In which it’s been grey, overcast, and foggy for a few days but it FEELS like it’s been MONTHS. We had T-day alone, just the two of us. Which is how we normally do it, because we spent so much time so far away from family. This year most of the family had mild medical […]
In which I have letters after my name now. Got the results email, for the cheese professional test I took in July, and am pleased and surprised to learn that I passed! I thought for sure I’d failed. I mean, I got all the questions about Ossau Iraty wrong because I’d never eaten it and […]
In which there is no thematic element, just a random, sloppy post. Somebody finally moved into our old house across the street! Naturally this means I’m sitting on my couch, right in front of the plate glass window, with the drapes wide open, watching him wash his car, in completely blatant “nosy old white lady” […]
In which we bought the house across the street and moved into it. Look at this adorable kitchen! I thought I’d hate the yellow, but it’s growing on me. Looks cute with my blue stuff. Still hate the pink living room and hallway, though! Have a painter coming Tuesday morning to give us a quote […]
in which i stayed an hour late tonight because of reasons there’s new staff at the creamery (we lost five people in a single week a couple months ago) and they tend to leave their shit all over the work benches even when they’re not using them “shit” in this context is buckets, scissors, slicers, […]
In which I’m making soup! I’ve just put some vegetables, herbs de Provence, and broth into the Instantpot. Will add cream when it’s done and blend it. Baked a stunning loaf of bread last night; gonna make a brie sandwich with it and that’ll be dinner! Pluto has a channel that just plays endless back-to-back […]
In which there’s cheese! I ordered the gift box from Alemar again. (Their cheese is so good! Plus they treat me right when I order and usually throw in something extra and fun, like curds or toma. Last order had cream cheese, which I used in some yummy pasta!) When it arrived, back in the […]
In which there’s a TINY GRILL! So I use a Chase VISA that gives me points. I spent some on this little grill and it arrived today. I realize it’s a pandemic and I probably should have turned those points into cash but JUST LOOK AT THIS ADORABLE, PORTABLE LITTLE THING. Holy shit. Smitten. Now […]
In which, okay, I know I’ve posted too much about bread lately, and some of these pics are recycled, but this is my adaptation of someone else’s adaptation of the ‘Artisan Bread In 5 Minutes A Day’ method. I think I’ve got my dough recipe dialed in! This has amazing crust and crumb. Here we […]
In which we’re having a GLOBAL PANDEMIC, guys. In case you haven’t had time to stay caught up, here’s a quick pandemic data dump. Oregon governor today bans dine-in, gatherings over 25 https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/amid-coronavirus-oregon-will-not-yet-impose-curfew-on-restaurants-and-bars-gov-kate-brown-declares.html Multiple states following CDC recs (the dumbass White House: ‘fake news’) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/15/coronavirus-bars-restaurants-closed-states/5055634002/ Even fuckin’ Vegas is closing tomorrow?! https://vegas.eater.com/2020/3/15/21181058/mgm-resorts-closes-vegas-properties-march-16 Overview: – […]
