The Tiny Kitchen
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On Being Tiny
In 2008, after I got a new computer that could actually do things on the internet, I started blogging on WordPress. I first wrote about my garden, then cooking, baking and how I was teaching folks to do the same. My kitchen was small… Continue Reading “On Being Tiny”
Together
Last weekend, Spouse & I celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary. The Willamette Valley, with its beautiful wines, welcomed us with open arms. The weather was perfect, the Riesling delicious, and I’m still thinking about the fiddlehead ferns included with our Saturday lunch. I think… Continue Reading “Together”
Never Too Late
One of the pivotal voices in my parenting was that of John Holt. John Holt’s early writings centered on how children learn, how they fail and how to support a life long love of learning. His work was positive, inspirational, and doable. One of… Continue Reading “Never Too Late”
Margin
Our bakery is small. Our name: The Tiny Kitchen, is not an under- or overstatement. We are tiny. Even though we’re small, we want to be mighty. Mighty here means that every choice made needs to be sincere, needs to be thoughtful, and needs… Continue Reading “Margin”
New
In so many ways, the start of a new calendar year is only that: a new calendar. With my schedule posted on a computer desktop or phone app, I don’t have the joy of that new paper calendar each year, often a holiday gift,… Continue Reading “New”
Dough Day
Each day before a market, I am immersed in dough. After feeding larger quantities of starter the night before, I wake to see if that starter is ready or does it need more time. If it needs more time, I put it into a… Continue Reading “Dough Day”
Magic Number
“The past and the present and the future, the faith and hope and charity, the heart and the brain and the body…” Schoolhouse Rock, Three is a Magic Number The importance of three was brought to light for many of my generation through the… Continue Reading “Magic Number”
Seasonal
Wheat is not usually thought of as a seasonal ingredient. It’s not like dark red cherries, perfect peaches or truly vine-ripened tomatoes that, especially here in Western Washington, have a very short window of exquisite flavor, of texture, of color, of all the things.… Continue Reading “Seasonal”
The Queen of Bread
When Marie-Antoinette [supposedly] stated that the starving people of France should eat cake rather than bread, she was not the first to use such a phrase. Qu’ils mangent de la brioche has been found in writings before the doomed-queen’s time (McNamee). The word brioche… Continue Reading “The Queen of Bread”
Winding Down
I had hoped and planned for plenty of down time once Christmas arrived, really, once Solstice hit, but plans easily go awry. I had some extra baking I did for friends, so my last bake day was 12/22/22. What a great looking date! Little… Continue Reading “Winding Down”
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