The Radical Homemaker

Warning: Blending authenticity with joy may arouse contempt.

Life Lines

  I’m reading an essay, The Art of Looking, by Christian McEwen, a section on the power of drawing, and the deep gazing that it requires, which can induce a meditative state.  There are instructions in the text:  to find something in nature —  a plant, a tree, a pebble —  and to watch it […]

Vacation

It’s only a queen, the same size we have at home.  But at home our bed typically holds some combination of 1-3 dogs, two cats and two daughters.  Many nights when Bob comes upstairs he clings to the very edge, sleeping like a bird on a perch while I cling to the opposite side.  Some […]

Spring Peepers

We’re rushing this afternoon, whispering encouragements to the pork to finish braising, washing bowls and spatulas as quickly as we dirty them, slamming utensils back onto their shelves and racks as fast as possible.  There are more important places to be than prepping in the cafe when the light is like this, when the temperature […]

#SapBushSaturday Special April 17, 9-2

  We will  start the morning as usual with our espresso bar, full breakfast menu & homemade pastries.  At 10:30, we will begin serving our special brunch: Rustic Lamb and white bean stew  Fresh greens from Barbers Choice of homemade (gf) cornbread or rustic hearth bread & grassfed butter Homemade (gf) pie Prix fixe for […]

Baking Lessons

“In professional settings,” writes Claire Saffitz of the New York Times this week, “machines called slab rollers in temperature-controlled rooms laminate the dough quickly and effectively, producing light, flaky, uniform croissants.  Home bakers, however, must complete these tasks by hand, making it harder, slower and much more variable.”* The article makes me snort.  I guess […]