A friend and I were planning a mutual prosperity ritual for the Esbat tonight, but things got in the way. So I’m doing one on my own, in my regular spot. I’ve done a lot of exciting cooking today, for this ritual. So the day has been pretty special...
I did another food experiment for lunch yesterday. I followed a recipe given to me by Candace N’Diaye (go check out her art!). It’s Pad Thai, but it’s adapted to what was available. Finding Rice Noodles and Tamarind Paste was easy, but I’m glad...
Yesterday was the day of my Viking Age Feast, my Yule Feast We had a great time, and the food and drink were well received. We ended up being 15 people, some from friends the village, some from the Viking group, and, of course, my family. Since I haven’t asked,...
Our house and a number of other houses were without power for four hours today. As you can imagine, that isn’t very practical when you have a lot of cooking and housework to do. No power means no cooking unless you have a woodburning stove and I don’t. I...
Today was a very busy day. In addition to the regular washing I do on Wednesdays (and Saturdays), I did a fair bit of cleaning (bathroom and kitchen). I also made two of the food items for the feast I’m hosting on Saturday and prepared my sourdough for the first...