Loyal readers will know of my long quest for the perfect rustic bread. The recipes and techniques I’ve used have always led to breads that have good taste, but lack the large open structure, satisfying chew, and crunchy crust that…
Yearly Archives: 2009
Revelation!
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Bread and Destruction
No, it’s not the name of a new bakery in town. What follows happened the night before last. Tuesday night I made my second sourdough. The dough was more hydrated than before, so it spread out when I got ready…
S.N.A.F.U.
All good stories should begin with, “I was late for work and we’re trying to potty-train our daughter…” This morning after breakfast I sat Baby Harbat down on the potty with a book and instructions to go poo poo. Since…
Fence Project Done. Again.
Now the fence is really really done. Astute (asleep) readers may remember that though the fence and gate were finished a while ago, the fenceposts still stuck up much higher than the rails. Armed with a new Japanese pull saw…
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A Weekend of Luxury
Twice we had a babysitter for Baby Harbat this weekend. Two times. That’s more than the last six months. On Friday we got to go out to see Julie and Julia while BH was watched by our neighbor friends. Sunday…
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Staycation 3: Peril on the High Seas
We have lived in San Diego for five years and still haven’t done the bonfire at the beach thing yet. That was reconciled during Staycation ’09. We all packed up and went to Coronado Beach, a beautiful wide sandy strip…
Staycation 2: Bread and Heat
During my vacation I wanted to tackle the Next Big Thing in bread. Namely, natural levain. I tried making a sourdough starter once before, but didn’t keep up with feeding and didn’t know how to use it. This time I…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: bread, lactobacillus, levain, saccharomyces exiguus, sourdough, sourdough starter, team usa ciabatta
Staycation 1: Mountain Biking
Okay, I didn’t get to this yesterday afternoon. But don’t they say that tomorrow is the new today? Well. In response to the proddings of my brother, I decided to get my mountain bike back up to running condition. The…
Triumphant Return
I am back from an action-packed week-long vacation. It began on Saturday morning when the waste lines in our house clogged up. The first five hours of my vacation? Running the snake down the drain, getting it stuck and bent,…
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Cookin’ With Gas Part 3 (I am a Super Genius)
There are now two functioning ovens in the Aurora Bakery kitchen. Last night I installed the new safety valve. All told, it took about 20 minutes. Because I am Uncle F%$#-Up, however, I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. …
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: marilyn monroe, oven, raiders of the lost ark, safety valve, thermocouple
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