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Category Archives: Justifications
On Cooking without Eating. And Some Potato Soup.
Here it is, Day 8 of 10 of The Master Cleanse. I have swallowed no solid food since Thursday evening, January 5. When I started this whole thing, it was an impulsive move. I had been reading about it and … Continue reading
Finding The Balance for The Balanced Pastry Chef
Click the picture for attribution. Thanks, DigitalNative for the fantastic photo. You may or may not have noticed that I changed the name of my blog from Pastry Methods and Techniques to The Balanced Pastry Chef. I changed the name … Continue reading
Sharing Recipes: To Share or Not to Share
Of course I will share with you. Have you ever had writer’s block and you tell someone and they say “You know how to get over writer’s block? <beat beat> Just write.” And then you punch them in the neck, … Continue reading
I Am A Teacher
This is going to be one of those posts. One of those where I have a vague notion of what I’m going to write and a strong feeling about it but no actual concrete plan for how I’m going to … Continue reading
The Four Pounds of Cheese Project
That’s a whole Hell of a lot of cheese to throw away! My cousin Ken called me a couple of weeks ago to let me know that he had found an article in the latest issue of National Geographic Magazine … Continue reading
Posted in Four Pounds of Cheese, Justifications
Tagged food waste, four pounds of cheese, mindfulness, wasting less food
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Vanishing of the Bees
Here’s a question for you: Which of the following crops are heavily dependent upon honeybees for pollination? pumpkins almonds cherries broccoli onions Give up? You may or may not be surprised to hear that the Correct Answer is 6: all … Continue reading
The Four Loaves of the Apocalypse, or Baking with Brewers’ Yeast
Sometimes I get crazy ideas. Like using “I Can Spell” as my campaign slogan for class secretary in 5th grade. Or bringing my mom a plastic boat when the washing machine overflowed and flooded the kitchen. I mean, she did … Continue reading
Posted in Justifications, recipes
Tagged baking with brewers' yeast, homemade bread, how to make bread
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Let’s Poke Another Anthill, Shall We?
Alrighty, then. All day, I’ve been trying to decide whether to write a happy little post about the delightful cherry cobbler we had for dessert last evening* or a poking the anthill post. Being me, I am going with Anthill. … Continue reading
Posted in Justifications, Tantrums, Uncategorized
Tagged food snobbery, I am a teacher, learn to cook, The Chicago Tribune
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When You’re Trying to Capture a Memory, Details Count or Auntie Ev’s Plum Pudding, Part The Third
The plum puddings I made last week are not good enough to serve for Christmas. Why? It’s not because they turned out badly. They actually taste quite good. But I didn’t task myself with making Plain Old plum pudding. My … Continue reading
A Love Refrain for Tony Bourdain, and a Horror Theme for Sandra Lee(m)
How do I love thee, Tony? Let me count the ways. I love your hair; I love your eyes. I love your tall/skinny/sexy self. I love the way your eyes twinkle when you’re being mean, the way your skin crinkles … Continue reading
