So… I’ve finally gotten around to posting the recipe that you guys have been asking me about for the last two weeks. PRETZELS!!! We made these twice over the last two weeks, and they were demolished in record time…both times. 1.5 c. warm water 1 1/8 t. active dry yeast 2 T. brown sugar 1 [...]
About a month ago, my youngest brother Andrew visited us for about two weeks. We had a great time with him, and one night, he decided we were going to have pizza for dinner. In fact, he decided we were going to eat jalapeno & mushroom pizza. (That’s Eric in the picture tossing the crust.) [...]
I’ve wanted to try quinoa for some time. I even went so far as to buy some. I just never got around to cooking it. A few weeks ago, we were trying to figure out what to cook with the beets from our CSA. So I made quinoa with them. Here’s how I did it: [...]
After I made butter the last time, I was left with leftover buttermilk. What better to use it in than pancakes?! Here’s the recipe (modified from Alton Brown’s): First, make your homemade “instant” pancake mix. Combine in a lidded container: 6 c. flour 1.5 t. baking soda 3 t. baking powder 1 T. kosher salt [...]
By: Laura Esquirel Rating: 3 stars. This book was generally good. I think much was lost in the translation, and I wish I was fluent enough in Spanish to read it in the original language. Although, without knowing how the original was written, it may be that the author’s writing style is just very choppy [...]
This will be an ongoing list of books I’ve read starting in 2010. I’ll post reviews as I finish each book going forward. Feel free to post recommendations for books–I’ll comment back if I’ve already read your suggestion, and I’ll consider all suggestions! 2010 (Goal: 30 books) 101 Ways to Have a Great Day at [...]
By: Meredith Hall Rating: 2 stars. This was another vacation read, a true story about a woman who gave up her first child for adoption after she became pregnant in high school. Shunned by her family, led a nomadic life looking for “something,” and finally reunited with her first child. Depressing, and not worth the [...]
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