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Sam, Dean, I *know* he deserves it this time, but you can’t pluck all of the trickster’s feathers. I’ve got nothing against a little torture between friends, but he whines so much when he’s bald. For a little cathartic release, I made an effigy of his wings you can rip […]
Much like a plucky band of apocalypse survivors, you and your housemates are snowed in with a limited amount of food. You’ll either have to get creative with whatever you have on hand or actually talk to your neighbors to ask for/loot additional supplies. Before things get THAT dire, I’ve […]
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Last night, John Scalzi tweeted a picture of my Sandworm Bread. Yes, it tastes even better than it looks. I hadn’t planned on announcing my next book until you could buy it. Two hours and 20,000 unique page views later [edit: by the end of the weekend, it was up […]
Many modern readers imagine seed cake to be chock full of sunflower or pumpkin seeds, but it turns out Tolkien grew up on a decadently buttery version of pound cake full of caraway seeds. They have a sweet, licorice flavor reminiscent of a milder, earthier version of anise seeds. You […]
Sometimes I secretly bake things for myself. Naturally, I have a team of freshly oiled New Zealander minions flagellate me during this process (they haven’t had much work since the last Xena: The Warrior Princess musical) so I won’t forget that that instead of nourishing myself, I should be baking […]