Ready to Make some Dough and Bake Bread: Check 'The Fresh Loaf'

I have always thought of being a baker as hard work, rising early, the flour dust, the heat.Especially if you shop is/was of the traditional type rather than a factory like production line. When I pick a loaf of bread, I will touch it to see if it feels fresh.I cannot really...

When did Eating Homemade Mayo become a Luxury?

I don't really use mayonnaise these days yet I can remember my mother always making it fresh.I continued the tradition for a while.Call me a traditionalist or a food conservative if you like but I am not crazy about buying a jar of the stuff.You will not find me buying any...

Liquid restrictions to remain at UK airports

Following a jury's decision yesterday that the government's case against the men accused of planning to use liquids on planes as explosives could not be substantiated, the UK government says it will still continue to forbid passengers to take liquids on...

DIY Stargazing in Siberia

Check it out:  WWII vet and self-taught astronomer Mikhail Sergeyevich Levchenko built his own telescope from scratch in the shadow of the Cold War space race. For years, Levchenko kept it hidden for fear of being thought an eccentric. After his death in 2002, the device...

At least 3 dead in explosion aboard Philippine bus

At least three people died on the bus, which was heading to Davao. National police chief Avelino Razon said initial reports put the number of wounded at 10.  "It was an improvised bomb," Rico said. Experts were investigating its composition to help determine who was...

From Palo Alto...Fraiche Yogurt...Home Made, No Silicon Wafers

Meandering has its virtues as a trip to Flickr looking at the photo album of Erika led me to the Fraiche Yogurt counter in Palo Alto. I used to make my own yogurt years ago before I became The French Guy from New Jersey so I was thrilled and nostalgic when finding out about...