June 8, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake: Mini Baguettes I’ve been trying to branch out a bit more in my baking, so I took advantage of an unexpected morning at home […] Read more
June 2, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake: Bloomer I tried learning a new recipe yesterday: a Bloomer. It’s another Paul Hollywood recipe, this time from his Bread book. It’s essentially […] Read more
April 7, 2025Food Today’s Bake Another attempt at Paul Hollywood’s Basic Wholemeal Bread. I was quite pleased with this go, right up to the end. The ingredients […] Read more
April 6, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake: Cottage Loaf Yesterday morning, I attempted a cottage loaf. It did not go very well. I don’t think I incorporated the ingredients very well. […] Read more
March 29, 2025Food Breakfast Sammy I felt like actually making something for breakfast, and a breakfast sandwich comes together quickly. While not unique to this region by […] Read more
March 18, 2025Brief thoughts Leases and Independent Businesses The Albany Business Review reported yesterday that Rare Form Brewing in downtown Troy will be closing temporarily while they find and move […] Read more
March 12, 2025Food Today’s Bake Another attempt at Paul Hollywood’s Basic White Bread. This time, I used only King Arthur’s bread flour. Unfortunately, I wasn’t paying attention […] Read more
March 7, 2025Cocktails Cocktail: A La Louisiane In recognition of Mardi Gras this past Tuesday, and National Absinthe Day this past Wednesday (March 5), today’s cocktail is an A La Louisiane (also sometimes called a De La Louisiane). Read more
March 6, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake Yesterday, I made Paul Hollywood’s Basic White Bread. I generally prefer whole wheat, but this was for my kids to make sandwiches […] Read more
March 1, 2025Food Butternut Squash Pasta My wife picked up a few bags of butternut squash pumpkin-shaped pasta from Trader Joe’s this past October. I finally got around […] Read more