15 thoughts on “July 2, 2024: Pâtissière”

  1. My dishwasher has been throwing an error code indicating there is a leak. I've flipped it over and checked the bottom tray but didn't find anything, so now I have to tear it apart further because, naturally, the thing is two months beyond its 1-year warranty period. Cool.

    1. Dishwashers always seem to crap out after the warranty just like cell phone batteries crap out after the 2 year contract.

        1. Apple generally has the best batteries in the industry. That said, easy replacement of batteries is a thing of the past.

          1. Concur. I’ve had multiple iPhones go 4+ years with batteries that still hold more than adequate charges.

            In fact, I just retired the iPhone 6S+ that served as the Poissonnière’s iPod for several years after I upgraded to an iPhone XS. All told, it saw nearly nine years of service between the two of us with just one battery replacement. I took advantage of the $29 replacement when I upgraded, knowing I wanted to get at least eight years out of the device.

            1. Our iPad Air 2 is on its original battery. It's used for YouTube 90% of the time but its battery still gets six to seven hours nearly 10 years later. Then there's the software side that I have been positively mentioned before: Apple no longer supports it on the latest iOS version but did ship updates for the previous version this year. That said, the software updates will end soon and unfortunately there's no postmarketOS equivalent. I've been able to get an even older Nexus tablet updated using that.

        2. Yeah...is power source better terminology. All I know is my phone charges great until the 2 year contract is up, then starts having issues.

      1. Turns out the problem was a bottom door gasket with a couple holes in it, so easy fix.

  2. I know French has some funky accents, but the only accent you need in pâtisserie is the one over the a! Also, how did the cheesecake turn out? Did you have to bake it in a water bath?

    Last weekend I picked red currants (from our bushes in the backyard!) and also picked 11 pounds of strawberries from Berry Hill Farm. The currants went into this cake (baked in a single 8" round pan) and this jam, which the boys quite possibly love more than any jam they've ever tasted. (Also, the David Lebovitz blog post with the recipe is quite possibly the best piece of writing I've read in quite some time.) I made Smitten Kitchen's superlative strawberry shortcake recipe as well as two different kids of jam (one canned for long-term storage and one that I just threw in the fridge). More strawberries went into the freezer, some of which I'm hoping to use for a 4th of July strawberry pie. I'm not sure if you'd call it a relaxing weekend, but it sure was gratifying to do all that.

  3. Thursday gametime moved up an hour to 12:10 so's to beat the inclement weather.

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