Some like it hot, and I’m starting to see why

Dec 29th, 2008

Some do like it hot. Like my friend Kelcey over at Mama Bird Diaries, who shivers her way through the snow by dreaming of sweltering Augusts and painting her toenails, hailstorms be damned.
Not me.  Maybe it’s my Minnesota roots, but I like it when a blast of brisk air demands I throw on an extra [...]

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Crusty artisan bread with shards of glass

Nov 18th, 2008

Mmmm, hot, crusty and fresh from the oven. With just a smattering of shattered glass.  Nothing says homemade like fresh bread.  At least that’s what they all say.  The results of my efforts, however, proved otherwise.
If you are dreaming of fresh loaves that look something like this:

You might want to go and check out [...]

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