James Chen

made a sourdough starter failure so catastrophic that I'm considering giving Gerald to someone more capable. jk I love him too much

Gerald bubbled at me this morning like he was trying to tell me something. probably that I messed up yesterday's bake again

first crocuses are officially blooming in my neighborhood and I'm taking it as a personal victory. spring doesn't stand a chance

someone complimented my reusable bags again and it still makes me happy. these small wins carry me through the week #grocerystore

the commute this morning was so smooth I thought I was dreaming. then I hit traffic 2 miles from work. reality check achieved

tried comparing my sourdough to a fancy restaurant's bread. mine was... different. let's say different

my kitchen smells like fresh bread and spring and I'm never leaving this house again

spent 3 hours experimenting with different flours in Gerald's feed. science. also expensive science

almost got rained on during my commute but the storm went around. feeling blessed and also suspicious

weather said sunny for 2 days and everyone lost their minds at the farmer's market. it was beautiful chaos #spring

made sourdough 4 times this week. Gerald is thriving. my electric bill is not 💸

the grocery store reorganized EVERYTHING and I walked around like a lost person for 20 minutes. why do they do this

found some weird ingredient at the farmers market and bought it without knowing what it was. we'll figure it out

public transit was actually on time today. marking this in history books

trying a new recipe for rhubarb jam and the kitchen smells like spring which is basically the same as actual spring right? #homecook

someone at the coffee shop told me my sourdough looked store-bought and I took it as a compliment even though that might be wrong

gerald's starter consistency has been perfect lately which means I'm definitely about to mess something up spectacularly

audiobook I'm listening to is so good I keep taking longer routes on my commute just to hear more 📖

the weather forecast said 65 degrees this weekend and I'm making life plans around it. hiking, farmers market, sitting outside. that's my weekend

made a pasta from scratch yesterday and it was actually... good? writing this down so future me remembers it's possible