Last week, I attempted loaf number two of my its-been-nearly-a-year-since-I’ve-really-baked-bread-so-maybe-I-should-get-into-it-again-this-year campaign (how’s that for an adjectival phrase?). Though the results still look terrible and the crumb was too dense, this loaf felt like a baby step in the right direction, so I’m still pleased. Instead of winging the recipe by general feel/hydration of the dough, [...]
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The Week’s End
Met up with Craig to check out his new bike, pick up a saddle, and hang out. We headed from his basement shop to Recycled Cycles to dig for deals in the used bins.
Meta Pot Pie
I went to my parents’ house in central PA for Thanksgiving weekend this year (I’m somewhat torn about referring to it as “home” at this point. Sometimes I still do, mostly I don’t). Because I flew in on Thursday, we did our mostly traditional thanksgiving spread on Friday with turkey, mashed potatoes, greens, sweet potatoes, [...]
Sweet Potato, Black Bean Enchiladas. Yes Please.
Last night I made a fantastic batch of sweet potato, black bean enchiladas. I’d had sweet potato enchiladas once before that some friends had made. They were delicious and the combination of the potato’s sweetness with a bit of enchilada spiciness is tough to beat. I looked up a few recipes for sweet potato enchiladas [...]
Beet Pesto is so Delicious
My sister Leah and her boyfriend Mike took a visit out to Seattle a few weeks ago. They live in central PA and took a week to escape from State College’s dreadful late-winter weather. It’s basically just cold, gray, and wet for months on end and, speaking from personal experience, gets pretty old towards the [...]
Making Pasta is Righteous Pain
I’m learning that to blog is to apologize for a lack of updates. As I explained earlier, most of my writing is going up on Publicola these days. It feels great to be writing a few articles a week. I haven’t done this much writing since I was at The Guilfordian in college. It has [...]
Resolutions for the New Year
I’ve never been that into new year’s resolutions. I’m constantly setting personal goals for myself as it is (whether I meet those goals is another story) so setting grandiose plans into motion on January 1st always seems contrived. Being in a new city with a new journalism job in the midst of a new chapter [...]
As American as Mini Turkey Pot Pies
A month and a half ago, several friends and I went to a pub in Ravenna called Pies and Pints. As its name implies, the pub specializes in savory pies and beer. With prices around $9+ per personal-sized pie it seemed a little pricey, but the thought of sharing buttery, flaky pot pies and dark [...]
