Tuesday evening, I concocted a little monster. A sourdough starter, consisting of just water, yeast, sugar, and flour be the beast. The lone citizen review I saw on the recipe page for the starter said something about homeschooling and “at least it will be an interesting science project”, though she did say she’d only made… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Amy
Ajello Majus Nero d’Avola: berry on a budget
Back in college, I was a beer drinker. The only thing I knew about wine was that it was an ok substitute for beer every once in a while, and that the box, when used to prop open your apartment window on a winter’s night, not only kept the wine nice and cold, but also… Continue Reading
A hot drink on a cold, rainy day
Today is rainy, dreary, and cold here in southeastern New England, and I’m feeling pretty lazy, darn it. Before I head out to the garden to freeze – and to dig up the leeks for tonight’s potato leek soup – I thought I’d share an old story about a warm beverage. I drink espresso. I… Continue Reading
For the love of agrodolce
I read somewhere, a while back, that Americans don’t love sweet and sour foods. In fact, I believe the wording was a bit more harsh, something along the lines of “Americans find sweet and sour foods unappealing”. This was particularly distressful to me because I had not only predicted the imminent rise in popularity on… Continue Reading
Hello, my name is Amy, and I have a problem
For all of you who know me well, please stop speculating as to which problem from all the possible problems on your mental list I could have finally become aware that I need to seek help to overcome. I do have a problem, and the demon’s name is apple crumble. Really, the demon comes in… Continue Reading