By mlb, on February 19th, 2010%
Yesterday, Michael Ruhlman posed a question on Twitter as to why food bloggers cook. It’s short and bullet-pointed, but this is why I cook.
It’s fun and relaxing (especially if you have a glass or two of wine while cooking).
Otherwise, my husband would eat dry ramen noodles & take-out burritos. (Probably not all the time, but sometimes, yes.)
I love eating.
It’s a creative outlet.
It seems familiar and comforting — I have fond memories of my mother and I watching Julia Child on TV every Saturday afternoon.
It’s healthier. I know what I am eating and how much fat/salt is in there. And, if there is a lot of fat in there, I put it there on purpose. Ha!
The successes are really great feeling. When I baked my first loaf of French bread, . . . → Read More: Why I Cook
By mlb, on September 21st, 2009%
Mostly all pictures from our trip to Roslyn, WA. We stayed at Huckleberry House, right near downtown. We were in the Cicely Suite. Breakfast was delicious — smoked salmon and vegetable egg scramble, pepper-honey bacon, huckleberry pancakes and fruit. If you are looking for a place to stay in Roslyn, this was very nice. We aren’t normally B&B kind of people, but we enjoyed it.
Okay, now the pictures.
The drive there, along 84/30.
Where we stayed.
The Cicley Suite.
The B&B’s library.
Northern Exposure location guide!
A poster from MooseFest, a NoEx convention kind of thing.
The Brick Tavern!
Dr. Fleischman’s office. Now it’s a gift store, but his name is still there.
The Roslyn(‘s) Cafe mural. They’ve taken out the ‘s.
Me by the mural!
The door to KBHR. The text is still up! Minnifield Communications Network! This is . . . → Read More: Pictures from Roslyn
By mlb, on March 16th, 2009%
Become a fan of Stash Tea on facebook.
Yeah, that’s pretty much it. I made peanut butter cups a couple of day ago..I’ll try to post that tomorrow night. Also, seafood chili. Even jwa liked it! That’ll be (hopefully) this week too. If you become a fan of Stash Tea. . . . → Read More: Facebook is Fun and Stuff
By mlb, on February 1st, 2009%
I have always wanted to learn how to sew on a machine and make stuff. So, I got myself a birthday present and got a great deal on this sewing machine. jwa and I found a used desk at a resale shop on Hawthorne for a very reasonable price and … voila! It’s my new crafty set-up. Look out Etsy, here I come.
I’ve been taking a sewing class at a place by work (we use their machines — super nice and pricey Berninas) and so far I have a pillowcase.
I even had extra material and was able to then use my machine and whip up a matching pillow case at home on Sunday! So far I really like my little sewing machine. It’s not too complicated and . . . → Read More: Crafty New Toy
