tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20018925041621032362024-03-05T03:22:44.799-08:00Emma E. ChristensenCooker of Food, Brewer of Beer, Writer of Words. All Things Good.Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-64421489689260697822016-04-06T11:25:00.003-07:002016-04-06T11:25:45.416-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-88541464728680144032015-05-05T07:31:00.004-07:002015-05-05T07:33:27.173-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brew Better Beer! It's here! It's real! It's happening! Go on and get yourself a copy, then brew yourself some awesome beer! Exclamation points for all!<br />
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<li><b>Get your copy: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160774631X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=160774631X&linkCode=as2&tag=emmaelizachri-20&linkId=TXNYV6LRBYBAXDQZ">Brew Better Beer</a> </b></li>
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Over on The Kitchn, we're running our first Beer School - 20 days, 20 lessons, 7 assignments to teach you to brew your first batch of beer. We'll walk you through everything from shopping for equipment to brewing your first batch to bottling it up. It's all free, and you can sign up at any time. Head on over to The Kitchn and check it out:<br />
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<span class="s1">5/9 - Fremont Whole Foods: Beer Education Table from 12 to 2pm (3111 Mowry Ave Fremont CA 94538)</span></div>
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<span class="s1">6/6 - Omnivore Books: Brew Better Beer from 3 to 4pm (3885a Cesar Chavez St San Francisco CA 94131)</span></div>
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Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-40846319354167519712015-03-21T13:19:00.002-07:002015-03-21T13:20:16.444-07:00Say Hello to Brew Better Beer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Please allow me to introduce Brew Better Beer! We're a little over a month away from the May 5th release date, and I could be more excited to get this out to your hands and kitchens. I really have to give a huge high five to the folks over at Ten Speed, who (once again) did an incredible job of taking my raw manuscript and making it look so dang good. Some preview pages of the book are below — take a look!<br />
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If you'd like to preorder your very own copy, you can do so through these links — I also encourage you to go to your local independent bookstores and give them your business.<br />
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I also have some upcoming events in the Bay Area! Mark your calendars!<br />
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<b>4/4 - Kombucha Demo at the Freemont Whole Foods</b><br />
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<b>4/22 - <a href="http://www.jhtc.org/">Where Food, Publishing, and Technology Connect</a> at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto:</b> A panel discussion with <a href="http://5secondrule.typepad.com/">Cheryl Sternman Rule</a> of 5 Second Rule and <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/">Michelle Tam</a> of Nom Nom Paleo, and moderated by <a href="http://diannej.com/b/">Dianne Jacob</a> of Will Write For Food<br />
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<b>5/9 - Beer Knowledge Demo at the Freemont Whole Foods</b>: Come sample some beers and learn about the different styles!<br />
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<b>5/30 - Beer Brewing Table at the Alemeda Whole Foods: </b>The beer doctor is in! Stop by the table to talk homebrewing, sample some homebrews, and take a look at the equipment and ingredients needed for homebrewing.<br />
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<b>6/6 - Brew Better Beer at Omnivore Books</b>: I'll be talking with Celia Sack about homebrewing, writing Brew Better Beer, and a love for beer. Samples will be provided.<br />
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More events to come! Stay tuned!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A full step-by-step visual guide to beer brewing is at the start of the book - plus lots of written details for those of us who like words!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every chapter starts with a "Very Good" beer - a basic recipe to build from, tweak, and riff</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes! There are sour beers! Also, whole chapters on gluten-free beers, session beers, and lagers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favs from the book. It tastes like boozy Girl Scout Cookies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And between every chapter of recipes, there are essays that go into more of the nitty gritty details of brewing or provide some fun ideas for other things to try</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-21384604701040510062014-11-07T18:01:00.000-08:002014-11-07T18:01:42.530-08:00Beer Tasting Notes: Lagunitas, Deschutes, Sam Adams and More<br />
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I'm really laughing at myself right now. I've been racking my brain, trying to think of a good place to record my beer tasting notes — someplace handy so I can quickly access them when at the store and also where I can easily share them with fellow beer lovers. The app <a href="https://untappd.com/">Untappd</a> is decent, but I get annoyed by the character limit (I'm a wordy gal) and I find it difficult to find specific beers when I can't remember much about them beyond "that one beer? I had at that bar in San Francisco? Two months ago?"<br />
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After trying this and that and feeling frustrated with everything, I finally remembered that I have this blog here, a.k.a. the perfect spot to record notes, post pictures, and share my favorite beers with the world at large. Fancy! Also, yes, I'm a bit dense sometimes and I forget that blogs aren't just for talking about Big Important Things, but also for sharing small day-to-day things.<br />
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So let's try this: an occasional post of tasting notes on what I've been drinking and loving lately. Nothing fancy. Nothing too glamorous. Just some notes, clean and simple, and maybe a pretty picture or two. Sound fun? Let's go!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: start;">Smoking Wood from </span><a href="http://www.thebruery.com/beers/specialcollection.html" style="text-align: start;">The Bruery</a></i></td></tr>
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<b>The Beer: </b>Born Yesterday Pale Ale from <a href="http://lagunitas.com/beers/bornyesterday/">Lagunitas Brewing Company</a><br />
<b>Date Tasted: </b>11/1/14<br />
<b>Brewery Notes: </b>Lagunitas harvested fresh hops from Yakima Valley, dumped them un-kilned (so all the oils were preserved) in a batch of their regular pale ale. They also then bottled and delivered the beer within 24 hours for an optimally fresh experience. A feat to be sure!<br />
<b>Major Takeaway: </b>Yes! So good! Find it now, love it asap!<br />
<b>Appearance: </b>Clear light gold and very bubbly, nice cap of creamy soft foam<br />
<b>Aroma: </b>SUPER aromatic — you can practically see it hanging over the glass like a cloud. Sweet hops, hop flower, citrus, marijuana (hee!), lemon candy, citrus zest, peach?, fresh fruit, tart<br />
<b>Taste:</b> Light malts — biscuity/cracker-like. Rounded hop flavor present throughout. Good amount of straight-up hopitude — perfume, head-on bitterness, citrus pith — that also lingers on into the finish. Looooove how the aroma and the flavors come together as you sip.<br />
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<b>The Beer: </b>Hop Trip Pale Ale from <a href="http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brew/hop-trip">Deschutes Brewery</a><br />
<b>Date Tasted: </b>10/30/14<br />
<b>Brewery Notes: </b>Another fresh-hopped beer to celebrate the fall hop harvest!<br />
<b>Major Takeaway: </b>Nicely bracing, very easy to drink<br />
<b>Appearance: </b>Sunset orange and very clear with a long-lasting cap of off-white foam<br />
<b>Aroma: </b>Fruity hops, sweet peach and lemon, a hit of fresh hop flower aroma (especially as it warms), heady and appealing<br />
<b>Taste: </b>Super nice. Lots of hop flavor, but not aggressively bitter. Citrus pith bitterness hits mid-tongue and then lingers on into the finish. Lots of juicy orange and lemon flavors.<br />
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<b>The Beer: </b>Fat Jack Double Pumpkin Ale from <a href="http://www.samueladams.com/craft-beers/fat-jack">Sam Adams</a><br />
<b>Date Tasted: </b>10/22/14<br />
<b>Brewery Notes: </b>Special fall release with 28 pounds of pumpkin per barrel<br />
<b>Major Takeaway: </b>A good one if you like pumpkin spice flavors and malty brews<br />
<b>Appearance: </b>Clear russet with a fizzy cap of off-white foam<br />
<b>Aroma: </b>Toasty malty, like wet leaves on a fall day (in the best possible way!)<br />
<b>Taste: </b>Warm baking spices — very well-balanced and not too aggressive. Surprisingly full-bodied, almost syrupy, but just shy of cloying. Super smooth. Nutty, soft caramels, bread and winter baked goods. To be honest, I don't really taste "pumpkin" per se, but that's fine with me. Still a tasty brew on a chilly fall day.<br />
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<b>The Beer: </b>Smoking Wood from <a href="http://www.thebruery.com/beers/specialcollection.html">The Bruery</a><br />
<b>Date Tasted: </b>10/4/14<br />
<b>Brewery Notes: </b>Imperial porter brewed with beachwood and cherrwood smoked malts, and aged in rye whiskey barrels.<br />
<b>Major Takeaway: </b>Perfect after-dinner beer, especially for Thanksgiving<br />
<b>Appearance: </b>Opaque brown/black, dark foam (almost purple!)<br />
<b>Aroma: </b>Black strap molasses, tobacco/cigar, old leather, wet firewood, peat, burnt sugar<br />
<b>Taste: </b>Less heavy than expected, which makes it very drinkable. Slick and so so so smooth. Like velvet. Tastes of burnt caramel, melted brown sugar, dried plums and figs, some nice oakiness and vanilla from the barrel-aging (maybe a tad too much for my taste? A bit tannic and drying). Alcohol warms the throat. The smokiness lingers in the aftertaste, otherwise the beer finishes very clean. Reminds me of dark fruit cake.<br />
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<b>The Beer: </b>Peach Porch Lounger (Lips of Faith Series) from <a href="http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=5b639c9f-b1d0-4de6-8d96-45eb91116c1e">New Belgium Brewing Company</a><br />
<b>Date Tasted: </b>Beer was bottled September 2012; tasted 9/5/14<br />
<b>Major Takeaway: </b>Perfectly tasty, but I was hoping for more funky Brett character<br />
<b>Appearance: </b>Very clear, very warm gold color, super foamy head that settles down into a sticky film<br />
<b>Aroma: </b>Funky, boozy, a bit sherry. Fruity, but not necessarily peach<br />
<b>Taste: </b>I first tasted this right after it was bottled and wrote about it on <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/beer-review-peach-porch-lounger-from-new-belgium-brewing-beer-sessions-176875">The Kitchn</a> — I liked it then, but was a little underwhelmed and hoped that some aging would develop its character. I <i>meant</i> to taste it after a year, but then forgot about it (as happens...) and just got around to tasting it now! This 2-year-old bottle has aged well. It's nicely crisp with a more rounded fruitiness than I remember in the younger beer. Lots of soft peach and stone fruit flavors. There's some barnyard funk from the Brett yeast, but I expected more after 2 years of aging. As it is, it's still a very pleasant, easy-drinking beer, perfect for splitting with a friend over a late lunch.<br />
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Have you tried making the ginger ale or the orange cream soda from <i>True Brews</i> and are puzzled about why it won't fully carbonate? You're not alone! I've received a few emails over the past several months with questions about this, and after puzzling over it myself, I finally figured it out: it's not you, it's your water.<br />
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The chlorine in tap water can make life difficult for yeast and can interfere with fermentation. Most sodas are made with a large percentage of fruit juice, so the chlorine in the added tap water is rarely an issue. The ginger ale and the orange cream soda aren't so lucky — since they're made with mostly water, chlorine can become an annoyance. (If you've made either of these sodas and didn't have a problem, that's likely because your tap water is low in chlorine. This is the case with my own tap water and why I didn't catch the problem in testing — my sincere apologies on that!)<br />
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Thanks to everyone who emailed me about this and brought the issue to my attention! I'll be adding a note about using filtered or dechlorinated water for these two recipes in the next printing of <i>True Brews</i>. Happy brewing!Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-49508707947571484812014-08-30T16:52:00.003-07:002014-09-01T18:53:17.619-07:00San Diego Beer Bloggers Conference, Ahoy!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Dinner at <a href="http://www.stonebrewing.com/">Stone Brewing Co.</a>'s Liberty Station Bistro was the highlight of the whole weekend. That place (and by "place," I more truly mean "campus") is amazing. Gardens, bocce ball courts, several dining rooms, and taps around every corner. It's enough to make your head 'splode. If you're ever in San Diego, please make sure a stop here is on your agenda. (And P.S. it's within walking distance of the San Diego airport, so next time you get stranded during a layover, make sure it's here.)</div>
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Believe it or not, I actually survived the weekend mostly vertical! What a fun time. It's a conference, there's tons of beer, but really, for me, this event is a chance to get together with a group of people who I truly love and admire, and share good beers. A few shout-outs to some of my favorite peeps:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Duke at <a href="http://dukesterbrews.com/">Dukester Brews</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Amber, Ryan and Sean at <a href="http://2beerguys.com/">2 Beer Guys</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ben at <a href="http://www.activebeergeek.com/">Active Beer Geek</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Craig at <a href="http://www.msbrew.com/">Mississippi Beer Blog</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Greg at <a href="http://www.ocbeerblog.com/">OC Beer Blog</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>June and Kendall <a href="http://beermakesthree.com/">Beer Makes Three</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Brew Dad at <a href="http://www.brewdad.com/">Brew Dad</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Molly and Matt <a href="http://www.bubgourmand.com/">Bub Gourmand</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Nora at <a href="http://nolabeerblog.com/">NOLA Beer Blog</a></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ryan at <a href="http://www.montanabeerfinder.com/">Montana Beer Finder</a></b></li>
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<i><b>Krieky Bones from Firestone Walker Brewing Company:</b></i> This is a sour beer at the top of its game. Tart cherries, sour pucker without tearing your tongue apart, easy drinking. </div>
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<b><i>Stone Enjoy By IPA from Stone Brewing Co.:</i> </b>This was my first time trying this beer, if you can believe it. It just shows how phenomenal fresh IPAs can really be. I will be seeking this one out more often, count on it.</div>
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<i><b>Sour in the Rye (with Pineapple & Coconut) from The Bruery:</b> </i>Dear lord, I could use some time alone with this beer. It's another sour that hits all the right notes, plus a layer of pina colada goodness.</div>
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<i><b>Black Tuesday from The Bruery:</b> </i>An imperial stout with a 19% ABV that goes down as smooth as chocolate. Yeah. This one will get you vertically-challenged in no time.</div>
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It's been over a year since I last posted a recipe and nearly a year since I last posted anything, so it seemed only fitting to spend one of my first free days since turning in the manuscript for the beer book sharing a new recipe. I say "one of my first" free days because the very first free days were spent sleeping absurdly late on weekends, gorging on episodes of Supernatural, and spending many glorious hours doing nothing at all. It was divine.</div>
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Yes, the manuscript is done, the edits are even (mostly) done, the photo shoot is done (I plan on sharing some photos of that soon), and life seems to be stumbling its way back to normalcy. Let this be a lesson to you (i.e., me), working full time and writing a cookbook that involves long, tricky, fermenty projects is really exhausting. I have promised all those near and dear to me that I will not take on any new big projects like that for quite some time.</div>
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I posted a photo over on Instagram a few weeks ago of some Watermelon Hard Cider I'd made, and was both delighted and slightly surprised to get several requests for the recipe. Delighted because I actually wrote down the recipe and am happy to share it, and surprised because, frankly, I wasn't sure how many people apart from myself would think that watermelon cider sounded good!</div>
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This was actually a random cider that I made over a year ago with a huge-ass watermelon that a friend gave us from their garden. It was an experiment, and I was keeping my expectations low. Watermelon is a funny fruit to brew with; it's mostly water, after all, and that can mean a watery-tasting brew. But hey, there was a hulking watermelon on my counter and it was going to be impossible to eat it all, so why not?</div>
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I cracked open a bottle about three months after brewing, and thought it tasted...ok. Not bad. But not particularly watermelon-y. So-so. I left the rest of the batch in the cupboard and forgot about it for a while. Another few months past and I gave it another try - <i>bingo!</i> Apparently this one just needed a little extra time to age.</div>
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In the end, this has a lightly sweet watermelon-like flavor with a nice crispness. It's a bit like biting slightly too close to the watermelon rind. It's super refreshing on a hot day, so I suggest making a batch now and then letting the bottles sit in your cupboard until next summer.</div>
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Oh, P.S. Use only the freshest, juiciest, pinkest watermelon you can find for this brew. Subpar sad watermelons will not do. Use both the fruit and the rinds in the primary fermentation. A lot of the pink color and watermelon flavor is in the fruit sediment, so don't be too finicky about leaving behind the sediment when you transfer from vessel to vessel. I ended up with a teaspoon or so of pink watermelon sediment in my bottles - it's fun to pour this light, straw-colored cider into the glass only to watch it turn bright pink at the end.</div>
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Cut the watermelon into slices and cut the fruit away from the rinds. Chop the rinds into pieces and put them in the bucket. Remove and discard any watermelon seeds, then puree the fruit in a blender. Transfer the fruit puree to the bucket. You should have a little over a gallon of liquid; add additional water as needed to make slightly over a gallon.</div>
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Somehow in the hustle and bustle of True Brews being released and general life craziness, I neglected to share a key bit of information: I have a new brewing book in the works! The tentative title is <i>Malts Water Hops Yeast</i> and it will be an introduction to homebrewing basics along with 65 awesome recipes that I've been working on all summer. You want a hefeweizen? You've got a hefeweizen. You want a mango-infused Belgian-style tripel? You've got your mango-infused Belgian-style tripel (plus, perhaps, some coconut). 1-gallon or 5-gallon batches, newbie brewer or old brewing pro — my hope is that there's something in this new book for everyone.<br />
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<i>Malts Water Hops Yeast</i> is currently due out summer-ish 2015 from my favorites over at Ten Speed Press. Apologies for the lack of posting while I'm away working on the book. Thanks, everyone!Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-49881476361697065532013-07-01T09:00:00.000-07:002013-07-01T09:00:06.028-07:00Summer Homebrew Recipe: Strawberry Kombucha<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If I have one regret in writing <a href="http://emmaelizabethchristensen.blogspot.com/2013/05/true-brews-is-out-may-14-heres-sneak.html">True Brews</a>, it's that I didn't discover the magical duo of ripe summer strawberries + kombucha until it was too late in the game to add it to the book. This combination is like kismet — it's just meant to be. It's fizzy and tart and sweet and juicy all at the same time. This is drink that (I'm convinced) will make kombucha drinkers out of the kombucha dubious.<br />
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Ever since strawberries started showing up again at our markets here in Northern California (the real ones), I've been making batches of strawberry kombucha nonstop. It's the perfect thing to do with those few over-ripe or slightly squished strawberries that inevitably come with every pint basket. Kombucha doesn't care if the strawberries aren't the prettiest in the bunch, and once you take a sip, you won't either.<br />
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Kombucha and ginger are old <i>bff</i>s, so I throw some into the jar when I have it. The ginger adds a warm, spicy note that, if possible, makes the strawberries shine even more. Try it both ways and see which you like better.<br />
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Also, I don't know how the weather is where you are, but my scobys are <i>loving</i> the warm weather — which at least makes one of us. I can see streams of bubbles filtering up through the layers of scoby and the sweet/tart/fruity flavor is spot on. My bottled kombucha is also fizzy to the max. Love.<br />
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3 1/2 quarts water<br />
1 cup white granulated sugar<br />
4 bags black tea (or 1 tablespoons loose tea)<br />
4 bags green tea (or 1 tablespoon loose tea)<br />
2 cups starter tea from last batch of kombucha<br />
1 scoby<br />
1 pint strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped (about 2 cups)<br />
2 tablespoons minced ginger (optional)<br />
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After seven days, begin tasting the kombucha. When it reaches a balance of sweetness and tartness that is pleasant to you, the kombucha is ready to bottle.<br />
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Combine the fermented kombucha, diced strawberries, and ginger (if using) in a clean 1-gallon jar (or divide among smaller jars). Cover the mouth of the jar with a few layers of cheese cloth or paper towels secured with a rubber band. Keep the jar at room temperature out of direct sunlight for two days. Strain the strawberries and ginger from the kombucha and bottle. Leave about a half inch of head room in the bottles.<br />
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<b>Is this book just about beer brewing?</b><br />
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Nope! We have eight whole chapters with eight entirely different fermented beverages going on in here: soda pop, kombucha, kefir (both milk and water kefir), hard cider, beer, mead, sake, and fruit wine. Each chapter starts with a master recipe that will walk you through the particular quirks and techniques for that particular beverage, and is followed by a whole bunch of recipes you can make at home.<br />
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<b>My apartment is tiny. Can I still make these brews?</b><br />
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Definitely. All of the recipes in this book are scaled to 1-gallon batches or smaller. This means smaller equipment (and less of it) and less space needed to store all your goods.<br />
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<b>Wait, 1-gallon batches? Why so small?</b><br />
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Aside from taking up less space, I think 1-gallon batches are ideal for beginners just learning how to brew things like beer and mead. It's easier to keep track of all the various steps and avoid mistakes when you're working with a gallon or smaller. Plus, smaller batches means you'll drink through them more quickly, which means you get to brew another batch of something else! Also if something does go wrong, it's a lot less painful to pour 1 gallon down the drain than 5 gallons or more. Trust me on that one.<br />
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Once you master the 1-gallon batch, it's an easy step up to larger batches. The process is basically the same (using bigger pots and bigger carboys) and all the recipes can be scaled up.<br />
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<b>How many bottles can you get out of a gallon?</b><br />
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About 10 bottles.<br />
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<b>I've already been brewing beer [or mead, wine, etc.]. Will this book still have something for me?</b><br />
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I hope so! Part of the reason I wrote True Brews was because I wanted to try brewing all these different kinds of beverages — beer was my gateway into homebrewing, and it just made me all the more curious about brewing soda pop...and then mead...and eventually all the rest of them. I think that if you're already knee-deep into brewing one kind of homebrew, chances are good that there's another project in this book that's going to spark your interest.<br />
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<b>If I'm brewing all these things, will I need to buy a lot of equipment?</b><br />
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Nah! All the recipes use the same basic brew kit, so you won't find yourself constantly buying new tools just for one project. A lot of the equipment will be things you probably already have in your kitchen, like soup pots and canning jars. The few truly brewing-specific tools, like carboys and racking canes, can easily be found at your local homebrew shop (and since this is the Age of the Hipster, I am willing to bet that you have a local homebrew shop somewhere closeby).<br />
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<b>Not me! I live in Nowheresville and there's not a single homebrew shop to be found. Where can I pick up all the special equipment and ingredients I need to make these awesome brews?</b><br />
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The internet is your friend! Here are my favorite sources for homebrewing equipment and supplies:<br />
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<b>* <a href="http://morebeer.com/">MoreBeer</a> - soda, beer, cider, mead, wine</b><br />
<b>* <a href="http://www.northernbrewer.com/">Northern Brewer</a> - soda, beer, cider, mead, sake, wine</b><br />
<b>* <a href="http://www.culturesforhealth.com/">Cultures for Health</a> - kombucha and kefir</b><br />
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Hopefully this little FAQ takes care of your most burning questions! Wondering about something that I don't mention here? Leave a comment!<br />
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<b>MAY 2013:</b><br />
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5/21 - <a href="http://www.omnivorebooks.com/events.html">Omnivore Books</a>, 6-7pm, 3885a Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, CA 94131<br />
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<b>JUNE 2013:</b><br />
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6/8 - Homebrewing 101 Lecture at the Brisbane Public Library, 2-4pm, 250 Visitacion Ave, Brisbane, CA 94005<br />
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6/17 - Homebrewing 101 Lecture at the Foster City Library, 7-9pm, 1000 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404<br />
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<b>AUGUST 2013:</b><br />
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8/18 - <a href="http://www.farmtofermentation.com/">Farm to Fermentation Festival</a>, Santa Rosa, CA<br />
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Woah, dudes. True Brews is about to be a Real Thing in the Real World. After spending so much time with it alone here in my little apartment, I am so giddy with giddiness that it will soon be going out to bookstore shelves and mailboxes and libraries all over. Also a little terrified...but mostly excited, I swear! Maybe 85% excited and 15% terrified. Let's go with that.<br />
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If you do so choose to get yourself a copy, there are some links to some places where you can buy it on over there on the upper-right. No pressure. Libraries are also my friend. However you get your hands on a copy, please do report back on your brewing adventures. I'd love to clink virtual glasses and hear all about it.Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-80874977153521281872013-03-03T17:11:00.002-08:002013-03-03T17:12:43.291-08:00The Peculiar Woes of the Recipe Developer: Chronic Dry Hands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I envy people with soft hands. When I meet them, I don't want to let go of the handshake. I want to cling, lemming-like, to the incredible smoothness of their fingers and rub their knuckles against my cheek. It's true. I try not to let it show.<br />
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My hands are not smooth or soft. They are wrinkled and scratchy and constantly crying out for lotion. But thus is the peculiar predicament of a food writer who develops recipes for a living: no sooner do I rub lotion into my desperate, thirsty skin than I have to wash them again. Going from task to task as I prepare a recipe involves regular loops back to the sink to scrub away the dough I just kneaded, the chicken I just touched, the sticky honey I just dripped, and on and on and on.<br />
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And so my hands are sadly, woefully, abused. This is a situation I have come to accept, though not with any particular amount of grace. Lotion is both my ally and my jailor: my constant companion.<br />
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My dry hands have been bothering me more than usual recently. This is something that I've come to expect in the late-winter (even here in sunny California), but it's also no doubt been helped along by the huge recipe testing project on which I'm currently working. For no other reason than because it's on my mind, I give you my current lotioning regimen:<br />
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• <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/St-Ives-Hydrating-Vitamin-Lotion/dp/B006L5BQ1A/ref=sr_1_7?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1362357344&sr=1-7">St. Ives Daily Hydrating Lotion</a></b><br />
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This is the lotion-equivalent to my bread and butter. If you're applying lotion hourly, you need something that a) works dependably and b) that you don't mind having to wash off five minutes later when you realize you forgot to dice the sausages for that soup. It comes in a huge bottle that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and it smells nice. Done.<br />
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• <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LOCCITANE-Shea-Hand-Cream-5-2-Ounce/dp/B002U0KUSU/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pdT1_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=EOQTWV70R13O&coliid=I3D0ZZX827WPRA"><b>L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream</b></a><br />
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Oh, man, I love this stuff. I slather it on right before I go to bed and then fall asleep with my happy hands right next to my nose so I can breathe in its aroma as I drift off. What <i>is</i> that aroma?! It's like baby powder and soft meadow herbs and fairy dust. This lotion doesn't come cheap, which is why I only use it at night. I received some as a Christmas present a year ago and am amazed that it lasted a whole year. I am almost finished with the tube now and am torn between buying more or picking up a tub of my other favorite:<br />
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• <b><a href="http://www.lushusa.com/Lemony-Flutter/02361,en_US,pd.html?start=2&cgid=hand-care">Lemony Flutter from Lush</a></b><br />
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Supposedly this stuff is intended for your cuticles, but I never stop there. Oh so soothing rubbed into cracked knuckles and that odd always-dry spot between my thumb and first finger. My only problem with this lotion is that it smells so much like fresh lemon curd that I have to constantly resist the urge to lick my fingertips.<br />
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• <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Burts-Bees-Lemon-Butter-Cuticle/dp/B00013YYS0/ref=sr_1_36?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1362358368&sr=1-36&keywords=burt%27s+bees">Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Creme</a></b><br />
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Speaking of cuticles, I just remembered that I have a little tin of this stashed away in my bedside cubby, though I haven't used it for months. Not sure why. I remember that it actually worked quite well for softening the cuticles and preventing hang nails (those inevitable party crashers to the dry hands party). Note to self: bring this stuff back into rotation!<br />
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<b>Does your job also come with a side of chronic dry hands? What's your lotion regimen?</b><br />
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<i>(The top image is mine [and my dry hands], see links for all other images)</i>Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-22255895829383187812013-01-21T08:00:00.000-08:002013-01-21T08:00:10.700-08:00Seven Snaps! 1/5/13 - 1/18/13<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Precarious perch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anjali on the first morning of our Kitchn editor's retreat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Documenting the documenting of our afternoon tea, like a blogging pro</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snacks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More snacks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snack close-up. Ahem.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Subject: Cambria; Occasion: Cocktail hour; Mood: Content</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeni's Ice Cream in Columbus, OH. How I miss you.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self-portrait. Trying to get my brain to be a little kinder in its judgement of my body this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A favorite book from my teenage years, liberated from my parents' shelf and properly ensconced on my bedside table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello, ladies.</td></tr>
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Astute followers of Seven Snaps will observe that this double round-up only includes 12 photos rather than the series-consistent 14. Not sure where my mojo went this week - maybe it's the past two months of travel catching up to me? Maybe I was slightly embarrassed by the number of cat photos I was already planning to share? I thought about scrambling to shoot a few more, but then just decided... Bah. My blog, my rules! And if a double dose of Seven Snaps occasionally contains an insufficient number of pictures, that's life.<br />
<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-38858910683266854362013-01-06T15:22:00.001-08:002013-01-06T15:23:10.190-08:00Seven Snaps: New Year's Edition! 12/22/12 - 1/4/13<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooking making with my mama.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday travel power food</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brother</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Superior</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Superior II</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Family puzzle fun times!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making tracks of the snow-shoeing sort on a FROZEN LAKE. #badass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dogsledding team! #alsobadass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake-polished stones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyone for a fire circle?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brother, the artist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Superior III: Sunrise Edition</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's like a took a nap on the couch just for her. (The cats were happy to have us back.)</td></tr>
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Happy new year, everyone! I have to admit that I wasn't convinced I'd actually keep up with these Seven Snaps all year long. I'll go ahead and give myself a pat on the back for accomplishing this particular New Year's Resolution. (The "finish the sweater I've been knitting for 5 years" resolution will carry over into yet another year.)<br />
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Want to see the whole year of snaps? Take a look through this thread: <a href="http://emmaelizabethchristensen.blogspot.com/search/label/Seven%20Snaps">Seven Snaps</a>!<br />
<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-40052354808341731862012-12-23T08:00:00.000-08:002012-12-23T08:00:05.150-08:00Seven Snaps: Christmas Eve (Almost) Edition! 12/8/12 - 12/21/12<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Potato and Kale Pockets (<a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-spiced-lentil-sweet-potato-and-kale-whole-wheat-pockets-181100">this recipe</a>) for airplane food on all my upcoming travels!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Christmas tree situation in New York (1 of 3 upcoming travels) -- selling on the center median on Lafayette St!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken from the Apartment Therapy offices in SoHo. I never get tired of this view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apartment Therapy holiday party fun times!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My amazing friend <a href="http://delaneybbq.com/">Dan Delaney</a> showing us how brisket should be done.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brisket is serious business, folks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New York Flips in New York!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brooklyn Flea Market. (Attn all introverts: duck and cover)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porchetta happening at the Brooklyn Flea!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hipsters in their native environment</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure the rugelach multiplied while I was gone. I know I ate more than this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm loving the new Tintypes lens on Hipstamatic. Even this misfire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mooney, circa 1880</td></tr>
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I'm off to visit my folks in Minnesota this week (2 of 3 upcoming travels). Expect many snaps of wintry snowscapes. Happy holidays!<br />
<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-12470365852211955532012-12-09T16:42:00.000-08:002012-12-09T16:42:10.517-08:00Seven Snaps! 12/1/12 - 12/7/12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good hair day! A gal's got to stop and appreciate moments like this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Candy Cane Factory! My favorite Christmas decoration from youngsterhood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Further adventures in caramel-making</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your weekly requisite cute cat photo. Bonus: cute husband.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I turned my favorite (though crazy-complicated) Christmas cookie into a bar. Word!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch from Mission Chinese Food. I totally had thirds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My waiting companion at the train station, heading home.</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-83018527109700204972012-12-02T21:18:00.000-08:002012-12-02T21:18:10.774-08:00Seven Snaps! 11/24/12 - 11/30/12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Challah! Six-stranded braid, oh snap!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy rain this week. The persimmons are putting up a good fight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gingerbread is happening.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mooney's regular evening napping place. He gets very confused when I inconsiderately put my bag somewhere else.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Honey spends most of her time passed out in front of the heater, drunk on radiant heat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Massive recipe plotting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eggnog loaf cake. One of my proudest baking moments of late.</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-28105237647580394152012-11-25T12:46:00.003-08:002012-11-25T12:51:25.314-08:00Seven Snaps! Thanksgiving Edition 11/17/12 - 11/23/12<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let the holiday sweet-fest begin! (Also, salted caramels are my weakness)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Football debates = classic Thanksgiving</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanksgiving prep</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very serious Thanksgiving consultations</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first oranges on our tree are turning orangey!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raiding <a href="http://5secondrule.typepad.com/">Cheryl's</a> lemon tree with <a href="http://www.porkcracklins.net/">Sheri</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post-Thanksgiving couch-lounging tangle</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-8113471180839517402012-11-21T09:00:00.000-08:002012-11-21T09:00:09.325-08:00Fall Recipe: Apple Cider Kombucha
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The time has come for cider. Warm cider on chilly afternoons. Big gulps of cold cider after a long jog through the falling leaves. A splash of cider in a tumbler of bourbon. I don't really need to convince you on this subject, right?</div>
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Because I am a) still fiendish for cider right now and b) still loving my <a href="http://emmaelizabethchristensen.blogspot.com/2011/10/state-of-kombucha-address.html">homebrewed kombucha</a> like nobody's business, it seemed only natural to make a cider-riffic version of my favorite fizzy drink. I really can't think of a more perfect match than tart kombucha and sweet-sour apples. Throw in a few sticks of cinnamon and a hearty glug of maple syrup, and this is officially something special.</div>
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You could definitely make a shortcut version by mixing some cider into a glass of plain kombucha, but I really love using fresh apples. Play around with different varieties — tart and juicy Macintosh apples have been my personal favorite so far. This is also a good way to use up those last few bruised and battered fruits that have been lingering in the back of the fridge for too long. </div>
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And because I know you were wondering: yes, try this with a shot of bourbon. Fall-time whiskey sour, anyone? Yes, please.</div>
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• <b>New to Kombucha brewing? Check out this primer: <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-kombucha-tea-at-home-173858">How to Make Kombucha Tea at Home</a> from The Kitchn</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• <b>Need a Scoby? You can find them online at </b></span><b><a href="http://www.culturesforhealth.com/starter-cultures/kombucha.html" style="font-family: inherit;">Cultures for Health</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Apple Cider Kombucha</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Makes about a gallon (can be halved, as pictured)</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">14 cups water <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup white granulated sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 bags black tea (or 1 tablespoons loose tea)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 cups starter tea from last batch of kombucha or
store-bought (unpasteurized, neutral-flavored) kombucha <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 scoby<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2 apples (pick ones that you like to eat)</div>
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2 cinnamon sticks</div>
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4 tablespoons maple syrup or honey</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in
the sugar to dissolve. Drop in the tea and allow it to steep until the water
has cooled. Depending on the size of your pot, this will take a few hours. You
can speed up the cooling process by placing the pot in an ice bath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove the tea bags or strain out the loose tea. Stir in the
starter tea. Pour the mixture into a 1-gallon glass jar and gently place the scoby on top
with clean hands. Cover the mouth of the jar with a few layers of cheesecloth
or paper towels secured with a rubber band.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Keep the jar at room temperature, out of direct sunlight, and where it won’t
get jostled. Ferment for 7 to 10 days, checking the kombucha and the scoby
periodically. It’s not unusual for the scoby to float at the top, bottom, or
even sideways. A new cream-colored layer of scoby should start forming on the
surface of the kombucha within a few days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Store the bottled kombucha at room temperature out of direct
sunlight until carbonated, typically 1 to 3 days, depending <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">on the
temperature of the room.</span> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color: white;">When the bottles
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Prepare your next batch of kombucha right after bottling the
previous batch. Combine the reserved starter tea with a fresh batch of sugary
tea, and pour it into the cleaned fermentation jar. Slide the scoby on top,
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<!--EndFragment-->Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-11835058468400624782012-11-18T13:03:00.001-08:002012-11-18T13:03:15.579-08:00Seven Snaps! 11/10/12 - 11/16/12<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Standford Dish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How can you resist, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee and morning light.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being an aunt means permission to buy super soft plush animals on a whim. For my niece. Of course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A BANANA PEAR-ICADE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being tall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cozy socks + Castle = A perfect Friday night.</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-42586638588387904342012-11-12T18:13:00.001-08:002012-11-12T18:13:59.236-08:00Seven Snaps! 11/3/12 - 11/9/12<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They teach you how to do this in culinary school. "Fruit Balancing in a Too-Small Bowl 101"</td></tr>
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Apologies for the plethora of food pix in this edition of Seven Snaps. It was one of those weeks where I got to Friday and realized that all I'd done was cook...all week long. Such is my life. This tarte tatin alone is totally worth three Seven Snaps pictures. It's so good. I'll put up the link once it's live on The Kitchn in the morning. (So good. Did I mention? Yes.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moment of Tarte Tatin Truth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TA DA! Forks for everyone!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I emailed this to my mom to say goodnight and her only response in the morning was, "You were up so LATE!" Moms. They never change.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuffing. Dressing. <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-easy-thanksgiving-stuffing-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-180112">Whatever you call it</a>, I love it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stir fry before...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">....and stir fry after! (And about to be in my belly)</td></tr>
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Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-5302861974519500762012-11-05T12:17:00.000-08:002012-11-05T13:10:37.079-08:00Double Dose of Seven Snaps! (Plus Carrot Harvest Sneak Peek!) 10/20/12 - 11/2/12<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting to the bottom of this milkshake situation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning carrot harvest!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turns out that baby carrots start off as grown-up carrots. Lots and lots of grown-up carrots.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chickens scrabbling around the Grimmway edible school yard in Bakersfield, CA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kiddos learning how things grow!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The only fruit that makes you wish you had a map</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pomegranate bounty!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Center aisle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very focused on the neighbor cat. Do not disturb.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love these California hills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner scene. Fancy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping tabs on Yotam Ottolenghi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boozin' and cruisin!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three balloons. Big blue sky.</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-23207627485767272352012-10-21T18:37:00.002-07:002012-10-21T18:41:33.995-07:00Seven Snaps! 10/13/12 - 10/19/12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfectly centered. Feline instinct.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gift from the beer fairy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up you go.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathed in sunlight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So helpful with page proof edits!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Research material.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pasta time!</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2001892504162103236.post-29965379338110875382012-10-15T09:00:00.000-07:002012-10-15T09:00:11.758-07:00Seven Snaps! 10/6/12 - 10/12/12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They only cuddle when the weather gets cold.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cider! Yes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spent a lot of time on Caltrain this week. Good thing I love public transit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another thing I love? Potato soup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd love to have a bowl of potato soup on this stoop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landscape gazing. (Note: my doppelgänger?)</td></tr>
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<br />Emma Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004468532692748333noreply@blogger.com0