I’ve been having some success baking bread recently. I wish I could share with you one particular recipe I have been successful with. But mostly I’ve been baking bread much like a musician plays a song they know “by ear”, using a mix of intuition and common sense. Here’s what I’ve been doing: 1) Observe [...]
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Halloween Craft Time!
October 19, 2010 – 9:20 am
I think Halloween is the best holiday for crafting. The colors are vibrant, the options are endless, you can make things spooky or cute, etc. I saw these enamel painted pumpkin jars in the Martha Stewart special Halloween magazine and wanted to make them immediately. I also found that they are featured here on the [...]
Sweet Sixteen Apple, Rainbow Corn and Pepitas
October 15, 2010 – 5:47 pm
Indian Corn purchased at At the Farm near Waconia, MN. Sweet Sixteen apple purchased at The University of Minnesota apple stand. The flavor is interesting and unique— sweet, yet with a tiny amount of “bite” and a hint of spice. Or, as others have described it, like a cherry popsicle. I finally found a recipe [...]
Halloween is Coming. . .
October 13, 2010 – 5:27 pm
Halloween is fast approaching and I feel as though I am hardly ready. We’ve got the kids’ costumes, candy bought, pumpkins purchased. It seems like last year we were working on decorations the entire month of October. But we haven’t done any crafts or decorated at all this year- we’ve been so incredibly busy. I [...]
Fargo
October 11, 2010 – 9:46 am
We traveled to Fargo this weekend to visit a friend. I was excited to see the town because I have never been to North Dakota before. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but what I saw I didn’t expect! Fargo was okay, but the sprawl. . . the sprawl that is urban and becomes [...]
