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As a dad, I’ve put in plenty of time at my kids’ hockey games. Without fail, after every game, both my sons love to indulge in the rink food court’s pretzels. They are not good, so we came up with our own recipe. To the uninitiated, making pretzels seems complicated, but it’s actually a pretty an easy way to learn the basics of bread-making. With a simple dough that comes together in minutes, the rest of the process is similar to making homemade bagels: shape, submerge, bake, snack.In the case of super soft pretzels, rather than boiling them, they are...

I’m a little later than anticipated on updating the blog with these recipes, so I apologize. Every week since the second week of March has been a little different, it seems. It’s all part of this new normal we’re all adjusting to and coping with, and there are definitely more-successful and less-successful days. I dislike the binary of “good” and “bad,” so I’m trying to reframe it, but I’m not much of a fan of theorizing these days in terms of “successful” either, so let’s just say that life is messy and harder than usual these days, so it makes...

Another way to make bread that has great keeping properties is to make potato bread, so you might want to check that out as well. Bread That Keeps Really Well If you are a fan of soft, springy sandwich bread, I’m pretty sure you can’t beat the Tangzhong method. I am by no means an expert, but I’ve baked four loaves so far, I have had excellent luck keeping the bread out on the counter (in a zip top bag) for up to 5 days of softness! Five days, people. After five days at room temperature, most—probably all—homemade “Western-style” breads...

29.99 USD This bathroom shelf and towel holder is a trendy twist on the hugely popular ladder and hanging rope style shelves. Not only does it look great but it's a convenient and attractive way to add additional organization to your bathroom. We currently offer three different configuration options (see photos). These are made of solid wood and stained brown (more colors coming soon). We make each one by hand and carefully assemble each one to ensure that everything is aligned correctly and ready to hang right out of the box. These are solid wood and should last you a...

This first apartment checklist will help make sure you have everything you need for this new phase in your life. Are you moving into your first apartment and putting a list together of everything you need? There are so many products to consider that it can be difficult to remember everything. From kitchen utensils, to mattresses, to cleaning products...it can become very overwhelming! I'm an extreme planner so for the last six months I've been putting lists together of everything I needed to buy for my first apartment. I have made a printable version of this huge first apartment checklist...