May 2012
6 posts
just braid some bread already, will ya?
So I braided some bread again recently and it was a blast. Well, it wasn’t really bread, technically it was Danish pastry, but that is sort of like bread except totally different. Danish is like bread in that it contains yeast and flour, but it is different in that it contains a significant amount of butter, requires more patience, attention to detail, and knowledge on how to fold a...
April 2012
5 posts
if you care
This morning, as I was half asleep making my daily cup of coffee, I happened to take a closer look at my box of coffee filters…
I hadn’t really noticed it before but it appeared that I had purchased the most passive aggressive brand of coffee filters in the world. If I care? Of course I care you jerks! I am glad to know that my coffee filters are made from “Forest Stewardship...
sunny sunday shortcake
Holy Moly! It was a 70° sunny Sunday in Seattle yesterday! I even got a bit of a sunburn on my pasty white flesh! This is quite atypical around these parts, but, hey, we’ll take it. To take full advantage of Sunday’s splendidly sunny afternoon, I went to the first neighborhood farmers market of the season to stock up on goodies to cook at the first splendidly sunny Sunday barbecue of...
happy birthday brooke!
Hey everybody! It’s my oldest sister’s birthday today! To celebrate this momentous occasion, I thought I would share with you all what I would have bought her, or anyone of equal awesomeness, had I 1) been more organized, 2) had copious amounts of disposable income, and 3) been a more generous and giving human being. Unfortunately for Brooke— and the rest of you—I am/have none of those...
WatchIt’s shaping up to be a nice day outside so I can’t bring myself to be on my computer longer than it takes to post this funny video. From SNL, I bring you not pizza exactly, but almost pizza!
if the fda asks, i rub these tonka beans under my...
So, yes, it has been a while. I am not ignoring you and I promise I have not forgotten all the time we have spent together. But I have no doubt been distracted by some pretty significant happenings around here, the most important and commanding being that I am moving to California in June. In case you were wondering why, the most compelling reason looks like this:
The other reasons are less...
