It’s natural. It happens to all of us sometimes. You’re baking something new and it turns out less than perfect. It’s edible—and as soon as you pull it out of the oven you know what you did wrong—but it’s just not what you dreamed of during the 40-minute wave of anticipation you were riding while [...]
Posts Tagged ‘coffee’
mofo failure! the flat muffin
Posted in VeganMoFo, tagged chocolate, coffee, muffin, veganmofo on October 7, 2011 | 8 Comments »
chicago
Posted in eatin' out/in, tagged Chicago, coffee, seitan on July 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I don’t get back to Chicago as much as I like, and we’re usually so tied up with family obligations that we only get a day to sneak off by ourselves to revisit old haunts, meet up with old friends…and explore a city way more veg-friendly than it ever was when we lived there. Our [...]
happy accident
Posted in general, tagged coffee on March 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Can you tell what these two powders are? If they were in identical bottles and it was very early and you were distracted because it was an emergency travel day, you could easily mix up cinnamon and cayenne. Tom sure did. Fortunately, he realized his error just after pouring the cayenne on top of the coffee grounds [...]
beware
Posted in general, tagged coffee, doughnut on September 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
If you see this can of coffee, think twice before picking it up, unless you sleep on a mattress filled with money. Tom usually combines three types of coffee (different roasts) with cocoa nibs and cassia chips for a lovely, full-bodied brew. This weekend, his normal medium-roast wasn’t at Trader Joe’s. I pointed this one [...]
be nice to me–i’m magic
Posted in general, tagged coffee on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You might not know it, but you’re going to have to trust me, I’m in no way a lying sack of crap. I have nothing to gain by stretching my perceived reality to impress you. I only mention this because I’m about to say something that might shake the very foundation of your being. I [...]




