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Biscuits

I’m not much of a baker, but I make really good biscuits. That’s because they happen to fall right into my wheelhouse as a baker, which sits somewhere near the crossroads of Lazy Efficient St. and Impatient Ln. I can have them ready to go into the oven in the time it takes it toContinue reading “Biscuits”

Gosha Update! Plus Honey Cake and Lamb’s Ear Tea

Not only does Gosha get to ride around on Hormat’s shoulder and be fed cherries in this episode, but he also seems to have adopted another baby chick like he did last year. AND, big news, there may be a Mrs. Gosha…. She only shows up in a few frames–she seems a little more shyContinue reading “Gosha Update! Plus Honey Cake and Lamb’s Ear Tea”

The United States of Tali and the Ballad of Rye

In the past I’ve waited until my dogs are gone to create tributes to them: I do angel-dog cartoons, and sometimes I name cocktails after them (if you want to try the Jasper, it’s 1.5 oz apple brandy, .5 oz Luxardo or other cherry liqueur, .5 oz Cynar or other Amaro, 1/8 t red chileContinue reading “The United States of Tali and the Ballad of Rye”

ESC #22

This one had a rough Moroccan theme. The Bizzy Izzy cocktail was OK, but I got a little loosey-goosey with the substitutions (arrack for bourbon–I know, what was I thinking?) and had to off-road pretty significantly to save it–turned it into a champagne cocktail, because who doesn’t like a champagne cocktail? I can’t give youContinue reading “ESC #22”

ESC #21: Father’s Day Edition

A week late, sorry. I went through my Try file and picked out all the recipes I thought my dad would have liked best. Of course, it ended up skewing German…. The Black Forest Cake was a knockout and not hard at all to make—once you got past the hand-grating of 9 oz of semisweetContinue reading “ESC #21: Father’s Day Edition”

Gosha’s Back!

youtube.com/watch I mean, the vlog itself is amazing: rose jam! But I’m posting because Gosha the crow, who flew off earlier in the spring, is back to hang out with his cat and bunny (and human) buddies on the farm. I don’t know the story about how they got Gosha in the first place, whetherContinue reading “Gosha’s Back!”

ESC #20: DessArt Day 2 (with linocuts!)

Credit to my friend Gina for the clever name for our casual art workshop-plus-dessert-bar series (it’s a series now because we’ve had 2! And there’s a third planned for August now on bookmaking…). Here were the recipes this time. They were all pretty good, but I think the favorites were the blackberry tart and theContinue reading “ESC #20: DessArt Day 2 (with linocuts!)”

Tisane of the Week: Rose Honeysuckle Mint (etc.)

I inherited a crazy yard—really a mini urban farm complete with livestock (the chickens were written into the counter-offer): there are six fruit trees (sadly down from 8), 7 raised beds in different levels of the yard, and untold numbers of flowering shrubs and annuals, not to mention patches of perennial herbs here and there.Continue reading “Tisane of the Week: Rose Honeysuckle Mint (etc.)”

Meatball Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

I know…. Spaghetti squash is so 2000s Paleo, right along with Zoodles and all that carb-phobic jazz. But this dish turns out to be really good. Split a spaghetti squash in half, scoop out the seeds, rub with olive oil, and roast until really nice and soft and roasty; it took a solid 40 minutesContinue reading “Meatball Stuffed Spaghetti Squash”

Tulip the Rescue Beaver

I did not know that beavers live 25 years! Or that they can be safely rehabilitated and released…. youtube.com/watch