Essentially. Also, both kids loved it. So there’s that endorsement. I’ve been baking my own bread because we, the Sakasens, can’t live without bread, and I found this easy and delicious French bread recipe from King Arthur. It’s a recipe that requires a sponge (it’s just some of the water, flour, and yeast, mixed and …
Category: Food
Mar 10
Vegetarianism-ness
Going vegan, or at the very least vegetarian, is the best diet for the planet but I cannot do that. I don’t think many of us could in the strictest sense, but I definitely can’t. BUT, this year I’m trying to have more vegetarian meals each week. The reason is multi-fold, which I think will …
Jan 31
Evie’s Birthday Party
We had another birthday party for Evie this year. I’m not sure I want to keep this up, so I need to find a way to break the news to her. Or figure out an alternative. Or decide whether this is feasible long term. Or just keep doing it until we, for whatever reason, can’t. …
Jan 29
Pizza
Oh pizza, how we love you. I used to hate pizzas at home. They never turned out delicious (especially with those store-bought crusts), even after we started making it from scratch. And I’m not going to lie, there are some special things you need to make a good pizza, if your definition of good begins …
Nov 09
Hamburgers
I like a good hamburger. But it’s super rare that I get a hamburger and I think, “totally worth it.” Most of the time I think, “why did I do that to myself?” I honestly can’t come up with a restaurant that serves a burger I’ve eaten without disappointment. Most of the time they’re either …
Aug 11
Lemonade
Okay. So. I’ve been trying my hand at making limoncello so we’ve had a lot of lemons. What to do with them? Probably a lot of things, but we’ve been making lemonade. In our most recent batch of limoncello, we had about 44 lemons (a little under 4 pounds), which made about 5c of juice. …
Aug 11
Limoncello
Ok. I had written previously that I was attempting to make my own limoncello and it’s finally done and we’ve tried it. And just in case anyone loves limoncello and or wants to make it, bear with me as I break this down. This took a bit of trial and error. All the recipes I …