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Nothing beats the smell of fresh baked bread, nor the taste and crusty crust right out of the oven. In the BeHi Hood there is a tasty bakery who fires up their ovens every morning. You can smell it when out for a walk. Not quite as intoxicating, and no where nears as preserved, as […]
Read MoreI don’t know why large pots and planters are so darn expensive and if they are on screaming deal, you are walking. I really hate how expensive the light resin versions (poser!). That said I have had good luck scouring Goodwill for big pots at good prices and Ikea has come through on occasion. This […]
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Adapted from one of my favorite classic cook books, The Gourmet Cook Book vol 1: Corn Bread for Northerners Only Sift 1 ½ cups flour with 3 teaspoons double-action baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ cup sugar. Add ½ cup yellow cornmeal and mix well. Beat 2 eggs and add 1 cup milk and […]
Read MoreFlying on airplanes, apparently like staying at a Holiday Inn Express, makes you smart…… On a recent Southwest flight, I was perusing their April inflight magazine, Spirit, and stumbled across a catchy statistic. Did you know that 41% of couples squabble over how to load the dishwasher? Why no, I didn’t know that. But I […]
Read MoreIt’s been a Bivalve kind of week… harvesting, cooking, dining and photographing all the way from Madison to Ballard to Brinnon to Port Ludlow then home. Bivalvia is a class of marine and freshwater mollusks with bodies enclosed by a hinge. The family tree includes clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and other shells. In an unplanned […]
Read MoreAll Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot A collection of wonderful four-legged (and a few with two) friend stories strung together by a Scottish vet’s great prose and endearing persona. Anyone who has loved any animal, will connect with this book. It has tears of joy and sadness, humor, love and painted imagery and […]
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Odds & Hens : Ramblings. Creations. 