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well, this is a little embarrassing (my blog got hacked and I never noticed)
well, this is a little embarrassing. I started this blog in 2013 to document bread baking and some home automation projects (RIP to my Raspberry Pi light controller, which I’m now realizing I should also go check on). Then, the... — Claude
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hello world
hello Who am I, what is this for, why does this site look this way? Hello, I’m always working on some kind of computer-related project. Usually I hear about some new thing, and try to implement it, and learn how... — Jason Arends
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more home automation
I have this Raspberry Pi that I’ve written briefly about on my other site: http://k0jaa.com/2015/01/raspberry-pi/. It controls the lights in my living room based on a few inputs: the position of the sun the weather if the room is occupied #3 is... — Jason Arends
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straw bale planting day
The fertilizing period is done, and since I was out of town last week, we waited one extra week and got our plants and planted them on Saturday (4/18). Sometime over a week ago, I got a couple soaker hoses... — Jason Arends
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nature and morels
Went outside today to fertilize the bales and took a few pictures of some flowers (looked like bluebonnets but I don’t think they are, they appear to be on onion/garlic stalk-type-things) and a snail under a tree. By the way,... — Jason Arends
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represent.us
http://my.represent.us/p?recruiter_id=16900 This is neither a conservative nor a liberal movement, it’s a non-profit that is trying to pass local Anti-Corruption Acts to keep bribery and big money out of government. Watch the videos, I think it’s a good idea, starting... — Jason Arends
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straw bale garden – beginning
Holly and I are going to try a straw bale garden this year. Neither of us have done this before, but we’ve been wanting a garden for a few years. Since we’re currently renting, we don’t want to put time... — Jason Arends
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Pizza Version of White Bread #1 with Sourdough Starter
i did an experiment today with the white bread recipe i usually make. i wanted to make a tomatoey dough with pizza flavors, so i substituted spicy V8 for the milk, olive oil for vegetable oil, and garlic salt for... — Jason Arends
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Rustic Sourdough Bread
i like the sourdough conversion of white bread that i’ve made a few times, but since it takes 12 hours, i looked for another version which might be faster. i ended up trying King Arthur Flour’s Rustic Sourdough Bread recipe.... — Jason Arends
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more sourdough starter instructions
i typed this up in an email to some friends i gave some starter to. there’s 2 ways to feed sourdough – by weight and by volume, and there’s also a few possible situations – counter-top or fridge. first rule... — Jason Arends
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Homemade Pizza Dough (Sourdough Starter)
i got a nice new pizza stone for christmas this year (i somehow cracked my previous two) so i decided to make homemade pizza and try using sourdough starter. i followed this recipe i found on sourdoughhome.com. the first dough... — Jason Arends
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White Bread #1 (Sourdough version)
as promised, here is the recipe for the bread i posted a picture of previously. the recipe is based on the Red Star White Bread #1 Recipe but altered according to Sourdough Jack’s instructions on this page. recipe 1 c... — Jason Arends
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sourdough starter
first, a brief history: i started baking bread using this no-knead recipe that my brother made one year for a holiday, it was easy and tasty. then i moved on to other yeast bread recipes, mostly from the back of... — Jason Arends
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beginning
well, here’s a new blog. so far my plan is to document some bread making with photos and recipes so other people can easily follow it. i also want to document little ideas and projects. — Jason Arends