What Xmas Hath Brought

Cookbooks and something to cook in. :D

Now, I got the Dutch Oven last month from Terry, but as a Christmas gift. So, it's included!

Unemployment and Baking: How Sourdough Saved My Life

As many have these last few years, I've found myself without a regular source of income. I'm lucky in that there is income coming into our house via my other half and I do have other means of working until something steady comes along (or I get more clients...). Which is grand until you take into account that I cannot left to my own devices for very long. I need things to do. If I get bored, things happen. Sometimes it will be watching an entire series' worth of TV shows on Netflix. Sometimes it will be a hobby. Sometimes it will be learning something new. Sometimes, things that I do are not too successful. Sometimes the level of unsuccessfulness are rather epic.

This is why we cannot have nice things.

(really, really needs to do something with this...)

Text message test without picture

o_O

Apparently, "save draft" is Blogger for "publish unfinished post."

Okie dokie, then.

Baba Ghanush Experimentation!

Right now there are Eggplant roasting in the oven. Soon, there will be roasted garlic.

Baba Ghanush, experiment 1 in progress!

update: Needs more garlic and less Tahini; Burnt peanut butter is not a good layer of flavor. But, I'm on the right track!

update 2- 24 hours later, the garlic has really developed and the Tahini has mellowed, but it's still not balanced. So, to make it something I want to eat the rest of the weekend, I'm adding more Eggplant and will season up.

Plotting with Maple

I have an idea.

A tasty idea.

Maple meet Burbon and pie crust. Film at 11 (not really).

Why I Love Central Air

My bedroom smells like seared pork. Take THAT Glade!