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Earth Day Project: How to Make Soap
Posted in DIY / Good Ideas / Kitchen Adventures / Places / San Francisco Bay Area
As Earth Day weekend quickly approaches I find myself preparing to teach another class of how to make soap. This Sunday I’m teaching the more popular cold process method for… Read more»
Sous Vide with Chef Preston Dishman and a podcast
Posted in DIY / Good Ideas / Kitchen Adventures / Places / San Francisco Bay Area / Videos and Podcasts
I’m not huge on New Year’s resolutions. I prefer the softer sort of intentional change. Call it “examined life, light.” I wake up each morning and take a little time… Read more»
Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley
Posted in DIY / Good Ideas / Kitchen Adventures / Places / San Francisco Bay Area
Perched near the top of Claremont Avenue is a strip of locally-owned shops that echo of some idyllic time gone by. I hate to use the word quaint, but if… Read more»
The Local Butcher Shop in Berkeley, and Roast Chicken
Posted in DIY / Good Ideas / Kitchen Adventures / Places / San Francisco Bay Area
There’s nothing like eating huevos de la casa at my favorite hole-in-the-wall breakfast joint while reading the New York Times in paper format. And as luck would have it, yesterday… Read more»
Spring Hill Dairy and Quark Coffee Cake
Posted in DIY / Good Ideas / Kitchen Adventures / Northern California Wine Country / Places
Quark doesn’t sound particularly delicious, does it? When I say it, what comes to mind are planetarium images of galaxies far far away, not a delightfully creamy and tart dairy… Read more»