NOTE: This post is going to be edited later. DONE with many interuptions!
So this weekend was rather quiet and I needed a little bread fix. I have been lusting after the baguettes on The Fresh Loaf dubbed the Anis Baguettes, wonderful open crumb and a 20 hour ferment. Janedo over there and also her blog, which I [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Debauchery Baguette!
Posted in Bread, Food, Levain, Wild Yeast, sourdough, tagged baguette, french bread baguette, levain baguette, sourdough baguette, sourdough french bread on December 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sour Puss? No, he said, Sour Cream!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fruit, fruit dressing, poppy dressing, sour cream, sour cream dressing on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sour Cream Poppy Seed Dressing
I love fruit! Problem is if it is around it is all I will eat. Granted I can consume pounds of it in a day and truly it is good for you! However, you don’t get all the nutrition you need from just a day of canteloupe, watermelon, blueberries, etc… After three [...]
Posting and formatting
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If anyone has any ideas on how to keep my formatting on these formulas I am open to learning something. I have tried cut and paste from Word and type it in from scratch. AINT WORKIN!!! (frustrated frown! ;(
Honey, Love! Honey Oatmeal Loaf Love!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged levain oat loaf, Levain oatmeal, oatmeal au levain, oatmeal sourdough, sourdough bread, sourdough oat, sourdough oat loaf on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Often I do request. Especially when it is prefaced by a smiling face and cute dimples with a, Uncle Eli, pweaase??
So the children are spoiled watcha gunna do? I figure this is one way to get them to eat their oats and they all adore this recipe. Well, let me restate that. They all love the [...]
Babka, Bubka; I Heart You!!
Posted in Bread, Food, Yeast Breads, tagged babka, babka chocolate, bubka, chocolate pecan babka, coffee cake, sweet dough, tea ring on December 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Let me say it again, Bubka, Babka, chocolate, cinnamon; I Heart You!I started making some holiday breads today. Bubka or babka was the focus. It is similar to a tea ring or coffee cake. They can be really rich but I prefer one not to sweet and you can create any filling you wish. I [...]
Yeast Rolls
Posted in Bread, Food, Yeast Breads, tagged bread rolls, dinner rolls, rolls, yeast rolls on December 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I usually make these for the holidays and they are just a standard and I wanted to share. Really good and freeze well!
Check out the following for the formula!
Raising What?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I needed to delete some images to make room for some new ones. I have many new post that need to go up with images but I am running behind in my schedule.
I feel the need to share with everyone the baby that started me on my sourdough journey. As an individual that doesn’t really have [...]
White Loaf Au Levain
Posted in Bread, Levain, tagged homemade bread, sourdough bread, white bread, white loaf, white loaf au levain on December 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is a great sandwich bread and was based on a classic white loaf I have been making for some time. It has a really soft crumb and crust and this loaf had a really open crumb due to 20 hour refrigeration before baking. I had some time issues!
Welcome to my world!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Grab a cup of coffee or your favorite glass of wine and we’ll take a journey. We may even find a wizard or two! We’ll make some stops along the way, taking in the sights, smells and tastes. All the simple pleasures of life. It should be fun!
Hold on to your wine glass it could be bumpy to start!
Gift Ideas For Everyday!
Posted in Food, Uncategorized, tagged Books for Children, dough bowls, dough troughs, Gifts for children, Great Gift Ideas, handcrafted bowl, Heirloom Tomatoes, Tomato Seeds Tomato Festival, wood bowl, wooden bowls on December 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Gift List
(these are in no specific order)
1. Bamboo Bread Bag
2. Carved Wood Bowls
3.The First Celebrity Chef, ”The Adventurous Chef: Alexis Soyer“ (children’s book ages 4-8) Author: Ann Arnold
4. Tomato Seeds (Tomato Fest)
5. Kaleialoha Orchids
I am going to be gathering some gift ideas and posting them in the next few days. There is and will remain a link to those “gifts” [...]
