sourdough starter, hard lessons learned

Ever since moving to my Very First Apartment, I’ve tried at predictable intervals to make my own sourdough starter. It has the nerve to sound so simple: you mix flour and water in… Read More →

a drop-off in productivity

  Summer tends to be the time of year when there’s the most to get done, and also the time of year when you feel least like getting out there in the heat… Read More →

conscientious consumerism

The internet has a constant backlog of bizarre and fascinating discarded home artifacts. And here in the land of overly-imaginative home decor, we are nothing if not conscientious about working to relieve the… Read More →

in my defense

For a long time after I first mentioned it, I was really, really, really good. Ice cold calm and controlled good. I may have visited the auction now and then, but always with… Read More →

brandied cherries

To start, a note of caution. It is spring decidedly here– I have green tomatoes and Bill promises the first zucchini will be ready to pick before the weekend is over. There are… Read More →