I decided I’d give Mark Bittman’s All Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread a shot after being underwhelmed by the results of Slow Fermented Whole Wheat Bread, both of which he discussed in his NYTimes column. If you don’t remember that one, here’s my report on it. It was as bricklike as promised, a little too leaden […]
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Second try at 100% whole wheat bread better
January 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Seller offers almost-instant gratification
January 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Books about food, Tools
They’re here already! My mail-order kitchen items are here! That’s not a huge surprise. One small advantage of living in Lawrence, Kansas, is the city’s proximity to an Amazon.com warehouse. That means when I redeemed a Christmas gift certificate on Sunday, my items had a short distance to travel, and they arrived today. In fairness, […]
Tags:cookbooks·kitchen tools
You can still fix soup, even after it’s done
January 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Two celeries In an attempt not to get into the same-soups rut I created last year, I decided to make Double Celery Soup, which I hadn’t made for years and recalled being quite enthusiastic about. I stopped at the store when I was in transit from one spot to another and bought a celery root […]
Sweet potato muffins a nice use of excess tubers
January 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, recipes
Last we mentioned my end-of-season sweet potatoes, it was in a post complaining about the sad quality of supermarket pecans. Not to worry, though; they aren’t rotting in my basement. I did fear that might be their lot, however, if I didn’t do something with them since they weren’t “cured.” What to do with pounds […]
Tags:baking·muffins·sweet potatoes
Slow-fermented whole-grain bread a puzzler
January 2nd, 2009 · 16 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
My first venture into making artisanal (ha!) style whole-wheat bread has been…interesting. Here’s the deal: I have a favorite 100 percent whole-wheat bread, from Farm to Market Bread Co., that I like to use for sandwiches. It’s tasty, has a nice texture and is local, more or less. (It’s from Kansas City, about 40 miles […]
Late-breaking black-eyed peas recipe!
December 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments · recipes
Sorry to be so last-minute on black-eyed peas for New Year’s and New Year’s Eve! I have to admit eating black-eyed peas has never been my family’s tradition, despite my dad’s Southern roots. Nevertheless, I like black-eyed peas, especially Edna Lewis‘s Black-Eyed Peas with Onions, Garlic and Tomato. Much tastier than most Hoppin’ John I’ve […]
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