Tag: Vlog

  • I Failed at Making Joshua Weissman’s “But Cheaper Cinnamon Rolls”

    I Failed at Making Joshua Weissman’s “But Cheaper Cinnamon Rolls”

    While watching Joshua Weissman’s video “1 Dollar Giant Cinnamon Rolls | But Cheaper,” I thought it looked easy enough so I decided to give it a go. Turns out, I need to learn a few things before I’ll be able to make cinnamon buns worth eating.

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  • Day 7 – Sourdough Starter

    Day 7 – Sourdough Starter

    I tried a float test today to see if my sourdough starter is ready. It isn’t. I fed it today and will leave it for a day or two. These daily updates will stop but I will definitely make a video if and when I can make a loaf of sourdough. I’ll make videos about whatever else I try next. Thanks for following along, folks!

  • Day 6 – Sourdough Starter

    Day 6 – Sourdough Starter

    That film of liquid is back. It’s called, “hooch,” and it’s not harmful. It’s a sign that the starter is hungry. Today, I fed it with 100 g of flour and 75 g of water, same as yesterday. The time lapse I tried to make over the last day didn’t work because I didn’t leave a light on.

  • Day 5 – Sourdough Starter

    Day 5 – Sourdough Starter

    I’m not sure if it’s going well. There was water pooling on top of the mixture today. I stirred it in and then added 100 g of flour and only 75 g of water, as suggested in the comments of yesterday’s video. I’ll let it sit for another day and see how it goes.

  • Day 4 – Sourdough Starter

    Day 4 – Sourdough Starter

    The smell of the sourdough starter has me confused and a bit worried. Yesterday, it was smelling unpleasantly sweet. Today, it smells dusty. I’m also surprised that the starter has a liquid like consistency because it’s been goopy until today. Finally, I removed a good chunk of the starter because the jar is getting full.

    If you know what’s going on and can offer any advice, please let me know.

  • The Last Vlog (in this series)

    The Last Vlog (in this series)

    In this week’s vlog, I find myself at The Beaches in Toronto. Lake Ontario didn’t disappoint. This is going to be the last vlog in this series, and in the video I share some of the things that I learned by working on this project. In the end, I think the most important thing that I’m taking away from this is that I felt really good by creating something new. I hope that you do the same.

  • Bending Time a bit with Long Exposure Photography | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    Bending Time a bit with Long Exposure Photography | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    This week, I spent some time working with long exposure photography. I went out to Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Bluffers Park in Scarborough, Ontario. I got to thinking about how photography influences our perspective on the world.

  • Allan Gardens | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    Allan Gardens | Aly walks around taking pictures of Toronto, and he talks, too

    On Tuesday, I made my way to Allan Gardens in downtown Toronto. There had been a tornado warning earlier in the evening but I ventured out when I saw a break in the clouds. The colours that came out after the rain and because of the flat light coming through the clouds were incredible. I’m really glad that I finally made it out there and I was rewarded for taking a chance on the weather.