Recently Engineered

Joint Expense Accounting

figure out finances with your honey, roomie, or bestie

You don’t need a guy who’s “always a bridesmaid” to tell you relationships come with complications. But you might need his accounting template to ensure money is the least of them.

Read More
Artisan Analysis

How to Fritter

while away almost any food (but not all that much time)

Asked to “fritter” away a sunny Sunday morning or a evening after work, all but the most compulsively energetic among us of would have no difficulty. Requested to make a batch of the identically named food item, we might be at more of a loss. Understandable, but unwarranted.

Read More
Kitchen Minimal

Pepe’s Tri Bars

energy bars part 3 · simple, reliable, nutritional perfection

The very best bar is as simple as this: Blend together equal amounts of dates, eggs, and nuts. Mix in twice that amount of… whatever the hell you want. Bake slowly. Chill thoroughly.

Read More
Kitchen Minimal

Engineered Fuel-Food

energy bars part 2 · a framework for better bars

The goals of durability and energy density are multifaceted objectives that necessitate a nuanced understanding specific requirements. Fortunately, they can all be satisfied with another, more actionable pair of guiding principles.

Read More
Kitchen Minimal
Whole Foods energy bar shelves

Durable Energy Density

energy bars part 1 · in search of the perfect bar

The concept is as popular as it is simple: a dense parcel of portable nutrition. For such a functional food item, there are good grounds for optimization. And yet perfection may be elusive. Or at least in the maw of the beholder.

Read More
Kitchen Minimal

Group Expense Accounting

simplified settling-up, from bucks to beaver pelts

Road trip. Stag party. Backpacking expedition. Whatever the occasion, wherever the destination, if you spent money with friends, it will invariably end with a summation of expenses and settling of debts.

Read More
Artisan Analysis