baking

(Vegan) Fudgy Brownies

I think this recipe comes from America’s Test Kitchen, but their website is so locked down I can’t see enough to double check.

Classic Olive Oil Cake

this one's from Bake From Scratch and then lightly modified </p> 3 eggs 3/4 cup of sugar 1/2 c olive oil 1/2 c milk 1/2 tsp fiori di sicilia...

Gougeres

source of this recipe has been lost to time. I haven't made it in several years for reasons, but my one record of it is crammed onto the back of a French-ph...

Cherry Pie Notes

started from this recipe which is wonderfully straightforward at least. I used a little more than 4 cups of frozen cherries, 1 cup of sugar, 4 Tblsp of co...

Fast Focaccia

This is a writeup/small edit of No-Fuss Focaccia from King Arthur Baking I'm very particular about the order things happen in, so I'm writing this to shar...

Simple Cheesecake

modified version of Basic Cheesecake by Ronald Uy and Ruth Reichl's Cheesecake (whose link appears to be broken at the moment) Crust: </p> 1 1/2 c...

King Cake

adapted lightly from this recipe, to spare future me the ads and make sure i can find it again Note that it makes 2 good sized king cakes. Might be worth ...

Oatmeal Soft Bread

This is a modification of Oatmeal Dinner Rolls from the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Cook's Illustrated. They use molasses which I found overpowering, I didn't lov...

No-Knead Sourdough

aka the laziest sourdough ~8 oz starter discard* 8 oz water 1 1/4 tsp salt 14 oz bread flour In a big bowl you can cover, stir it all together really well ...

Tangzhong Buttermilk Sourdough Bread

Hi, I am rescuing this recipe from the depths of a comment section: (beware, there may be audio ads) Tanzhong roux 1/2 cup (120g) water (for Tanzhong roux) ...

Granola Bar Experiment - In Progress

Based on this recipe, with some inspiration from this one 4.5 oz peanut butter1/3 c brown sugar1 medium banana, peeled and mashed (about 4oz or 1/2 c)4 oz ...

Loaded Blondies

Based on Blondies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8" x 8" pan with parchment paper. td { padding: 5px; } table { ...

(Vegan!) Applesauce Cake

I didn't take a picture, but we ate more than half of it at Women Who Hack today, and the recipe was requested. 1/2 c oil1 1/2 c sugar (sometimes I make thes...

How Pasta Causes Biscuits

I have a few recipes that I keep supplies for on hand all the time. This Baked Ziti is one of them. Of course, you have to make a few substitutions for this ...

Strawberries and Yellow Cake

We could call it strawberry shortcake, but then I feel I'm misleading you about what kind of cake it is. And everyone I talk to has a different idea about wh...

Black Pepper Chocolate Coffee Cake

Is largely this recipe and most of the modifications are via MJ IngredientsBatter 1 cup butter 2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon v...

Overdue Recipe: Rugelach

There's a little indie coffee shop in downtown Denver that has gorgeous looking pastries. I almost never buy one, but one day I bought a rugelach. Theirs was...

Actions tell the truth

and I keep making this recipe. I have a LOT of chocolate cake recipes. Many. And the last 3 times I've made chocolate cake, I've made this. It's in the perfe...

prepare for cookie time

Gingerbread Cookies 1/2 c shortening1/2 c sugar1 egg1/2 c (6 oz) molasses1 Tblsp vinegar2 1/2 c flour3/4 tsp baking soda1/2 Tblsp ginger1/2 tsp cinnamon1/2 t...

Experimental Baking - Miniature King Cakes

Tuesday was Mardi Gras. My sole observance of this occasion is to eat king cake. Here in the north, that means that first I have to make king cake. This is ...

Cheese Biscuit Mashup

Mashup of Allrecipe's Cheese Drop Biscuits and Nick Malgieri's Pecorino and Pepper Biscuits (found in The Modern Baker) (Edited on Feb 25, 2023!) Yield ~ 12 ...

Experimental Baking - Cupcake Technicalities

Valentine's Day weekend, I made King Arthur Flour's Bake Sale Fudge Cupcakes. I wanted a recipe that was big enough that I could bring a bunch to work withou...

Perfect Pantry Coffee Cake

Goal: coffee cake with a decadent amount of streusel, made only of things I always have on hand. Recipe: Streusel (from Bon Appétit's Streusel Coffee Cake )...

My Current Sourdough Recipe

This is based strongly on the Extra-Tangy Sourdough Bread from King Arthur Flour, but I wanted to include some whole wheat and I needed to enlarge the recipe...

Sourdough Pizza Crust

adapted from King Arthur Flour's recipe 8.5 oz unfed starter 1/2 c hot tap water 2 c flour 1 tsp garlic salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp yeast Knead 5 min...

Sourdough bakeoff!

The starter from King Arthur Flour arrived, and I made my first batch of bread from it. (To henceforth be known as Arthur.) I made the accompanying recipe, w...

How I make pie crust

(This is how it should look when you're done mixing - this is 2 crusts worth.)Proportions from "The Basic Pie Crust" in Bernard Clayton, Jr.'s The Complete B...

My Suggestion for your First Loaf of Bread

Slight adaptation of King Arthur Flour's Our Favorite Sandwich Bread2 tsp yeast1 c water1/3 c dry milk2 Tblsp sugar1 c whole wheat flour2 Tblsp butter, soft1...

Potato Bread

Heavily adapted from "Sister Jennie's Potato Bread" in Bernard Clayton, Jr.'s The Complete Book of Breads For the sponge: 1 1/2 c water 1/2 c potato flakes ...

sourdough sleep

The starter went into the fridge last Sunday, right after a feeding, and I pulled it back out Friday evening. I let it come to room temperature, then planned...

Sourdough Status

(sorry, I gotta put this somewhere or I'll just forget it all.) Weirdness: I think my starter doesn't like all purpose flour. Within two feedings of switchin...

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recipe

(Vegan) Fudgy Brownies

I think this recipe comes from America’s Test Kitchen, but their website is so locked down I can’t see enough to double check.

Classic Olive Oil Cake

this one's from Bake From Scratch and then lightly modified </p> 3 eggs 3/4 cup of sugar 1/2 c olive oil 1/2 c milk 1/2 tsp fiori di sicilia...

Gougeres

source of this recipe has been lost to time. I haven't made it in several years for reasons, but my one record of it is crammed onto the back of a French-ph...

Fast Focaccia

This is a writeup/small edit of No-Fuss Focaccia from King Arthur Baking I'm very particular about the order things happen in, so I'm writing this to shar...

Simple Cheesecake

modified version of Basic Cheesecake by Ronald Uy and Ruth Reichl's Cheesecake (whose link appears to be broken at the moment) Crust: </p> 1 1/2 c...

King Cake

adapted lightly from this recipe, to spare future me the ads and make sure i can find it again Note that it makes 2 good sized king cakes. Might be worth ...

Oatmeal Soft Bread

This is a modification of Oatmeal Dinner Rolls from the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Cook's Illustrated. They use molasses which I found overpowering, I didn't lov...

No-Knead Sourdough

aka the laziest sourdough ~8 oz starter discard* 8 oz water 1 1/4 tsp salt 14 oz bread flour In a big bowl you can cover, stir it all together really well ...

Tangzhong Buttermilk Sourdough Bread

Hi, I am rescuing this recipe from the depths of a comment section: (beware, there may be audio ads) Tanzhong roux 1/2 cup (120g) water (for Tanzhong roux) ...

Granola Bar Experiment - In Progress

Based on this recipe, with some inspiration from this one 4.5 oz peanut butter1/3 c brown sugar1 medium banana, peeled and mashed (about 4oz or 1/2 c)4 oz ...

Loaded Blondies

Based on Blondies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8" x 8" pan with parchment paper. td { padding: 5px; } table { ...

(Vegan!) Applesauce Cake

I didn't take a picture, but we ate more than half of it at Women Who Hack today, and the recipe was requested. 1/2 c oil1 1/2 c sugar (sometimes I make thes...

How Pasta Causes Biscuits

I have a few recipes that I keep supplies for on hand all the time. This Baked Ziti is one of them. Of course, you have to make a few substitutions for this ...

Strawberries and Yellow Cake

We could call it strawberry shortcake, but then I feel I'm misleading you about what kind of cake it is. And everyone I talk to has a different idea about wh...

Bacon Cheese Puffs (Gougeres)

This is a combination of a recipe from the Seattle Times and one from French Women Don't Get Fat.*yields about 40 puffs 4 strips of minced, raw bacon 4 Tblsp...

Black Pepper Chocolate Coffee Cake

Is largely this recipe and most of the modifications are via MJ IngredientsBatter 1 cup butter 2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon v...

Overdue Recipe: Rugelach

There's a little indie coffee shop in downtown Denver that has gorgeous looking pastries. I almost never buy one, but one day I bought a rugelach. Theirs was...

Actions tell the truth

and I keep making this recipe. I have a LOT of chocolate cake recipes. Many. And the last 3 times I've made chocolate cake, I've made this. It's in the perfe...

prepare for cookie time

Gingerbread Cookies 1/2 c shortening1/2 c sugar1 egg1/2 c (6 oz) molasses1 Tblsp vinegar2 1/2 c flour3/4 tsp baking soda1/2 Tblsp ginger1/2 tsp cinnamon1/2 t...

Cheese Biscuit Mashup

Mashup of Allrecipe's Cheese Drop Biscuits and Nick Malgieri's Pecorino and Pepper Biscuits (found in The Modern Baker) (Edited on Feb 25, 2023!) Yield ~ 12 ...

Perfect Pantry Coffee Cake

Goal: coffee cake with a decadent amount of streusel, made only of things I always have on hand. Recipe: Streusel (from Bon Appétit's Streusel Coffee Cake )...

My Current Sourdough Recipe

This is based strongly on the Extra-Tangy Sourdough Bread from King Arthur Flour, but I wanted to include some whole wheat and I needed to enlarge the recipe...

Sourdough Pizza Crust

adapted from King Arthur Flour's recipe 8.5 oz unfed starter 1/2 c hot tap water 2 c flour 1 tsp garlic salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp yeast Knead 5 min...

Potato Bread

Heavily adapted from "Sister Jennie's Potato Bread" in Bernard Clayton, Jr.'s The Complete Book of Breads For the sponge: 1 1/2 c water 1/2 c potato flakes ...

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tech

Mastodon, the Social Network(s)

Mastodon is sorta twitter  a distributed microblogging platform. Instead of a single server that everyone uses, there are many, many servers and no restricti...

The Saga of the Facebook CSV file

New Punchline: first thing totally works if I used the right file. Whoooooops.</p> Try: main2 = pd.read_csv("Nov2015Mar2016.csv", usecols=goodcols, enc...

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

How to get on IRC (freenode) with IRCCloud

Go to https://www.irccloud.com/ Fill out the form on the front page to Sign Up, then you should see this screen: Choose "Freenode" from the dropdown Put ...

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art

Kirkland Museum: someone to follow up on

There was a bunch of stuff in the Kirkland by herbert bayer and I liked most of it! I took this picture to remind me to look him up and learn more. ht...

Making Mud

Apologies for the lack of in-process photos - it was just me and I declined to cover my phone in mud. (Though I DO have a waterproof pouch for it...) https:/...

Next Step - more rocks

Since that last attempt to work on my oven went so poorly, I put things off awhile, and then I asked for help. A friend with an SUV kindly drove me to and fr...

Perfect is the Enemy of Started

We could blame the lack of progress on my outdoor oven on the seasons - sure I haven't been out there in the mud while it rains constantly for 3 months and i...

Visit to a Jewelry Workshop

I recently got to spend some quality time being underfoot at Mimosa Handcrafted. It was during the Christmas rush, so I tried not to interrogate them too muc...

Starting My Art Grant: Proposal

I work at Big Cartel and we have one amazing perk that I've never seen anything quite like: the Art Grant. Combined with a more than generous vacation policy...

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data

Getting Data for Analytics

What do you want to know? Collaborate with: Product Management What do we maybe want to count? What stories will we want to tell? What product decisions are...

The Saga of the Facebook CSV file

New Punchline: first thing totally works if I used the right file. Whoooooops.</p> Try: main2 = pd.read_csv("Nov2015Mar2016.csv", usecols=goodcols, enc...

Explaining a Kaplan-Meier Curve

Edited: June 27, 2019 This is not true At every point, the curve is equal to “the number of people who we know were alive on day x” divided by “the number of...

statistical philosophy

I am academically raised in the church of Tukey, creator of Exploratory Data Analysis. I question all assumptions, especially distributional, and prefer meth...

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howto

Mastodon, the Social Network(s)

Mastodon is sorta twitter  a distributed microblogging platform. Instead of a single server that everyone uses, there are many, many servers and no restricti...

Visit to a Jewelry Workshop

I recently got to spend some quality time being underfoot at Mimosa Handcrafted. It was during the Christmas rush, so I tried not to interrogate them too muc...

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

How to get on IRC (freenode) with IRCCloud

Go to https://www.irccloud.com/ Fill out the form on the front page to Sign Up, then you should see this screen: Choose "Freenode" from the dropdown Put ...

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data science

The Saga of the Facebook CSV file

New Punchline: first thing totally works if I used the right file. Whoooooops.</p> Try: main2 = pd.read_csv("Nov2015Mar2016.csv", usecols=goodcols, enc...

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

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museums

Kirkland Museum: someone to follow up on

There was a bunch of stuff in the Kirkland by herbert bayer and I liked most of it! I took this picture to remind me to look him up and learn more. ht...

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sourdough

No-Knead Sourdough

aka the laziest sourdough ~8 oz starter discard* 8 oz water 1 1/4 tsp salt 14 oz bread flour In a big bowl you can cover, stir it all together really well ...

Tangzhong Buttermilk Sourdough Bread

Hi, I am rescuing this recipe from the depths of a comment section: (beware, there may be audio ads) Tanzhong roux 1/2 cup (120g) water (for Tanzhong roux) ...

Sourdough bakeoff!

The starter from King Arthur Flour arrived, and I made my first batch of bread from it. (To henceforth be known as Arthur.) I made the accompanying recipe, w...

sourdough sleep

The starter went into the fridge last Sunday, right after a feeding, and I pulled it back out Friday evening. I let it come to room temperature, then planned...

Sourdough Status

(sorry, I gotta put this somewhere or I'll just forget it all.) Weirdness: I think my starter doesn't like all purpose flour. Within two feedings of switchin...

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cooking

Lazy Roasted Veggies

No, seriously, so lazy. So lazy that I will do it. (I eat a lot of salad, but I basically don't cook vegetables.) Get an assortment of frozen veggies. If you...

Convoluted Cranberry Sauce

It's actually really easy to make, but how I got to it is a bit strange. I found it via Neil Gaiman, who got it from Beat This! a hilarious cookbook (I read ...

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bread

Oatmeal Soft Bread

This is a modification of Oatmeal Dinner Rolls from the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of Cook's Illustrated. They use molasses which I found overpowering, I didn't lov...

My Suggestion for your First Loaf of Bread

Slight adaptation of King Arthur Flour's Our Favorite Sandwich Bread2 tsp yeast1 c water1/3 c dry milk2 Tblsp sugar1 c whole wheat flour2 Tblsp butter, soft1...

Potato Bread

Heavily adapted from "Sister Jennie's Potato Bread" in Bernard Clayton, Jr.'s The Complete Book of Breads For the sponge: 1 1/2 c water 1/2 c potato flakes ...

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pie

Cherry Pie Notes

started from this recipe which is wonderfully straightforward at least. I used a little more than 4 cups of frozen cherries, 1 cup of sugar, 4 Tblsp of co...

How I make pie crust

(This is how it should look when you're done mixing - this is 2 crusts worth.)Proportions from "The Basic Pie Crust" in Bernard Clayton, Jr.'s The Complete B...

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wfh

Home office update, 2016

[gallery ids="276,272,273" type="rectangular"] This is mostly a listing of the STUFF in my home office, because it always sparks a good conversation on twitt...

Working from Home: What Works for Me

I shower every morning.I even mostly get dressed in clothes I could wear outside - except shoes. Fuzzy slippers til summer.I like to make my coffee and start...

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math

Explaining a Kaplan-Meier Curve

Edited: June 27, 2019 This is not true At every point, the curve is equal to “the number of people who we know were alive on day x” divided by “the number of...

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statistics

Explaining a Kaplan-Meier Curve

Edited: June 27, 2019 This is not true At every point, the curve is equal to “the number of people who we know were alive on day x” divided by “the number of...

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python

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

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blogging

Images with Jekyll Blogs

I’m using Jekyll Picture Tag to try to handle images nicely, and it seems to be working!

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phd

It’s done

I handed in my dissertation 2 days ago. There's still some chance that the graduate school will call me and yell at me about margin sizes and watermarks all ...

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chocolate

Actions tell the truth

and I keep making this recipe. I have a LOT of chocolate cake recipes. Many. And the last 3 times I've made chocolate cake, I've made this. It's in the perfe...

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thanksgiving

Convoluted Cranberry Sauce

It's actually really easy to make, but how I got to it is a bit strange. I found it via Neil Gaiman, who got it from Beat This! a hilarious cookbook (I read ...

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biscuits

How Pasta Causes Biscuits

I have a few recipes that I keep supplies for on hand all the time. This Baked Ziti is one of them. Of course, you have to make a few substitutions for this ...

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vegetables

Lazy Roasted Veggies

No, seriously, so lazy. So lazy that I will do it. (I eat a lot of salad, but I basically don't cook vegetables.) Get an assortment of frozen veggies. If you...

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class

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irc

How to get on IRC (freenode) with IRCCloud

Go to https://www.irccloud.com/ Fill out the form on the front page to Sign Up, then you should see this screen: Choose "Freenode" from the dropdown Put ...

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jobs

It really is all about your network

I've accepted that the main way people get jobs is through connections. I don't know how to fix this, but now that I have connections, I can use them to boos...

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survival analysis

Explaining a Kaplan-Meier Curve

Edited: June 27, 2019 This is not true At every point, the curve is equal to “the number of people who we know were alive on day x” divided by “the number of...

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desk

Home office update, 2016

[gallery ids="276,272,273" type="rectangular"] This is mostly a listing of the STUFF in my home office, because it always sparks a good conversation on twitt...

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remotework

Home office update, 2016

[gallery ids="276,272,273" type="rectangular"] This is mostly a listing of the STUFF in my home office, because it always sparks a good conversation on twitt...

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workfromhome

Home office update, 2016

[gallery ids="276,272,273" type="rectangular"] This is mostly a listing of the STUFF in my home office, because it always sparks a good conversation on twitt...

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home brew

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

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jupyter

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

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macbook

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

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pandas

(Scientific) Python on a new Mac

UPDATE: trying this on a new computer in June of 2017. Failing to get --with-python3 to work, and the python tap seems to be gone.   Sasha just asked ...

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data warehouse

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redshift

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sql

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learning

Visit to a Jewelry Workshop

I recently got to spend some quality time being underfoot at Mimosa Handcrafted. It was during the Christmas rush, so I tried not to interrogate them too muc...

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process

Visit to a Jewelry Workshop

I recently got to spend some quality time being underfoot at Mimosa Handcrafted. It was during the Christmas rush, so I tried not to interrogate them too muc...

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feelings

Perfect is the Enemy of Started

We could blame the lack of progress on my outdoor oven on the seasons - sure I haven't been out there in the mud while it rains constantly for 3 months and i...

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buttermilk

Tangzhong Buttermilk Sourdough Bread

Hi, I am rescuing this recipe from the depths of a comment section: (beware, there may be audio ads) Tanzhong roux 1/2 cup (120g) water (for Tanzhong roux) ...

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ecommerce

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accessiblity

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fiction

Sources for Online Short Fiction

</p> </ul> Magazines/Publishers (many works by many authors) </p> https://www.tor.com/category/all-fiction/ https://clarkesworldmag...

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reading

Sources for Online Short Fiction

</p> </ul> Magazines/Publishers (many works by many authors) </p> https://www.tor.com/category/all-fiction/ https://clarkesworldmag...

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shortStoryClub

Sources for Online Short Fiction

</p> </ul> Magazines/Publishers (many works by many authors) </p> https://www.tor.com/category/all-fiction/ https://clarkesworldmag...

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computers

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meta

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computing

Images with Jekyll Blogs

I’m using Jekyll Picture Tag to try to handle images nicely, and it seems to be working!

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events

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community

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organizing

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