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Ice Cream (First Batch)

6 June 2016

colander full of fresh cherries — Organic Sweet Cherries from Nature's Green Grocer (half price!)

bar of chocolate broken into pieces — Two bars of Vicuña Chocolate. The new Guatemalan-sourced variety has a fruitiness that complements the cherry and an acidity that cuts through the sweetness of the ice cream.

glass bottle of milk and carton of eggs — Milk and eggs from Manning Hill Farm.

boy in light blue and white striped pajamas turning handle of ice cream churn — Churning away

three scoops of ice cream and a spoon in a white bowl — The finished product: a gallon of delicious ice cream!

Yesterday, we made our first batch of homemade hand-churned ice cream. Cherry-chocolate.

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Hair Cut

30 May 2016

boy getting a buzz cut from a bearded man — buzz cut

baby looking concerned while getting its hair cut by hands with scissors — scissor cut

Gave this little dude a haircut today. 3.75 years since the last time I tried that trick.

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Homemade Ramen

4 December 2015

Homemade ramen: noodles were… fine. Broth was maybe the most horrible thing I have ever cooked. My son loved it, and asked to have more tomorrow. Mia and I had pizza.

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Gravlax

22 July 2015

Boy in yellow shirt takes a dill frond off of kitchen counter. — Grabbing Dill

Hands and knife slicing belly off of salmon filet — Sicing salmon

Hands and knife slicing cutting trimmed filet in half — Halving filet

Bearded man sprinkling something in large yellow mug — Spice mixture

Hands sprinkle salt, sugar, and pepper mixture over salmon filets — Salt rub

Boy's face peeking at seasoned salmon and dill on kitchen counter — Peeking

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The Weber Grill

19 April 2015

A driving force for home ownership.

man with large beard, wearing orange beanie and blue jeans tends steaks and corn on a weber grill

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