Month: October 2013

Recipe and Tutorial: Apple Butter

Reposted from my previous blog, Chronic Masterbakers: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   One of the best things about autumn in Southern Ontario is the harvest of so many different varieties of fruits and vegetables; it’s so much fun getting all “pioneer-y” and canning and preserving and freezing and pickling nature’s bounty, knowing how much people will appreciate having…

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Miscellany: Our Cat

We have an awesome cat. Correction; we have an awesome recycled kittypuss. His name is Hexamorph (obv. not our choice of names), and he is a short-hair domestic pussycat of awesomeosity.  That’s his scientific name…I looked it up. He would be a great birder. If we let him. Oh, and he has thumbs.  Actual, jointed,…

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Geekery: Arkham Horror Board Game

I mentioned a couple of months ago in this blog how I was a huge fan of the D&D spinoff RPG series, Pathfinder.  Well, before I had ever heard of Pathfinder, there was another game, actually a board game, that had totally captured my mind and heart.  Funnily enough, I first heard of this game,…

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Tips for Better Baking: Butter and Eggs

Everyone probably has a baking horror story or two in their repertoire, of cakes that came out flat, or custards that curdled, or muffins you could have chipped teeth on.  In conversation a couple of years ago with a chef acquaintance, he and I agreed with the statement that, while cooking is a science, baking…

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Blast from the Past: A Very Special Wedding Cake Commission

Reposted and updated from my previous blog, Chronic Masterbakers: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I’ve been thinking a lot about the past lately; I nearly splorted when I realized it has been over 18 months since my beautiful, smart, uber-rational baby sister married the love of her life in a lovely winter wedding ceremony in February 2012. I was…

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