Category: Sam Tries Things

I tried making sourdough starter from scratch. Here’s how it went.

When I lived in the Bay Area, I would take the train to San Francisco every Friday for a long…

October 23, 2019 2:48 pm

I tried to make pallet wood wall art. Here’s how it went.

I see art in everything. I have a blue enamelware spoon hanging on the wall of my kitchen. A cleaned…

October 16, 2019 10:11 am

I tried to prep my raised bed garden for winter. Here’s how it went.

My community garden bed in all its glory this spring. | Photo by Sam Schipani When I moved to Bangor…

October 9, 2019 9:00 am

I tried to escape a corn maze. Here’s how it went.

Here are my favorite fall activities: shopping for kitschy sweaters at the thrift store, crafting punny Halloween costumes and experimenting…

October 2, 2019 10:58 am

I tried to make almond milk from scratch. Here’s how it went.

I have more experience with plant-based milks than your average non-vegan consumer. During my six-month fellowship at the California-based “Sierra…

September 25, 2019 9:00 am

I tried to make beeswax food wraps. Here’s how it went.

I hoard leftovers. My refrigerator is filled with containers of food from meals gone by that I reheat, snack on…

September 18, 2019 9:00 am

I tried making mozzarella from scratch. Here’s how it went.

I love mozzarella. I love it melted over hot pizza, doused with olive oil in caprese salad and sprinkled with…

September 11, 2019 9:00 am

Welcome to Sam Tries Things. I’m Sam.

I am a curious person. My curiosity has taken me all over the country and the world, from New York…

September 4, 2019 3:26 pm