I grew enough starter for 34 – yes THIRTY-FOUR – loaves of AFB, and gave it as holiday treats to my coworkers.
So. I was all excited about my Amish Friendship Bread Starter, you know? Like All. Kinds. Of. Excited. I figured out the perfect bowl for it, my favorite bowl, actually: A gorgeous glass bowl that was part of a set I bought for gingerbread house making years ago.
And then I discovered the perfect way to [...]
Can you guess what this is?
I’ll give you a hint: It’s all wrapped up (with holes cut into the top) so that my cats won’t get to it. Stumped? Ok, here’s another hint: They really, really want to eat it, which I think is gross.
Still confused? Ok, here’s a picture of what’s inside:
It’s Amish Friendship [...]
Dude. You would never believe me if I told you how much easier it is to figure out a giveaway winner using Wordpress than it is using Blogger. Trust me: On Wordpress, it takes about 3 minutes. On Blogger? Well, let’s just say back in my Blogger days, I scheduled giveaways to end when I [...]
Seriously, who doesn’t want to make octupus shapes out of sausage and turn apples into rabbits?
This little glass jar packs the tastiest black goo you’ll ever eat: Wari goma. Wari goma is sesame paste, basically the same concept as tahini. The goopy mess in question is made with black sesame seeds, and so has a gorgeous sheen and a slightly earthier taste. I bought this jar (Kadoya brand) at Mitsuwa, [...]
Like I said, I love thrift stores. In fact, pretty much all mah stuffs have been purchased second-hand. Especially my kitchen supplies. My theory is that unless you keep kosher, there really is no reason to buy pots and pans new.
Or tart pans, for that matter. Behold, my perfectly good, never used tart pan, that [...]
As a white girl, I like Farmer’s Markets. Alot. I like buying my produce from local farmers, and always make sure the food I buy is organic. I also like debating the relative merits of different types of lettuce, perusing through categorized mushrooms, and listening to buskers do their thing. It’s a [...]
As I was rocking out to Neil Diamond this morning, it occured to me that I hadn’t yet posted about The Christmas Cheer. Now, I want to state for the record that just because I’m a non-believer does not in any way shape or form mean that I shoudn’t be given a little visit from [...]
