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…
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Kitchen Marathon
With family in town, I was freed up yesterday to do some serious cooking and baking while Baby Harbat was entertained by her uncle and auntie. On the bread front, I worked on a sourdough boule, which came out pretty…
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Supa Sunday
Yesterday may have been the perfect day. I went trail running with some friends in the morning and didn’t blow out my ACL’s leaping through rocks. Then I devoured some French toast (made with my multigrain bread) for breakfast, followed…
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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…
Sunday: The Day That I Lose It
Yesterday was to be my biggest baking day ever. 13 loaves of bread, for a presentation I’m giving tonight to 200 people. The event is called Pecha Kucha, and I’m giving a short talk on bread, accompanied by a slideshow. …
Summer Fun
Casa Soutowood pool is officially open for the summer. We had a party on Saturday to celebrate a bunch of men in wigs signing a piece of parchment. We celebrated by grilling meats and consuming beer and soda. This is…
Summer! Summer! Summer!
June gloom disappeared yesterday and left San Diego with bright sunny skies and warm weather. For those who don’t know, June Gloom is the period (along with May Gray) when morning fog often lingers until afternoon or sometimes all day. …
Phil Smeagol and On Being Faithless
First, the important news. It appears we have a famous villain in captivity. Below are his pre- and post-incarceration pictures. Hooray justice! Now for a terse recap of last night’s baking projects. But before I even started baking, I…
Weekend of Heat
Nothing says rejection like making dinner from fresh ingredients, serving it warm to someone, spooning it into their mouth, and watching them pinch their face, open their mouth, and scrape the food off their tongue before flinging it on the…
