Last night I put together a batch of 40% whole wheat sourdough rolls and one batard. Because I’m a nincompoop I forget to get parchment paper so I had to lay down a carpet of flour to proof the bread. …
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Ahhhhh…
My test is over. Last Friday was arguably the most difficult of the seven professional licensing exams I’ve had to take. I won’t find out if I passed for 6-8 weeks, but for now I am out of study/stress mode…
That One!
This is how it goes getting Toddler Harbat dressed in the morning: “Do you want to wear this dress?” “I wanna party dress. The red one.” “How about this green corduroy one?” “No, that one.” “This one?” [holding up red…
Salaam!
For years I’ve been driving past a grocery store near our house. It underwent a major renovation recently but we still hadn’t been inside. One day, my wife and I said. We went this weekend, expecting it would have some…
Wait…I’m Confused
I want a rideable mechanical elephant. Because I dreamt I had one last night, a realistic skin covering an aluminum frame, and a pair of hand levers to drive the legs forward. “Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?*” I…
My Daughter’s Social Calendar
This was a busy three days for Little Miss Social. I mean me, of course. But Toddler Harbat was also quite the social butterfly, hitting two parties this weekend, the farmer’s market, competing in her school’s Olympics, going to a…
Crackly Crust
It’s out there, elusive, teasing me with crispy crackling sound, flaking crust, nutty and wheaty nose and a rich creamy crumb. The ideal rustic bread is something I’ve been crowing about for a long time on this blog. I realized…
Perfect Happiness
Yesterday my wife met me at work and brought Toddler Harbat. We went out for lunch at a pizza place up the street that makes crackly-crust Sicilian pizza. It was sunny outside and sitting there with my family, I felt…
The Promised Land
I made it! After a long journey, missteps, desperation, and exploration, I made it. Here is a loaf of sourdough bread that is evenly baked with fully-formed ears. Picture 1180 I’m almost embarrassed how simple it was. I emptied the…
Uh Oh
I came across this diagram in a book at work. Shear punch I’m guessing they put that guy in there to show the seriousness of a flat-slab structural failure in a seismic event. I somehow resisted drawing a word bubble…
