I’ve been hemming, hawing, and chawing about whether to reveal my secret San Diego sourdough recipe for the Handmade audience. Then I remembered the “audience” is made up of a few people who stumbled onto the site looking for something…
Yearly Archives: 2010
On Zombies and Forgotten Places
Four AM, I’m wandering through a labyrinthine sub-basement office complex, leading a small group of the last remaining humans. Periodically I come across zombies who look vaguely human but have the blank stare of…something unwell. I learn quickly that zombies…
Canning
Our garden is now overflowing with vegetables, and neighbors are giving us ripe tomatoes before they drown in them, we have more than we can eat. Solution: canning! My early thoughts on canning were rosy-hued and nostalgic, based on this…
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Pitter Patter Goes My Heart
It’s a stale line, one invoked by in-laws and aunties: “When will we be hearing the pitter patter of little feet?” as if this is going to convince someone to have children. Funny thing is, I doubt these people have…
Boo!
It’s freaky Friday and that means there’s a pery punny post in the bread section. The No-Knead Undead Ciabatta is up here to delight, horrify, titillate, and whatever else makes your tires squeal. If you’ve never baked bread before, try…
La Terza Ciabatta
I feel I’ve come a long way since my very first ciabatta. I’m not afraid of dough so runny that it must be corralled like oozing honey. I’ve over-baked, under-baked, and dropped it. Once I made 13 loaves of ciabatta…
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There’s Something About…Decorating Cookies
I’ve said before that there’s nothing like fresh-baked cookies. I would like to amend it to include icing fresh-baked cookies. Break out the red sparkle corn syrup product! If I thought it was hard to prevent Toddler Harbat from eating…
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Parentin’ Ain’t Easy
Last night marked day #3 of Toddler Harbat’s routine evening meltdown. It isn’t really possible to put into words what it’s like to see a walking, talking, and rational child into a screaming and flailing wolverine. When I came home…
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The Grass Isn’t Greener, It’s Just Different
I am not crawling back to Team USA ciabatta, though I know it has its good points. The no-knead easy-peasy ciabatta I made last night was…good. My wife said it was as good or even better than the Team USA…
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I am Unfaithful
I’ve said it before, I’ll never leave Team USA ciabatta again. I’ve tried other recipes and always come back to the Team, finding it has the best flavor, texture, and structure of any ciabatta. And now I’m ready to be…
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