Finally got all the ingredients together for an excellent-looking seven-grain bread from the ever-excellent Gisslen book Professional Baking. It may just be my favourite bread so far! But Adele says I say that about every new bread recipe I try 🙂 She still prefers the oatmeal bread , but I’m going to keep making the...

We’re hosting two sets of holiday dinners this month (one of them vegetarian), and we’re going nontraditional. I’m still scared of killing everybody with a poorly cooked turkey. That means new recipes, which means practice. I have the whole month off, so fortunately I have the time. I’ll share the recipes I finally end...

I got to spend a whole week with 12 nieces and nephews this month and got some grown-up gaming in, too. I was able to play a whopping 24 different games! In this post I’ll list them all in alphabetical order and talk a little bit about each one. BoardGameGeek.com (BGG) is the definitive source of boardgame information....

I know the new Les Misérables film has been out since 2012, but I’ve just had no interest in watching it. Even after hearing some good things, including from my sisters, I still couldn’t summon the will to go watch it. There are a few reasons for this: I really love the music of Les Misérables. It’s among my favourite...

So that’s it. Those are the podcasts I’m listening to as of mid-2015. That’s a total of 74 for your listening pleasure. And just to sum everything up, I’m copying & pasting my 22 über favourites into this one post. There’s nothing new here. I just put all the “heart” entries in one place. Enjoy! The Bugle (info )...

This is part of my 2015 series on podcasts I’m currently listening to . This post lists podcasts I listen to in foreign languages (French and Italian). The list is in alphabetical order. The name of the podcast is linked to the feed itself (what you’d copy and paste into your podcast app). The “(info)” link will take...

This is part of my 2015 series on podcasts I’m currently listening to . This post lists educational podcasts that discuss all sorts of different podcasts, so don’t belong in any specific category. The list is in alphabetical order. The name of the podcast is linked to the feed itself (what you’d copy and paste into...

This is part of my 2015 series on podcasts I’m currently listening to . This post lists educational podcasts about numerous topics, including language, law, and more. The list is in alphabetical order. The name of the podcast is linked to the feed itself (what you’d copy and paste into your podcast app). The “(info)”...

This is part of my 2015 series on podcasts I’m currently listening to . This post lists educational podcasts about health and science. The list is in alphabetical order. The name of the podcast is linked to the feed itself (what you’d copy and paste into your podcast app). The “(info)” link will take you to the...

This is part of my 2015 series on podcasts I’m currently listening to . This post lists news-related podcasts. The list is in alphabetical order. The name of the podcast is linked to the feed itself (what you’d copy and paste into your podcast app). The “(info)” link will take you to the podcast’s homepage, where...