Tag: recipes

Sunday Baking Series: Our First Homemade Macarons

Sunday Baking Series: Our First Homemade Macarons

Actually, “first” is a lie.  I’ve made homemade macarons 4 times in my life, with progressive success (“success” being a relative term), but this time I had a teammate.  That teammate happens to be a materials engineer who fixates on following instructions perfectly, so I 

How to Use my “Recipe Templates”

How to Use my “Recipe Templates”

A big factor in people deciding that “cooking is not their thing” is the trouble of selecting and following recipes.  Even when a recipe is carefully tested and the cook is relatively skilled, things can fail when adjustments are not made on the fly.  This 

Sunday Baking Series: Apple Cake, or “The Best Homemade Dessert We’ve Ever Had”

Sunday Baking Series: Apple Cake, or “The Best Homemade Dessert We’ve Ever Had”

Hubtastic has decided that he’d like to become The Baker of the family, while I remain The Cook.  I love that idea, because he’s a scientific-perfectionist and I’m much more about whimsical improvisation, which I hope is evident from the entire premise of this website.  

Why “A Sprig of Time?”

Why “A Sprig of Time?”

When I first unveiled my new website name, after transitioning away from my old blog, I had several well-meaning followers let me know that I’d spelled “thyme” wrong.  (I am aware of that…) I chose the homonym “time” intentionally after months of brainstorming my intention