champion Phil Collins. I’m talking about the first loaf of bread I made, July 2008. Hard to believe it’s only been a year. I have remembered that I thought that was one…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: baby harbat, curls, genesis, no-knead, phil collins, rustic bread, shoes
Well, Why Not
Don’t say I didn’t warn you. If you get vertigo from these pictures it’s because: A) they are out of focus, B) the fence is just a little bit…something. The fence isn’t a project, it’s a chronic disease. I will…
What a Difference a Day Makes
Baby Harbat is feeling better. Now she’s back up to shenanigans like wagging her finger at various things (parents, pieces of bread, dolls) and saying, “No no no!” Because she is such a gifted and advanced child, she is already…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: air conditioning, baby harbat, boboli, home depot, mythbusters, pizza crust, power tools, radial saw, whole wheat
Monday the 13th Starts With a Bang!
Ah, but let’s start at the beginning. Saturday, day of the weekly movie night at the Stately English Manor (home of our friends, their daughter, and various cats), and Baby Harbat is feeling warm. Strike that. Hot. We take her…
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Levi and Bread
I am so excited that Levi Johnston is weighing in on Alaskan politics! If somehow you don’t remember, he’s the dude who knocked up Sarah Palin’s daughter then did the manly thing and decided not to marry her after all. …
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Ground
The new organic whole wheat flour arrived in the mail yesterday! Four five-pound bags, packed in crumpled pages of agricultural newspapers—ads for harvesters and large arm-removing equipment. It arrived just in time, as I’m making three multigrain struans and one…
Where’s My Locker?!
I must’ve been traumatized in junior high when I couldn’t find my locker. I don’t remember it, but it must have happened. How else can I keep repeating it in my dreams? It’s been 20 years since I left junior…
Pic-shas
As promised, here are some pictures of the ongoing fence project, and other things to delight the senses. You can see the fence rails follow ground level, which makes the fence look crooked. It was either that or keep…
The Freshmaker
A while ago I posted about trying to only buy groceries from the perimeter of the store. It turned out to be easier than I thought. On my last trip, I managed to buy all but two products from the…
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