Written by: Erin Bakker I think we may have accidentally made everything too efficient. We can send a message in three seconds. Order something without leaving the couch. Take 200 photographs and never print a single one. Convenient? Absolutely. But I am not convinced convenient is always better. There is still something wonderfully inefficient about mail. Someone has to choose the paper. Write the note. Find the stamp. Put it in a mailbox. Then the envelope has to physically

Written by: Erin Bakker A couple of years ago, all three of my kids were homeschooling, and somehow a science lesson ended with me ordering three hunks of shampoo ginger root from a grower on Etsy. This is very on-brand for how homeschool worked at our house. We learned about something interesting. I immediately decided we needed to grow it. Shampoo ginger was especially fascinating because the plant produces these funny cone-shaped blooms that eventually fill with a clear, f

Written by: Erin Bakker I am not precious about recipes. I cook by instinct, I rarely measure anything exactly, and I am very comfortable with “a splash,” “a little bit,” and “until it looks right.” Matcha is no different. This is the one I keep making because it is easy, not overly sweet, and feels a little more special than just grabbing something and running out the door. I use matcha, oat milk, vanilla, and a tiny pinch of sea salt. That last part matters. The salt someho

I recently heard Martha Stewart say on her new Netflix series that you should never take croutons out of a bag.