If you live on or near a lake in the northern latitudes, ‘ice out’ day is a big deal! Second only to when the clouds switch from winter clouds to
Glass Paperweights
The Final Result! Paperweight by Alysa Tom Stopped by Foci Glass today (Thursday) to see what might be happening. Michael had been sick for a week so the paperweights needed
“No Knead” Bread
There is a recipe going around about “No Knead” Bread. A very simple recipe that just takes minutes to prepare. It apparently originally ran in the New York Times, and
POTTERS TRY TO BURN THEIR HANDS
The Cool Clay Coyotes Take a Shot At HOT GLASS! Where We Take a Field Trip To FOCI GLASS in Minneapolis Merry Christmas! Betsy went really creative and gave
Educating About Pottery
Betsy and Tom recently hosted about 50 art students from the Dassel–Cokato School. Betsy showed them around our gallery where she could use the work of 160+ North American artists
Tom’s Triumph Lives
Despite the freezing cold weather Tom and Betsy took the Triumph for a spin. Tom purchased the 1960 Triumph TR3 a year ago and it finally lives and breathes and
To butter or not to butter…that is the question
This month’s edition of Cooking Light talks about the last 20 years worth of butter evolution. Yes butter, no butter, yes margarine, no margarine, “I can’t believe it’s not butter”,
More from cassole lovers…
It is amazing what you can find on the internet! eGForums is the “eGullet Society for Culinary Arts and letters” here is one that I found interesting… (Scroll to the
Cranberry-Apple Crisp
A recipe from my daughter Morgan. She is always coming up with something fun to try in the kitchen. Growing up, she would say she had the best dishes for
