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Flaky Vegan Biscuits
As a kid, we would sometimes have biscuits. Made with Bisquick, and often fresh chives from the plant in the backyard (and, by the way, if you want a low light herb garden? Look into chives. They even flower!). They were “drop biscuits”, and they were yummy, but there were no layers. When my mother […]
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Tags: bread, food, vegan
Bread Victories!
Even when something I make isn’t quite worth sharing, it’s usually edible. My first loaf of bread was NOT. I’ve done a lot of bread since then. I’ve kneaded bread. I’ve not kneaded bread. I have bought unbleached white flour, whole wheat flour, spelt, rye, bread flour. I own a box of gluten, and buy […]
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Tags: bread, food
Saving Money?
My mother raised me to grocery shop carefully. She was such a stickler for coupon use that she tells me that when I was very small, I thought coupons were REQUIRED to make a purchase. I was raised to comparison shop, to clip coupons, to be ultra-price-sensitive. Even so, this woman terrifies me: The tips […]
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Tags: food, tv
Pie-cosahedron!
Taking a brief break from burgers, I bring you pie, plus math. Which usually ends up being pi, but isn’t here (click picture for instructable): If I were still at Smith, with access to the shop at Smith or Hampshire, I would be VERY tempted to make this.
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Tags: food, math, pie
Five Guys
This will be my first in a series on my favorite burgers. Burgers are all the hype. From Hubert Keller to former Top Cheftestants, really good burgers or sliders are gaining a place in fast food and haute cuisine. I like burgers. I mean, they don’t even have to actually be good for me to […]
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Plenty of people want to kill the president. This is pretty much just true, no matter which president in which country. The risk increases if you’re particularly unpopular or particularly popular, and it also increases if you’re in a hostile area. I have to assume that lots of people want to hurt Barack Obama, and […]
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On the Eve, Shed A Little Light
Not even a month ago, (most of) a family I’m friendly with came to visit Washington DC. They were on a whirlwind tour, taking the holiday break to show off more of the country than just their (adorable!) classic New England town to the local high school’s two Turkmeni exchange students. It was bitterly cold, […]
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Tags: politics
Pantry Essentials
Look, I know I’m not the only one rushing to agree or disagree (or both) with Mark Bittman’s recent NYT Article, but here are my thoughts about what- over and above the obvious standards- is useful to have around: Stock: Bittman suggests not bothering at all with canned/boxed stock. I’m not buying it. Yes, I […]
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Coset The Table 