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What They Made: Baby beard
My sister-in-law made this for Paul! Check out Paul’s latest head wear: a crocheted hat and beard, stitched with love by his Aunt D! Way cool.She got the idea from the December issue of Real Simple. I’ve seen the baby beard pop up in Etsy, too. Anyhoo, she saw it and thought, “I can make […]
Some stuff I’ve made lately
Following are few notes on my recent doings and whatnot: Green-and-gold socks and brownies. Packers brownies, for consumption during an American football contest featuring the Green Bays. Nutty and sweet. Pecan pie for Thanksgiving, per my father’s request. (He doesn’t care for pumpkin pie. I, on the other hand, could eat pumpkin pie daily. A […]
Recommended Reading: Wildwood
Recommended Reading highlights articles, books, and sites that I think are worth checking out. Satisfaction is finishing a good, thick book. When I’m not reading books with the words “baby” or “management” in their titles (strangely, I have not read a book with both “baby” AND “management” in the title β yet), I like a good […]
Cook’s Illustrated challenge: Salt-Baked Potatoes
Baked on a bed of salt. “If someone told me they were a baked-potato aficionado, I’d turn tail,” I told Mark while making this recipe. “It’s like saying, ‘Hi, I’m the most boring person you’ll meet today.’” So now you know where I stand on baked potatoes. It’s not that I don’t like baked potatoes. […]
Cook’s Illustrated challenge: Recognition!
Big-time national recognition! Woot! Guess who got a shout out from AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN? Me! Or actually, Sie macht. GO ME! Click here to read the post. Sie macht was recognized in the weekly Blogger Spotlight at America’s Test Kitchen’s The Feed. I knew Chris Kimball couldn’t stay away. To be honest, I wasn’t very […]