Benjamin Smith

Wk. 6: Bread

I’ve been baking bread a lot this year. Here’s the latest batch – I’m up to 77% hydration. Enjoy!

King Arthur Flour Bakealong – Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries

I did the King Arthur Flour February bakealong for a Super Bowl party this weekend. This month’s cake is a four layer chocolate cake, with a chocolate whipped cream filling, fresh raspberries, and a whipped chocolate icing. The cake was delicious and made a great breakfast all week. I’ve also decided to launch a secondContinue reading “King Arthur Flour Bakealong – Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries”

Wk. 5: A Total (Almost) Lunar Eclipse

This morning saw the super moon blood moon blue moon total lunar eclipse moon. Depending on who wrote the article, some fun combination of those phrases described it. What we actually had: a second full moon in a month, at its perigee, during a total lunar eclipse. Sounds exciting? Yes. NPR explains it well. Anyways,Continue reading “Wk. 5: A Total (Almost) Lunar Eclipse”

Wk. 4: Puppy Visiting at the Office

Last Thursday saw a coworker’s puppy make the rounds through the office. It’s a young mini daschund, and all it wanted to do was snuggle and sleep.

Baguettes!

I can often be found baking. Breads, cookies, scones, and more. Last May I started a sourdough culture and made a few loaves from Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes not – it’s always a learning experience. A few weeks ago I decided to make baguettes. The first batch followedContinue reading “Baguettes!”

Wk. 3: Mural Number Three

In early 2017, Downtown Plano announced a mural project that saw three different murals added to this historic main street. I photographed the first one back in August, and never took a decent picture of the second one. Well back in December, mural number three went up. A black and white is this week’s photo. Continue reading “Wk. 3: Mural Number Three”

Wk. 2: B&W of the DART

Here’s this week’s photo. My first long exposure of the year. ISO 200 | f/5.6 | 6s | 24mm

Charlottesville, VA

Over the holiday break I spent a few days in Charlottesville, VA. One day Megan took me to Jack Brown’s for beer (below) and a great burger. ISO 1117 | f/2 | 1/20 | Google Pixel Before Jack Brown’s we wandered around the University of Virginia campus, and then the Downtown Mall. We saw theContinue reading “Charlottesville, VA”

Wk. 1: Moon Set in Roanoke

Welcome to 2018. About 5 or 6 weeks into the Weekly Wednesday thing last year I realized I had a half finished 52 week photo project. In 2018 I plan to continue it, just with a rebranded title for each week. Posts will still be on Wednesday and they’ll still be a photo plus aContinue reading “Wk. 1: Moon Set in Roanoke”

Ep. 14: Weekly Wednesday Photo Sharing

This past week saw some great pictures at the Mandeville lakefront, but no computer on my travels means no new picture this week. The shot below is from my apartment in Plano. It’s taken facing north near the DART tracks, and the train is visible as a blur. I didn’t care for theContinue reading “Ep. 14: Weekly Wednesday Photo Sharing”