The urge to make scones hit me in early January. I wanted a perfect-for-me scone: not greasy, not overly sweet, full of whole ingredients, and easy to pull together in the morning before breakfast. I made many batches of scones and finally came up with this recipe. Alas, Alex doesn’t think they are scones. He says they are more like muffins without the shape or biscuits without the fluff. Out the other side of his [...]

I love the new Hounds in the Kitchen logo so much I want to wear it! I used Skreened to upload the design and print on an American Apparel ethically made baseball shirt. I know the owner and several employees at Skreened and love to support their sustainable business. The best part of ordering from Skreened is that their location is only a mile from the house so I can pick up! If you want [...]

Nestled around soft Southern Ohio hills there is a winding road that leads to Laurel Valley Farm and Creamery. On one side of the rumbling stone lane is the farm house, creamery rooms, and calf pens. On the other, the milking barn. Cows to Cheese Celeste and Nick Nolan manage the farm that has been in Nick’s family for decades. They express gratitude that they are able to carry on the family tradition but also [...]

Come on in and take a look around the new design at Hounds in the Kitchen. I worked with Cliff from LinKen to create a cohesive design and upgrade functionality. There’s a little widget on the side to show off recent and popular posts and an easier to read calendar of upcoming classes. Comments, sharing, and everything else works together more smoothly now. I am excited to finally feature Allie Lehman‘s logo at the top [...]

We jumped into unschooling without many expectations. Self-education is still an experiment in which we are all learning how to support each other. As the primary educator, I’ve been surprised to find the following challenges: Money – I want to do more than we can reasonably afford. I want to travel more, take more classes, and buy more supplies. We carefully select what experiences are the most appealing and invest in those. Time management – [...]

Remember when I had a SodaStream on my holiday wish list? I put it on there because when I have sinus pain and pressure, nothing is more delightful to drink than some sparkling water. But I have always hated the packaging waste of bottles of water. My friend Faith saw my list and said “Why don’t you just ask Soda Stream for one? They are promoting them with bloggers.” Duh. I asked and amazingly the [...]

A little elf told me to black out my website in support of Internet freedom. I am not really tech-savvy enough to do that. Instead, I’ll spend some time today urging my congressmen to stop the PIPA and SOPA bills so that I and others retain the ability to express opinions without threat of censorship. Join me?   PS. Is this little elf not the cutest? My grandmother kept a canning booklet from 1935 including [...]