April 16, 2022

Captain's Log: Sourdough Starter + Spinach Fettuccine Noodles

 Note to self:  If you think that you are going to remember when you started something.... you won't.I'm on day ? of my sourdough starter project. (Grumbles to self per above). (Well, I'm a full week in at least given I tarried on writing this post).My home is so fricken cold (by choice) that...

April 11, 2022

Captain's Log for the Past Week.

 Here's my Captain's Log for this week:My hermit thrush and my white-throated sparrows are still here.  (My captain's log for overwintering birds).I continue to work on the 49 LeMoyne Stars needed for the quilt that I'm working on. I'm down to the last 5.  I continue to enjoy making these,...

April 10, 2022

April 2, 2022

A Cooking First: Homemade Pasta

 I'm intrepid in the kitchen.  I like to try all manner of things.  Most recently, I began making potato gnocchi, not because we ate a lot of it in the past.  In fact, I don't think I had eaten it at all prior to my finding a recipe that called for it that I wanted to try. That lead...