Kitchen studio
Text from Sarah at 2pm: "Studio heater died. Rain check?" My response: "Bring your clay. I have a kitchen counter." Turns out pottery doesn't actually require a fancy studio - jus…
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Knife skills and life skills
Michelle knocked on our door this afternoon with a confession and a request: she'd been living on takeout and frozen meals for months, and could I please teach her how to meal pre…
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The great bread experiment continues
Flour in my hair, on my shirt, somehow on the floor three feet from the counter. This is attempt number three at the same sourdough recipe, and I'm starting to think the starter h…
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Grounds for disaster
Jake left early for a run and I thought this would be the perfect time to try that French press technique Sarah mentioned. Spoiler alert: measuring coffee grounds while half-awake…
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Learning curve
Apparently there's a reason Italian grandmothers make this look effortless. I've been at this for two hours and my kitchen looks like a flour bomb went off. Learning curve The dou…
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Recipe for disaster (or triumph)
Three hours ago, I decided I was going to make Thanksgiving dinner from scratch. Not just the turkey, everything. Stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole,…
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Kitchen physics
Alex knocked on the door this afternoon looking for Jake's thermodynamics textbook. Simple enough request, right? Twenty minutes later he's gesturing wildly over our breakfast bar…
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Mirror mirror
Jake decided to preheat the oven for leftover pizza this afternoon and somehow managed to scare himself with his own reflection in the oven door. I'm talking full-on startled jump…
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Pancake catastrophe
Jake decided he was going to surprise me with homemade pancakes this morning. From scratch. Without a recipe. Because apparently measuring flour is for people who lack confidence.…
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