Following Faye

Did I mention I am a “jack-of-all-trades”? (master of none? LOL) Mom, student, daughter, girlfriend? Hmmm, yeah… I recall many years ago my mother warned me that the baby years were the easiest and that as the kids get older they end up needing you more. Well, as usual, my mother was right. Seems li

The irony in my inability to start this sourdough starter is that my undergraduate research has been developing assays for characterizing a yeast reductase (enzyme), which includes optimizing the conditions for the enzyme to break down sugars. AND the enzyme is from baker’s yeast! Talk about a major

I discarded about half of my starter this morning and replenished it with fresh all purpose flour and bottled water. It’s been about 5 hours, and the surface of the starter is dotted with bubbles. I’m still not convinced, however. I still think it’s dead. I removed a ladle-full of starter and mixed

On the other side of the wooded buffer, behind our subdivision, is a failed subdivision development. There are absolutely no houses, just a paved road, large pond and plenty of people-free and traffic-free room to quietly walk the dogs. Today, I took Olivia on my daily dog-pack walk. When we arrived

At the beginning of the school year, Olivia’s teacher requested we send in snacks every day in addition to sending lunch so the kids could have an afternoon snack. I typically send a granola bar or specifically Clif bars and a gatorade or bottle of water. Being the often absent-minded mom, I occasio