marshed mallows
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...
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an idea born in nature
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...
yeast starters: a no-knead bread supplement
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...
quinoa pizza crust – revisited
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...
outdoor cooking – the grill station
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...
no knead bread – the ongoing saga
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...
tieton river nature trail
A hike along the Tieton River off Hwy 12, just West of Naches.
lunch to go
After years of using my phone as my primary camera, I recently picked up an actual camera, camera. I snagged a really good deal on a Nikon Coolpix B600 with 60X zoom. I stopped...
NSAIDS and bariatric surgery
If you’re a bariatric patient, you’ve probably heard the “NO NSAIDS” mantra. When you ask “why not?”, the general response is “they can cause ulcers” or something along those lines. Which is true… but do...
