May project: The Veganing
Introduction As our closest friends and family know already, Justin & I made the transition to full-on veganism at the first of the year. Over the past four months, we've tried all kinds of different products, recipes, and vegetables; some were excellent, but many...
Mere Christianity
A Christian friend of mine loaned me her copy of this book, Mere Christianity, by CS Lewis, so this post will be the surrogate to marginalia, since the book a) is not mine and b) has tiny margins. I thought at first that I would just handwrite on sticky notes, but I...
Sewing Day Part Two
So this morning I finished slashing & spreading the pattern to approximately fit my body. Now for the "muslin" which I'm hoping will fit well enough to wear. I chose a nice green & cream gingham from my pattern stash, but decided to cut the bodice (at least)...
Sewing Day Part One
It's March First and it's still snowing. I'd like to be as every other New Englander and complain about it, but I'm just done. Maybe we're all done. It's time to adjust to the "new normal" of cold, bitter snow and probably-forever winter weather. So I can't go...
Sourdough 5 for 5
So my experiments have been yielding consistent and pleasing results. The last two loaves I've made have weighed in at 1100g, which I think really is a good size for my glass loaf pan. I've graduated to using the other glass loaf pan in the oven full-time to...
Sourdough Sandwich Loaf
Okay, so I'm feeling pretty good about this whole sourdough exercise. I've made a third loaf of sourdough using the 1-2-3 method, and it is now working almost predictably. This time I wanted to make a sandwich loaf instead of a boule or bâtard. I wasn't sure how...