Bake with abandon!
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Three guesses at what this is. It fits on your key chain, costs $2.50 and could win you a Toyota Matrix XR AWD. Or to be precise, it could help you learn you’ve won the car — or a boat, or GPS device or maybe …
This week on a very special episode of As the Barrel Turns, Dr Thomson invites his younger brother Ian to be Guest Turner. Although his brother has seen his celebrity wane, he once shone on the bar circuit as The Toast Master General, the much …