This is a treat I think I first found through Alton Brown’s Good Eats show. Well, I knew what marshmallows were before that, but this is the recipe that got me interested in making...
Around 2016 I was on a solo hike along the North Fork Skokomish River, near Lake Cushman in the Olympics and while I enjoy hiking with others, there are times I really just want...
This article is part of a group of posts I have about bread making. I originally published this in early 2020, when at the start of the pandemic when “stay at home” orders were a...
I have been making this crust occasionally for nearly 10 years now (originally posted July 10, 2014), and I admit, it’s not one that I’ve particularly perfected, but one I do keep coming back...
I’ve always enjoyed grilling, and when we moved into our new place back in May, one of the first things I did was hop online and find a used Weber kettle someone was getting...
Updates: October 2020 – moved post to pickledboar.comApril 2020 – an update to yeast options and making your own starter.March 2020 – now includes an option for proofing using an InstantPot. Bread. There’s a...
I keep ending up with brown bananas and want to make some bread or muffins or something with them, but I don’t get to it, and they get even too ripe for using for...
A bit over 13 years ago, I was on my way towards having bariatric surgery. It was a choice I made to try and improve my health. Gastric bypass was a surgery that had...
We took an afternoon drive to Ocean Shores, starting out with a trek along the beach at Oyhut Wildlife Recreation Area. Didn’t see much in the way of birds there except for the cormorant...
When planning a trip to the outdoors, it can help to have a backup plan. And a backup to the backup. We had planned to go out to the coast with some friends, but...
To close out 2021, we went snowshoeing at Hurricane Ridge with a couple of dear friends. I can’t think of a better way to spend such a day. It was COLD and grey and...
While we did get a dusting of snow for Christmas Day this year, it was Boxing Day that really saw things go white around here. I was under the weather most of last week,...
This is a treat I think I first found through Alton Brown’s Good Eats show. Well, I knew what marshmallows were before that, but this is the recipe that got me interested in making...
The obstacles ahead of us wanting to start down a new path can seem insurmountable. And they will be, if we don’t take that first step, if we don’t just get out there. I’ve...
As mentioned before, there will be both obstacles and celebrations to be had. In either situation, having the support of those around you can be crucial. Having that circle of support from family or...
It’s not JUST about the destination, sometimes it’s about just trying. On this particular trip, a friend and I were looking to snowshoe Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park. As the name implies,...
