How I Spent my Morning
About half of today's rehab session was spent on a treadmill. It's considerably more geeky for me than most...…
Back to Basics
I've been working with rye flour lately (with good results), but today I went back to basics and baked my favorite bread, Craig Claiborn's challah, for a friend. Looks like I came up with one of my best looking loaves ever.…
Orion Weiss
I attended a recital by Orion Weiss at Kennedy Center yesterday, and I can't remember being so enthusiastic about a young performer for quite some time. Here's what I thought yesterday. > Word for the day: toccata. Orion Weiss will explore many pieces of this variety…
Mother's Christmas Bread
This batch came out a little lopsided but it's sure to taste good. This is my favorite Christmas bread, given by Bernard Clayton. Of it he says "I traced the recipe back to the Indiana kitchen of Mrs. Maude Smith, whose father's mother first baked…
English Christmas Bread
I haven't remembered to post pictures of the bread I'm baking, and the kitchen is in overdrive right now for the holidays. This bread is flavored with nutmeg and allspice, and it's studded with raisins and citron. I especially like the English tradition cited…
Brain Injury and building a new life afterwards
> I once believed that I could not grieve for what I do not remember. I no longer believe that. I do grieve for what I can no longer connect with. Phantom memories. “Your pies!” “Your bread!” Friends tell me they miss my baking. One woman whom I still don’…
Using the iPad 2 in Stroke Recovery
> I found several news stories about how Florida Hospital Oceanside [http://www.floridahospitalnews.com/ipad-speech-therapy] had been successfully using iPads with an aphasic stroke patient. > Unfortunately, that application allowed the patient to touch an icon and a synthesized voice would communicate simple messages. That's not what…