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Persistence Tea

Preface Before we start, I should point out: I am not a doctor. I have no medical training. I only have a couple years’ worth of herbal studies, so I consider myself a student of herbalism more than a practitioner. Nothing in this post should be read as medical advice…

Get that bread

I want to tell you about my take on the New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day recipe. The things I have to add to the discussion: 1) a couple of hacks for people who, like me, do not have a kitchen fan that vents outdoors (I promise I’ll explain why this matters) and who like at least a little bit of whole grain in their bread, plus 2) photos of some of the steps they don’t show as clearly in the book. I’m still experimenting (always!), but I have a base recipe/approach that I like and that I think is good enough to share.

Russian spice tea

My house smells amazing right now, because I am making my great-grandmother’s Russian spice tea, to bring to my friends’ Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a delightful winter party drink, and it’s also good to make if you have a household full of people fighting a cold. And, speaking of cold and…

Recipe – Super Slaw

I have to admit: I’m a sucker for one-pot/one-skillet recipes, especially if they’re tasty and at least moderately healthy. (I am more of a sucker for these things right now, since my kitchen only has a single saucepan and two iron skillets. Moving from Alaska → Virginia → Pennsylvania is…

The Evernote Boat

OK, OK, fine, I’ll get Evernote. And I’ll probably like it, and it will probably make my life better and all that jazz. (If you click the image, it will take you to an article about how Moleskine and Evernote are working together to make, effectively, a smart notebook. This…