You’ll only regret what you never do. That’s what I think.

Index cards, tape and type are calling my name and this time the theme is contrasts.

It just isn’t.

I have very few savory food crushes, but over the past few weeks I’ve been crushing hard on bao, a type of steamed bun that can be stuffed with meat or vegetarian fillings.

After a bit of internet-ing, we decided that they seemed simple enough to make, so we purchased a bamboo steamer and did a trial run tonight. The results were…well, I have no photos mid-bite so I think that answers the question.  They’ll be on the menu again soon enough.

Please excuse the poor photo quality

Beards and beginnings. What do these two things have in common? Your guess is as good as mine.
Title brought to you by Septembeard

To go, to leave. Used derogatively. 
A pun on leaving, the process of shedding leaves that occurs in deciduous trees.

The sad news is I’ve resorted to Downton Abbey while waiting for Mad Men to come back. In other news there’s this.

Editors note: Although the title has been directly stolen from “If you give a mouse a cookie” by Laura Numeroff, the blog post will not end with cookies, mice, or milk.

Thanks for the inspiration bro. To be continued…