Over the last few weeks Nick has been experimenting with homemade soda recipes. A lovely article on homemade root beer in the most recent issue of Saveur provided the catalyst. These days, store bought sodas use carbonated water to provide the necessary bubbles, though traditionally yeast was used to carbonate the beverage. However, this gives […]
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Yearly Archives: 2007Pro Bono Baker was mentioned in the Northwest Herald this past week. Liz Wolgemuth wrote a piece on the Algonquin Sub Shop and quoted my description of the Where’s Waldorf sandwich. You can read my two posts on the Sub Shop for more information. I’d venture to say that this is my favorite sandwich in […] no comments I am listening to the keynote breakfast talk: What Humans Do with Artificial Intelligence on day two of the BlogHer Conference here in Chicago. Last night I met nearly 40 food bloggers from around the world at Lao Sze Chuan for dinner. It was quite an experience to meet the authors of some of my […] show 11 comments Trackbacking your entry… I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :) Gemma it was so fun to meet you. Thanks for all your work organizing the dinner. Gemma, it was so much fun meeting up with all the bloggers that night…the food was excellent. Thank you for helping to organize the dinner. Gemma, Friday night’s dinner was awesome – the food, and more importantly the comradarie. It was fantastic! Thanks so much for organizing it all. Gemma, that picture is making me hungry again. Thanks again for organizing the dinner. It was great to meet you. Hope to see you again soon. Hi Gemma! It was great meeting you! I had so much fun at the dinner. And thanks for helping us get back to the hotel on the Red Line. I can finally say that I’ve been on the L! : ) Hi Gemma, it was so great to see you (lucky me, again!) and I love-love-love the photo Elena took of you at our food blogger dinner. You and Terry were so GREAT about making all the arrangements and I see from here, you kept helping us negotiate the city even after the food left the table. Me, I’m still reeling from the entire weekend, so many people, so many great conversations. Hugs to you, til next time … That’s a beautiful photo. Though that does not look like spinach, but water spinach, which is quite a different vegetable. I’m curious to know which one it is. Garlic kangkung or water-spinach is simply the best thing on earth! That’s a beautiful photo. Though that does not look like spinach, but water spinach, which is quite a different vegetable. I’m curious to know which one it is. Garlic kangkung or water-spinach is simply the best thing on earth! Gemma, I’m still dreaming about the food we ate that night :-) I will be in Waupaca, Wisconsin with my family for the next week. You can read about this lovely place in some older posts. I intend to consume my fill of cheese curds, Ting pop and New Glarus beer. I will be returning this weekend for the BlogHer Conference here in Chicago. I only have […] show 2 comments i’m a lurker and i’ve been enjoying your blog for a while. when i saw the post about waupaca i knew i had to leave a comment…i’m from wisconsin (a small town east of waupaca actually), i lived in chicago for 6 years and now we’re in baltimore. (it was a strange journey from WI > chicago > madison > baltimore) it’s great to see info on chicago, baltimore, and now WI. will you be going to weasel’s or two lakes? my mom lives for their shrimp pizza… Trackbacking your entry… I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :) At the end of June I traveled to Baltimore with my office and several hundred of the nation’s preeminent oncologists. My trip was a bit rocky due to a canceled flight, a delayed flight and a botched Super Shuttle reservation. I arrived at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront at about 2 am and soon began a […] show 1 comment What a lovely post! I’m going to send it to a Baltimore friend. Regarding solitary travel, I think people sometimes confuse loneliness and solitude. The solitude can actually be quite pleasant at times. Choosing what to do, what to see, where to eat and such without consulting anyone else. But after a couple or few days, I’m ready to be sharing my experiences with someone. |
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Anali - Wow, you just opened up a whole new world to me. I would have never thought of making my own soda! Maybe I’ll be brave and try! And thanks for the link! ; )
davina baum - Hi! I just was perusing bloggers who were at Blogher and I landed here, and I feel the need to flog the root beer recipe that CHOW produced last fall — hearty souls might be interested in comparing and contrasting against the Saveur version. (I work for CHOW, therefore the shameless flogging.) Here’s the story:
http://www.chow.com/stories/10130
There’s also a ginger beer recipe!
twobites - Hey Gemma, it was great to meet you too! It’s seldom I get to actually meet people I read on a regular basis.
A Chicago dinner is a must! I’m up for anything, but I can’t recommend Kuma’s Korner enough. Good food. Heavy metal. And friendly staff. We’ll have to start talking to people.
melissa - Dearest Gemma—what an inspiring post! I have never tried to make beer or soda yet, but I promise I will! Have a great week!
Melissa
wendy - Wow. I had no idea you could make soda. I’m on it.
wendy - Wow. I had no idea you could make soda. I’m on it.
wendy - Wow. I had no idea you could make soda. I’m on it.
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sarah - hey gemma, i met you over at ellen’s once for some frittata, in case you don’t remember me. i tried making ginger ale once and couldn’t get a good amount of sweetness. it was either too sweet or not enough. were you successful?
mindy - Hey Gemma-
Sorry we didn’t find time to have lunch before I moved out of town, but I hope I get to see you sometime soon.
I’m glad to hear that you guys are trying to make soda. My older brother used to make root beers and different sodas when we helped him make beer as kids. I think it was his way of rewarding us for helping him. I remember the sodas being really good– except that he once made a cream soda that was really weird. He hasn’t made any soda since my younger sister and I are both of age… but maybe now that he has kids he’ll try again. Best of luck to you both!
Ashley - I too was inspired from that article but have yet to find the time to make it. Thanks for re-inspiring me. Cream soda sounds so good!