There is nothing quite like warm bread First, the odds!  I mentioned a few months back about taking some pictures for a friend's work that would be published in a magazine.  It was a bit of a stretch for me, but I felt good about it when it was over, and resolved to stop thinking … Continue reading Odds and Ends

Hurray!  Dad is home!  If you read last week's post, you know that our little family was struggling without him for 2 weeks, but he arrived home late this week, and we have had 2 days to soak his presence back in, you know, between him groggily trying to readjust back to our time since … Continue reading And Dad Makes Four

As I type this, I am sitting in my car looking out at the magnificent Pacific Ocean in my hometown.   There are probably 50 surfers in the water, maybe 60.  In the years I lived here, I never remember seeing this many.  The water is pretty flat, so they aren't having the best day of … Continue reading Blondies for the Win! aka Finding Moments for Gratitude

This week's giveaway had me trying a different type of bread than I had ever made before called Nisu.  It is a sweet bread apparently made in the Nordic countries of Europe that is much beloved.  I read a story about it on Food52 and was pretty much obsessed with making it for a giveaway.  … Continue reading 8 Loaves of Bread, One Awesome Friend, and Capturing Wild Yeast