The Washington Post operates several county newspapers in the DC Metro area, and a reporter from the Washington Post Loudoun Extra [I stand corrected. The Extras are considered sections since they come with the Sunday paper. Obviously I'm not in the newspaper business.] contacted me a couple weeks ago about doing a feature on me [...]

Last Sunday, Sher of What Did You Eat? passed away suddenly, and the food blogging world lost a good friend. I never met her in person, but I will always remember how kind she was and how she made me feel welcome in The Daring Bakers and the times I joined in as a Bread [...]

Yes, I’m actually making the Daring Bakers challenge right now! Anyone want to start a betting pool on whether or not I finish it and get some photos up before the midnight deadline? Anyone? Update (9:40 pm EST): I’m not going to make it in time, so this will officially be the first DB challenge [...]

Just a quick note about the deadline for Grow Your Own. The regular deadline is the 28th of each month, but since we are leaving for vacation next weekend everyone automatically gets an extension until the 30th. The round-up will probably be delayed a few days since we’ll be off enjoying the scenery in the [...]

We have some blossoms in our garden. The tomatillos were the first to blossom, and now the alpine strawberries have blooms and tiny fruit.