Monthly Archives: April 2010

Sweet Honey French Bread

I’ve left the sourdough starter on its own, and it looks exactly the same as when I’ve ‘refreshed’ it – I will try a loaf tomorrow and we’ll see what happens. Thankfully – I have this recipe for incredibly good … Continue reading

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Mango Salsa

I love mango – diced and tossed with strawberries for a quick breakfast, in chutney as a glaze for grilled chicken (I have that recipe around here somewhere…) or in a salsa or salad. In truth, I think this recipe … Continue reading

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I’m just gonna go for it…

The sourdough starter looks pretty much as it has ever since  that first day when I poured away some and ‘refreshed’ it with a new mixture of flour and water. Harrumph. I’m going to declare this batch ‘ready’ by fiat; … Continue reading

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Meatballs

It’s warm and sunny here today – Southern and Western burbs may hit 80º; so I’m sitting here in shorts with the windows open, Poi Dog on the iPod dock, and a tall Arnold Palmer on the rocks. Why I … Continue reading

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???

Day 3 and I’m wondering if all is well. No bubbly froth – just these two levels of liquid and a ‘yeasty’ smell. Oh well, a few more days and we’ll see what happens.

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Black Bean Espresso Chili

Some friends of ours were having a chili throwdown in January, and I found this recipe on Epicurious.com from Bon Appétit January 2003. I knew there would be a lot of meat-heavy dishes, so the fact that this was vegetarian … Continue reading

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It’s alive?

Day two, and our crock o’ culture is looking a bit gross. I THINK the dark-ish band of liquid is what is called ‘Hooch’ – but it seems to me that I should be getting that later in the process … Continue reading

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Leek Galette

I found this recipe in the Trib’ and, since Rich loves him some goat cheese, thought I’d give it a try. A galette is basically a quiche baked without a quiche pan – sort of a free form semi-open-faced turnover. … Continue reading

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Progress…

It looks as though the sourdough starter is working! Who knew – just a cup of flour and a cup of warm water? This afternoon, I’ll throw away half of it and mix in another half cup of flour and … Continue reading

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This week’s experiment

The bacon was yummy – Rich used some of my honey French bread to make French toast to go with – a tasty little brunch! While we were eating, we were talking about the bread and he wondered how hard … Continue reading

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