Category Archives: Justifications

Pretty Woman Cookies

No, not because they’re hookers. Because they’re not. They’re cookies. But, remember the scene in which Vivian first meets Edward? They’re in pre-Costanza Jason Alexander’s car, and Edward asks her what her name is. Her answer: “What do you want … Continue reading

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News Flash: According to the FDA, Chewing Gum Is Food

Photo Credit: vikisuzan on flickr. Click picture to go straight to original photo. Wait, what?! I know. That’s what I said, too.  I got up this morning with the vague idea that I would talk about the perils of designating … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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