While I wait for the starter to ferment for making English Muffins (tonight I fed my “liquid levain” more four and water), I was curious about another breakfast bread, bagels. As I didn’t see anything …
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Flour and Water
After painstakingly reading the Bouchon Bakery bread chapter, flip-flopping back and forth between which yeast bread to attempt first, we’ve landed on the English Muffin. Starting tonight, for the next four days, we begin the …
Simple Palate Cleanser
Tonight was our wine group gathering. Three couples, four courses, eight wines. Each couple brought the makings for a dinner course to pair with their wine selections. We started off the evening with some bubbly …
Balsamic Take Deux
Since the cranberry balsamic incident, a few days ago, used up our dark balsamic in the pantry, I discovered that we had some white balsamic available and considered trying it in a reduction. Would it …
What’s in a Description
I met with an old friend today for lunch, at a locally owned independent restaurant, and we both chose to order the Soup du Jour. It was described by our server as a cream of …
Kitchen Gadget Goodies
Chef Husband was so sweet today to bring me home parchment paper, a digital thermometer, and pastry brushes. All the gadgets I was lacking the other day when I made my first Focaccia. Speaking of …
Choosing a Bread
When you begin delving into the world of bread, there’s apparently a lot to consider. The main issue is timeline. If you want bread on Saturday, you may need to start the process on Tuesday, …
First Focaccia
I have always loved to bake, primarily cookies and quick breads, but have shied away from yeast breads. One of my goals is to overcome my hesitancy to make bread from scratch (without a bread …