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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Scone recipe, no sourdough

Feral, the sourdough starter, has gone mouldy. Feral is no more. Feral-Two will be created at some point, but in the mean time, I needed a non-sourdough scone recipe and King Arthur provided one. Since I'm unable to bake a recipe as written, I made a few tweaks:

Sewing lessons learned

I am learning my sewing machine by making lots of dinner napkins from fat quarters of quilting cotton, and making more zipper bags. My machine is a Baby Lock Presto II and I have already learned several important lessons: Ironing is a thing. Lots and lots of ironing. Despite what

The Well Appointed Desk - 21 pen questions

Taking a stab at the list of 21 Pen Questions from The Well Appointed Desk 1: What is the pen they'll have to pry out of your cold dead hands? Schon Dsgn Monoc nib in a Schon Engineered Plastics Ultem full size pen. The Monoc nib is smooth

Now, 8th August 2023

Inputs Reading some of the backlogged books in progress, standouts are: * "The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness," by Zindel V. Segal, John Teasdale, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mark Williams, * "Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work," by Chip Heath, Dan Heath

Now, 12 May 2023

Inputs Devoured the first Monk and Robot book from Becky Chambers, "A Psalm for the Wild-Built," and I plan to get hold of the sequel, "A Prayer for the Crown-Shy." It's a delightful read, hopeful and captivating. Taking a slower trip through Sharon Blue&

Updated sourdough scone recipe

I've been experimenting with this recipe to improve the structural integrity, and it needed an egg plus a bit more flour from my original recipe. Makes about 14 scones plus one sad small scone, depending on the size of your pastry cutter. Ingredients: * 2 cups of sourdough discard

Crispy Garlic Chicken Thighs

Ingredients: 1 pack of skin-on chicken thighs Seasoning: 1 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp smoked paprika 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper Method: Set the oven to 425f if your oven runs cold, 410f if not. If you're not using a cast-iron skillet, put

Karate family

Last night I went to the karate studio. I spent an hour practicing punches and kicks in group class, and an hour in sparring class. Last night I was part of a karate family, we were joking and exercising together, learning from our mistakes and having fun. Last night, I

Now, 16th January 2023

Thinking about What are my career goals? What do I want to achieve in the remainder of my work life? What do I want to achieve outside of work? Do I have to be in "go, Go, GO!" must-achieve mode? What does rest and recreation look like? Grateful

British Flapjacks

In Britain, a flapjack is not a pancake, it is a sweet, chewy, oat-based treat made with Tate and Lyle's Golden Syrup, which you can now get from Amazon. You will get better results if you do this recipe by weight rather than by volume, it is easy

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