We did Thanksgiving dinner here for the first time. Mmm! The turkey was delicious. The recipe came from here. One of the big tricks with this recipe is to cook […]
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Homemade Cheddar Cheese
This weekend, we ate the wheel of cheddar cheese that we made in April. It has been aging in the basement for 6 months or so. The wax had a […]
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Frankentree
I came across a frankentree very close to my house: This frankentree looks a lot more tree-like than other frankentrees I have seen, it’s even normal tree size. That’s my […]
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Capital Hills Golf Course
I discovered a nice 6 mile hike loop from my house in Albany. There is a nature trail that I never knew about at the nearby Capital Hills Golf Course. […]
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New Copper Bowl
I have been on the lookout for a copper bowl for the last couple of years. It started with our waffle recipe that says to “beat egg whiles until stiff […]
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Barefoot Running
I have always enjoyed running. A year ago, someone at work showed me an article from a running magazine that talked about the possible benefits of running on the balls […]
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Listening to Records
Recently a friend purchased a record player and a small collection of records, and asked me to pick up some records if I happened to find any. I came across […]
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Pickerel
Today I caught a 15 inch pickerel at Crooked Lake in Averill Park, NY. It’s the first pickerel I have ever caught that was big enough to keep. They say […]
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Saturday is Pizza Day
Dinner tonight was home-made pizza. Mmmm!
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Fresh Winter Herbs
I moved some of the herbs from the garden to inside the house (rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano, parsley, dill, and chives). It will be interesting to see which ones make […]
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