Chug-a-chug-a-chug-a-chug-a-choo-choo! Neeeeeeeeeeeeerooo! What the…? Let me explain. During my infancy, meal times were littered with sounds of transportation mechanisms (The former was a train, and the latter, a plane. My onomatopoeia for a plane is admittedly a tad sketchy.). Imagine a spoonful of baby food coming straight towards your face, the spoon veering toward you like a vehicle, and [...]
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Father’s Day is fast approaching and it’s got me thinking. My dad does a lot, including but not limited to lawn mowing, grocery shopping, meat grilling, hard working, and general handyman-ing. In a more sentimental mood, he’ll even dabble in advice giving. Sure, his jokes are eye-rollers. Some dads come home from work smelling neutral. Mine comes home smelling like artificial watermelon [...]
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Buttah. It’s name evokes imagery of smooth richness. Buttah (AKA butter) is awesome. It’s fantastic. It’s a stick of lipid gold. Put a peanut in front of it, and you get one of the best darn things on this planet. Peanut buttah. Ah, yes. Spreadable, slatherable, dippable, and lickable, peanut butter is an extremely versatile ingredient. It [...]
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The manual method of bread-making is unparalleled by any Bread Machine. Bread-making is a captivating experience: the texture of a pliable dough, the yeasty smell of rising bread, the beautiful aesthetics of a golden crust. You know what’s not so captivating? Baking up a big, fragrant loaf of bread, only to cut into it and find [...]
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