Jennie Cook’s Bedda Chedda: a Vegan Cheese that Tastes Great

December 12, 2016

Food

...a holiday party it will disappear much faster than the eggnog. And let me also note that for someone in the midst of a family crisis, one of the best ways to help is to drop off food. Thank you to Jennie and to beekeeper Amy and to the many people who offered us food during a very difficult two weeks. Save...

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Saturday Tweets: Food, Simple Living and Bikes

Mr. Homegrown

November 8, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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https://twitter.com/civileater/status/530835488534306817 The Best Thing About a Bike-Friendly City Isn’t the Bikes — It’s the City http://t.co/WGVeHxDQmR via @StreetsblogUSA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 7, 2014 The Health Benefits of Simple Living (Erik chimes in at the end) http://t.co/m7juWtdPJJ via @usnews — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 5, 2014 Let him that would move the world first move himself. -Socrates — Ancient Wisdoms (@An...

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The Sound of Fast Food

Mr. Homegrown

January 11, 2024

Thoughtstylings

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Sometime in the aughts I discovered that you could listen to the wireless order transmissions from a nearby In and Out Burger near where I worked. I recently discovered some recordings I made and I’ve posted them to Archive.org for all of you to enjoy. For those of you outside of the Western U.S., In and Out is a culty burger chain with an elaborate secret language customers in the know use to unlock variations on the simple menu. You’ll hear som...

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Saturday Linkages: An Egg Shaped Houseboat, Bamboo Joints and the Origins of Umami

Mr. Homegrown

July 20, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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...dedecker/lowtechmagazineenglish/~3/Zre1F8bEuz4/bicycle-scale-models.html … Food The Origins of Heritage Foods Revivals 1980-1985 http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2137 Fermenting Mentor: Uri Laio of Brassica and Brine http://wp.me/p1xg32-qw “Umami” Was Coined by the Inventor of MSG to describe Its Taste http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/umami-was-coined-by-the-inventor-of-msg-to-describe-i-693953580 … Why lettuce is making us sick: http://modernfarmer...

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Our New Open Floor Plan

Mr. Homegrown

May 7, 2018

Design

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...ared them a “death trap.” Then the good natured Will Wallus of the Weekend Homestead came on the podcast to gently defend open floor plans. Naturally, I’m spending this month making our house, gasp, more open. Let me explain. When I installed the floor in the living room in the aughts I discovered an opening that used to exist between our living room and what we use as our bedroom. Back in 1920 this house was a one bedroom with a kind of sitting r...

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