Before Covid-19, I would either walk or bike home from work. It’s two miles and either way, nice exercise. Add to this, going to the gym in the morning before work two or three times, and the occasional weekend yoga class or long run, and I was doing OK. Not great, but OK. I’ve run … More Retrospect: Covid-19 Week 19
The sequence of events last week, or so, escape me, but the following things happened: Acquired ladder back chairs at second-hand store; and Acquired cast-iron frying pan Frank has been wanting a cast-iron frying pan for ages. I’ve been resistant to the idea because they are very heavy, regardless of their appropriateness for the historic … More Adventures in 18th Century Cooking – Scotch Eggs
Note: The following post relates to the project requirements for my Foundations in Creativity class. Originally posted to the creativity blog on November 26, 2015. Today, Thanksgiving, we ate pie. In keeping with being creative, I cut little owls out of the leftover pie crust and put them on the chicken/ham/fennel pot pies. I could … More Happy Thanksgiving, Minus the Turkey
Cooking and I have a somewhat interesting history together. Although early on we kept an easily accessible collection of take-out menus for the less than successful outcomes, these days the majority of food stuffs attempted do come out pretty well. Regardless of this progress, I still have a love-hate relationship with preparing/acquiring food. In an ideal … More Cooking with Manuela – Rose-Shaped Apple Pastry
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