Although Molly B's name is no longer part of this blog, her presence definitely is. It wafts up the stairs of our house trailing delicious smells from the oven. It rests lightly on a new cutting board, patiently cooling while we stand near, forks at the ready, drooling. Molly has been home on winter break [...]
It didn't look like much, zipped into a plastic bag and, well there's no other word for it, fermenting on my desk. But my friend Allie asked me if I'd like some friendship starter and, if there's anything I've learned in this long life of mine, it is to open my heart to friendship. So, [...]
I must say it’s a nice view from the top of the food chain. Instead of searching the forest for a patch of grass to gnaw on, we kings of the animal kingdom can prepare our food, and we get to enjoy it. Name one other animal in the world who gets to enjoy its [...]
George Vernon Hudson first proposed daylight savings time to give more morning daylight to the winter months and more evening daylight to the summer months. His reasons have been shrouded in mystery for several years, until now. I have learned the exciting truth about this odd practice: Georgie boy was throwing me an extra hour [...]
On Sunday I was in a position that most teenagers dream about: parents gone for the whole day and the house completely to myself. What would any teenager do in this situation? Spend the day baking bread, of course. Keenly aware of my mother's lifelong fear of yeast, I knew a recipe for bread would not be welcome [...]
