Melissa Whitler
@mwhitler
public school parent, hobby potter, part-time education reporter, #UglyDogs, Minneapolis
I do take issue with this comment at the end, though. Is there really ever too much cheese?
ICYMI good reporting from Star Tribune about Minneapolis Public Schools, its budget & the potential for school closures. It’s been 4.5 years since I first reported on the district’s ongoing structural budget issues. www.southwestvoices.news/stories/mps-... www.startribune.com/north-minnea...
What’s for dinner tonight? Meatball subs. My son wanted to learn how to make meatballs. Jarred sauce but still “better than school” according to my son. I like this recipe. We used beef, grated onion, minced garlic & oregano for seasoning. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017...
Sometimes when it’s hot I just really want a veggie sandwich. Pumpernickel rye, arugula w/a little vinaigrette, yellow tomato, Swiss 🧀, red onion, cucumber, avocado
Well this is much better than the 179 when I went to bed last night or the 433 I woke up to this morning.
Fresh farmers market strawberries in one of my favorite recipes cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1268...
Maybe I should have just left it fused together and left it in the garden as a little sculpture. 🤦♀️ Not sure it’s worth the time with the dremel to smooth the sharp edges off. #pottery fails
Tea set update. 2 of the good cups and saucers are out of bisque. I will clean up the edges of the slip with some sandpaper. Right picture is the wonky cup and saucer. I don’t like the handle and the rim of the saucer is too thin.
#pottery Stoneware cups and a bowl. Wirts shino glaze. One cup has carbon trapping. (Only 40 more pounds of porcelain before I can get back to stoneware!) 5/5
#pottery More of these porcelain mugs with porcelain slip. Rutile stain wiped back then a pale blue transparent glaze. 4/
#pottery Porcelain, satin white glaze, rim dipped in wood ash (from my solo stove) and water (sieved). There’s some carbon trapping, which I enjoy. A different shape for me. I liked it more before it shrank. 3/
Stoneware jar, black slip, tape resist, pale blue transparent glaze. (When I get around to taping, there will be more of these.) #pottery 2/
How about some pots? #pottery Stoneware pitcher, black liner glaze, exterior is sprayed with wood ash (from my solo stove) mixed w/water (and sieved). Side fired on wads (which I have to grind off). 1/
I have been making lots of angular jars. Planning to glaze like the one on the left side. Although now that it’s too late to carve I am thinking the far right would have been nicer.
I had to go check this against the data for fighting a goose (71% of men) and winning a point off Serena Williams (12% of men). (51% & 3% for women) yougov.com/en-us/articl... www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis...
I am making a tea set. I already made 4 cups and saucers but 1 of each was wonky so I made another set. The replacement saucer is wonky so I have now made a second replacement, not shown. Porcelain. The grey-ish slip will be pale blue when fired. #pottery
Whisking the dressing- eggs, lemon juice, olive oil, anchovies, salt and pepper. And a dash of Worcestershire!
On to the salad dressing. (You can level up your salad by making a homemade bowl with ridges to help agitate the garlic a little bit for more flavor.)
Did I mention we are making a double batch because these tweens thought one pan wouldn’t be enough. (We will take the leftovers to our neighbors who need a little extra help right now.)
We’re starting by prepping ingredients, washing lettuce and cubing bread for croutons
🧵 My son is making lunch for his friends today. Follow along as we make Caesar salad snd macaroni and cheese. Recipes: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013... cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019...