Hi everyone! Great responses so far and my head is spinning with the possibilities. In the interest of making it fair for everyone, and to keep the delicious bread nominations rolling in, I'm modifying the rules slightly. [doges thrown tomato] …
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Ain’t Caffeine Great?
Saturday morning my wife got to sleep in and I got up with Baby Harbat. With breakfast I made a pot of chai. Then made a fire in the fireplace—after all, it’s the only time of day when it’s cold…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: artisan bread in five minutes a day, baby harbat, bread, crypt keeper, hannah montana
Caution! Rapidly Changing Weather!
When you go out West and up into the mountains, guidebooks and rangers constantly warn you to be prepared for sudden and unpredictable weather changes. It may be 70 and sunny, then five minutes later you’re up to your ankles…
Staying Clean?
Okay, look. If you have a toddler, your child will never stay clean. If it’s your first child, you are working under the assumption that people wear clothes, wash their hands, and generally don’t eat sand. Toddlers do what interests…
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…
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
Back to Basics
Last night I made rustic bread. This is the same recipe I’ve been tweaking and working on for the past year. Towards the end of the life of the old oven, those breads came out pale and pillowy soft, which…
Life in the Kitchen
Now we’re talking! Last night I had the new oven stretching its legs. First up was some brown rice, simmering away on one of the back burners. Next I preheated the oven for some bread. From what I can tell…
Cookin’ With Gas
My newest toy, an O’Keefe and Merritt double oven: Finally. I found it on Craig’s List in the LA area. This is the trouble with the internet: it’s troublingly simple to find Just the Right Item for sale several…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: bread, chud, craig's list, gas, los angeles, o'keefe and merritt, oven, pilot, thermocouple, trailer, uncle f-up
Funk
This can refer to a style of music characterized by a heavy beat and sweaty bass guitar licks, a malodorous airborne cloud, or a contagious bad mood. Last night I encountered the third definition. Baby Harbat was in a good…
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