I can’t quite think of the right title for this post. I am beginning it with the title “Grocery Store Rant”, but instead of “rant” I need a better word to describe my purpose. Maybe it will come to me by the time I finish writing this. First, some background. I don’t go to the [...]
My Results with the Artisan Bread
December 31, 2008 By 8 Comments
I am so encouraged by all of you who joined in the experiment to try the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. In her comments, Tonda shared this video link, where the authors demonstrated this technique. Thank you so much for that link, Tonda! I believe it will turn my marginal results into much [...]
Experiment: Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
December 23, 2008 By 27 Comments
“Baking bread at home saves hundreds of dollars on groceries every year. With this easy method, each deliciously crusty-on-the-outside, moist-and-chewy-on-the-inside loaf will only cost you about 50 cents and 5 minutes a day. We’re not kidding!” — from Five Minutes a Day for Fresh-Baked Bread by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François. I’m going to try [...]
Christmas Menu
December 22, 2008 By 2 Comments
As I wrote at my Such Treasures blog, I prefer a low-key Christmas. So does my family. This means we all get on very together. Still, we will have some good food, albeit not alot of dishes. Here’s what I’m planning. Heirloom turkey from local farm, B & K Natural Farm. In the last year, [...]
Split Mung Bean Soup
December 19, 2008 By 15 Comments
A happy accident last week. I ordered mung beans from Hummingbird Wholesale in Eugene, OR, but didn’t specify “whole”. I received split mung beans. I didn’t even know split mung beans existed. Well, they do. And they’re delicious. Split mung beans are mung beans that have been stripped of their hull and then cleaned and split. They are small, yellow, and are quick cooking like split yellow or split green peas (though I still soak them to make them fully digestible). After browsing the web and finding inspirational recipes, here’s how I made our delicious Split Mung Bean Soup.
Warning: This Could Make You Mad
December 9, 2008 By 3 Comments
Azure Standard’s sale fliers usually contain thought-provoking editorials. This month’s editorial really made me mad. Not against Azure but against the establishment that makes it so hard for people to eat well. Actually, “they” make it hard for people to survive, which is a much bigger deal. It reminds me of the book title by [...]
Sprouting Grains for Bread
December 4, 2008 By 67 Comments
Even though I’ve had a very busy month of November, I’ve continued to experiment with sprouting gluten grains and turning them into bread. We’ve now enjoyed bread baked from these sprouted grains: spelt, kamut and hard white wheat. None of these have caused any gluten-intolerance symptoms in those of my family who are gluten-sensitive. (Pictured [...]
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