Sun Dried Tomato and Pine Nut Beer Batter Breads Mushroom, Olive, White Sauce Artichoke, Sausage, White Sauce ...
I made some adjustment to timing and temp for this recipe, but I still think it could use more lift. Next time, I will be adding a tiny bit of yeast to the mix. I dried some starter and crushed them into flakes to send down to LA for a friend. ...
My very favorite Halloween snack. Heck, maybe my favorite chip ever. Too bad it only comes around once a year. ...
More goods from Japan. The most curious item being the white chocolate covered chips that taste like ruffles dipped in yogurt. Plus, more rice cakes. ...
Tonight we tried the Sesame Noodle recipe from the ubiquitous New Best Recipes book, a little salty but not bad. However, the winning recipe is this recipe, minimally adapted for our lazy-cooking-night go-to food. Sesame pastes vary a lot. Make sure the consistency is like smooth cream. If it is too thick, add some water. If it is roasted and tastes bitter, add...
Cheaper and less saturated in cream and butter than its Northern cousin, Southern Indian Food builds on the simple flavors of the ingredients, often vegetables only, revving them up with a wallop of direct chili heat. Crepes are griddled and stuffed with fenugreek potatoes. Chickpea dough is deep fried into soft pillowy doughnuts. Onion and tomato pancakes are perfectly crisped and studded with...
"Freakism! Freakism!" - Dr. Robert Verne ...
At today's Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, I scored a free ticket to the San Jose Museum of Textiles for stopping by their table. I also received a free fat quarter from Fat Quarter Queen because I didn't have any cash on hand and my piddly purchase didn't justify the fee for swiping my credit card. That was a little embarrassing...
My funny owls are filled with wool scraps and heavy metal washers. I use them for sewing weights. The bottoms still need bits of felt but I like their individual character.Instructions here.Note to self: When using silk for crafty projects, interface first! ...
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Unhappy with the results of my first sourdough bread, I left the loosely covered container on the counter for 12 hours and fed the starter twice in that time. The resulting proof was higher than the first dough. I made this starter just a tiny tad less watery.I turned the temp to 425 degrees instead of 450 degrees, put the dutch oven in...
After a long rise, the sourdough is wet and bubbly.Sourdough patted out into a rough rectangle on a floured counter. After some time in a hot oven the bread develops a crust on the top and "sings" while it cools. This bread came out too wet in the middle , a little flat, and nicely burned on the bottom. I couldn't invert the...
My new Escali kitchen scale arrived today so I fed my starter for bread making and left the tub on the counter all afternoon. The photo on the left is a "before" feeding picture. The second photo shows the flour getting weighed on the Escali. The plastic feels like toy truck construction, but the scale is small and easily stored. Unlike my friend's...
Two little bags that came with this months Fudge. They match the cover look. Two little bags that came with this months Fudge. They match the cover look. ...
Last weekend I took a bra class with Marijane and I'm super happy with the results. Apparently, I've been wearing the wrong size my entire life - darn salespeople. MJ helped me with the fit and gave me tips on constructing a comfortable and pretty bra that isn't my typical molded cup Wacoal. The first bra I made was plain pink with ruffly...
