Web Wednesday #25: A Bit of Home Comfort…

by Shai Coggins on September 2, 2009 · 6 comments

in Web Wonders

Web Wednesday with Shai CogginsI must confess. I didn’t realise how many of you really enjoy Web Wednesday until recently. This is partly thanks to our current poll here at the Studio. So, to all of you who already voted and shared your thoughts – a BIG THANK YOU.

In any case, I will try to keep your feedback in mind and give you all more WWs. :-)

  • Bread recipes – As some of you might know, I’ve been possessed by the baking spirits. I have this serious need to bake stuff. In any case, I found this site with lots and lots of interesting bread recipes. I hope to try some of the recipes that interest me. Like this English Muffin recipe. Mmm…
  • Corn muffin recipe – Writing of baking and recipes, I’ve recently tried making these corn bread muffins (a’la Kenny Rogers) recently. And wowsers. They are soooo yum. They didn’t last very long at home. Will definitely make them again. And again.
  • Top Secret Recipes – And since we’re on the subject of food and hacked recipes, there’s this site that shares all sorts of hacked recipes – from a McDonald’s Big Mac burger to a Wendy’s Frosty. So now, you can create some popular fast food meals right in your own kitchen. Apparently, this site has been around for a while now but I’ve only just discovered it.
  • On self-appreciation – Whether you’re an Oprah/Martha Beck fan or not, you might find some nuggets of inspiration that will help you to make you feel right at home with yourself in this article.
  • The Longest Way Home – One guy’s search for a home becomes the subject of this interesting travel blog. It particularly caught my interest because he’s currently sharing his experiences whilst travelling in the Philippines.
  • Web Colour Chart – Another nifty tool if you need some guidelines on web colours for your home on the web.
  • The Selby – Here’s a site/blog dedicated to sharing pictures of creative and different living spaces. Gorgeous stuff.
  • Awkward Family Photos – I shared this via my social networks a few weeks ago. But, I don’t think I’ve put it here just yet. So, here you go. Lots of strange and weird family photos to look at. Just be warned: It’s hilariously addictive.

And, even though I am not really a massive Chaser fan, this video definitely gave me a case of the giggles when I watched it -


Note: For those who’re not familiar with the guy featured in this song/gag – it’s our very own Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.

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Kari 09.03.09 at 5:01 am

I am completely threatened by even considering an attempt to make bread….. best I leave the baking up to you!

As I am in need of motivation and inspiration to get started on my stack of uni work, I best take a peak at the Self-Appreciation site as well as The Selby site.

Thanks for all the fun finds!

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Shai Coggins reply on September 23rd, 2009:

Hey, Kari. It just takes a bit of patience and attention, baking. I just enjoy the process when I find the time. :-) Anyway, glad you liked some of the links! :-)

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Nicola 09.03.09 at 3:12 pm

I LOVE homemade bread and I love making it (though I am a lazy kneader). When I realised that my favourite loaf of bread had gone from $2.50-3 on sale regularly to almost $5 most of the time I decided enough was enough and am now making my own. I don’t eat a lot anyways, so one loaf every other weekend or so sees me through, I slice it and freeze it. Makes the best toast!

I also love Awkward Family photos, GREAT website. If you’re looking for a good ‘best of the web’ kind of a site for funnies, awkward, gross and NSFW type stuff, http://www.spareroom.co.nz is great. Some kiwi stuff, but lots of international stuff too, Ana posts a whole bunch of links regularly.

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Shai Coggins reply on September 23rd, 2009:

Thanks for that, Nicola. And yes, I wish I have the time/energy just to make homemade bread all the time. :-)

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Melissa W 09.03.09 at 4:53 pm

I’m hoping this nice sunny weather will allow me to make a new sour dough starter (its just been too cold to get one going) so I’m excited about that. Sour dough is so expensive to buy but tastes *so* good so I need to get that going ASAP. I’ve had a browse through that Top Secret website before but to be honest I’ve never seen anything that has inspired me to try to re-create it. Perhaps because I just don’t eat junk food very often and therefore don’t want to make food taste like it.
I’ve been sharing more and more items through my GReader feed lately so I can quickly and easily share web sites/links with my friends. They aren’t all Google Friends though so I have to share the page link manually rather than my shared stuff coming up through their GReader. One day I dream of having us all connected that way and sharing stuff as soon as we see it.

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Shai Coggins reply on September 23rd, 2009:

Hi, Melissa. Oooohhh… sourdough! Sounds lovely. I haven’t tried baking them yet. Yeah, with all so many different ways of sharing these finds, it’s tough to keep up. :-)

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