Somehow my sister and I can live thousands of miles apart and still manage to copy each other. She'd say she copies my style, but in most areas of life, I copy her--being that she's five years older and somehow light years ahead in responsibility and discipline. Recently, I attempted to start a new 30-day elimination diet, (I completed day 1 successfully and then gave up) only to learn that Lindsay had already begun and successfully completed six days of the same diet, and is still going strong. I'm choosing to live vicariously through her victory. But last week I happened to Face-time her while she and her family were eating, and I heard all about how delicious her homemade pretzel buns tasted. Thus began my newest culinary venture, the salted pretzel bun. Like I've said before, when it starts getting above fifty degrees, our household kind of transplants to living outdoors. From May to October, we eat outside every night, retreating indoors only for rain and large bumblebees. So … [Read more...]