Cedar Sanderson's Blog, page 31
February 6, 2022
The Lady’s Cake
This is a recipe from Miss Parloa’s New Cook Book, published in 1880. It was the Gilded Age in the United States, and the height of the Victorian Era in the British Empire. Wabash, Indiana became the first city in the world lit by electric lights. Thomas Edison tests his electric railway in New Jersey. …
February 5, 2022
Ginger Oatmeal Cookies
These were an experiment in textures. I wanted to make a cookie that was crisp, but not too crunchy. I like a chewy cookie, but not a cakey texture. The First Reader likes a cookie with a bit of bite to it. And the ginger? Well, I love ginger, and on a cold day a …
February 4, 2022
90 Min Soup Beans
The First Reader has been asking me to make soup beans for a while now. I’d finally gotten around to finding a smoked ham shank, as cooking a whole ham for three of us, in the apartment was… too much. I had a snow day, and I cooked all day. Ran the oven for most …
February 3, 2022
Which Cake to Make?
A while back, when I was doing the Vintage Kitchen series, I acquired some antique cookbooks through various means, including a friend on social media who is a book dealer and would pop into my dm’s with hey, want a book? So yeah, I did want a book. Which is how I wound up with …
February 1, 2022
Odd Prompts: Zombie Nature
The characters will be familiar to those of you who have read Lab Gremlins. *** “Hard hat, safety toes, and lab goggles,” Steven muttered to himself. “That’s all I ever wanted in a job.” “Huh?” Bob twisted around and looked at him. At least the big cephalapoid kept his weapon pointed away from his …
January 30, 2022
Bibliographic
I’ve been distracted elsewhere. Two things: first, The Ratel Saga is coming soon, and secondly, I’m reworking my resume, which for some strange reason I decided means I need to do my whole CV. For the first time ever, I compiled a complete bibliography of my work. Well. I think it’s complete. Major works are …
January 23, 2022
Thank you friends
I think I’ve probably said this before, but you know? Bears saying again. I came across this quote from another author, one I don’t know, through the Passive Voice (who feels like a friend because I have read him so long, although I have rarely interacted with him directly, and honestly, that’s part of the …
January 21, 2022
Oh look! A book!
I grew up reading Westerns. Mostly Louis L’Amour, but my great-grandparents had a full set of Zane Grey (in the iconic red-and-white covers) in their home on the Oregon coast. I collected a fair chunk of them, for nostalgia if nothing else, only to lose them to a flooded basement. I imprinted early on those …
January 19, 2022
Empty
Emotions leave behind a tide-scoured flat of nothingness in their wake. The ultimate judgment, to stand before the Maker, stripped of all but truth. That moment comes to us all, and some… some will be driven to an unthinkable anguish when they have to face their lives unable to veil themselves against the unwavering glare …
January 18, 2022
Odd Prompts: The Cat’s Miaow
Just a little something. *** The problem was, of course, that no one could decide how to spell it. The cat hefted her hammer and let out a breath that perturbed her whiskers. She had a feeling her fur was standing out at all angles, and she knew she’d split a claw with a misdirected …
