Lest anyone think there’s just one DIY success after another here at the Root Simple compound, behold my failed attempt at a whole wheat pecan loaf. The very wet dough stuck to the banneton and got ripped off when I tried to transfer it to the dutch oven. I baked it anyways and it tasted alright, but it didn’t rise much in the oven. Speaking of failures, I need to blog this week about why I’m hopped up on Benadryl. Hint: it involves a freak summe...
...Why is it that cats are the first consumers of newly created soft surfaces? Literally one minute after Kelly installed the new breakfast nook seat cushions she sewed up, the cats took up residence for a long afternoon of symmetrical idleness....
...This has to be one of the more creative examples of Southern California’s collective impulse towards making every living thing into topiary. To paraphrase Michelangelo, every hedge has a dolphin inside it and it’s the task of the gas powered hedge trimmer operator to discover it....