thinking & making
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Pressure Cooker Un-soaked Steel Cut Oats
This is the way we prepare un-soaked steel cut oats in our pressure cooker. Tasty and perfectly cooked every time. Ingredients: Instructions
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Good in 10 (2023 version)
Good in 10 is a playlist of ten songs that together paint a picture of what “good music” is to me. Created on Nov 1, 2023.
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The Celebration
A poem written after waking up to the sound of coyotes.
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Can’t Ignore
Written over several days worth of yard work, a couple of nighttime scribbles, and three afternoons helping direct parking—singing into an empty parking lot. This first draft recording was made with just me and the guitar in the dining room, direct into a stereo mic on the evening of June 19, 2023. Listen and download…
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Song: Here
This song was written pretty much in two sittings. I am not a real banjo player, but the banjo was in my hands when the words came and I’m glad it was. This is the second draft of the song, recorded live into my phone on the deck of our place in Western North Carolina…
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Cast Iron Skillet Pizza
Ever since we moved to the country, I’ve been refining my home-made pizza process. I’ve finally documented the recipes and instructions for making dough, sauce, and cooking it all up to perfection. I hope you enjoy making and eating it as much as we do! DOUGH INGREDIENTS 5 grams (2 tsp) dry active yeast 625…
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Collard Greens with Ham Hocks & Beans
The first time I ever tried making collard greens was in 2008. The recipe and my process have evolved a lot since then, and I figured it was time to write it all out.
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Keeping Watch
A poem written about fatherhood.