Blog Post List

This blog post list contains the most recent blog posts from The Messy Baker in reverse chronological order. You can also browse by recipe category or use the search function.

Seeing that it's Earth Day, I thought I'd post about an environmentally-friendly kitchen item --BioBags. Putting compostable waste into plastic bags seems counterintuitive, so I've been testing a biodegradable version. Based on cornstarch, these bags break down in the composter but keep your kitchen smelling...

This weekend, Dr Thomson takes a break from his marking to do some spring cleaning. In the process of eliminating dust bunnies, Thomson came across an eclectic mix of treasures. Although Amelia Earhart wasn't among the finds, Thomson recovered three generations of cat toys, the last...

This post is not for the squeamish. Consider yourself warned. Still with me? Remember the not-so-Amish bread starter I tossed in the garbage on Monday to save my friends from eternal baking? After waste pick up this morning, Andrew found a fresh batch alive and growing...

Amish Friendship Bread is the sour dough version of a chain letter. In true pacifist style, no one threatens you with bad luck, higher taxes or computer woes should you break the chain. However, by following the directions, you end up two loaves of mediocre...

The buzz of this little gadget starts me off each morning. This handheld, battery-operated latte whip costs less than $15 retail but is priceless in my books. I've tried those Bodum-like milk frothers you pump manually. While they create a nice head of foam, they don't...

A few short weeks ago, Dr Thomson was up to his unmentionables in snow. Today, he's up to his cask hoops in marking. So distracted by the influx of year-end book reviews and essays, Thomson almost forgot to turn the barrel. Thomson put down his red pencils...

The results are in and I'm inordinately pleased. More than half the voters dissed Ms. Ray, and since almost no one is interested in food trends, I don't have to scour the web for cutting edge food news. At least not for my blog. Editors...

Today's the last chance to voice your approval via my spiffy new poll. Unlike most voting systems, blog polls break all the rules and the squeaky reader gets the extra virgin olive oil. Feel strongly? Vote twice. Made a mistake? No problem. Make amends with the...

Believe it or not, Dr Andrew Thomson was playing hockey last night at midnight. Rink time is hard to come by here, so once a month the boys play a late night game of shinny. We're guessing a black cat walked by -- or more likely,...