Pane di Como

26Jun08

 
 
I made the best loaves of “Como” bread last week from the book Local Breads by Daniel Leader. I’ve really only followed through on the Italian-style breads thus far, as some of the others require feeding a starter for an extended period of time. I was attempting a sour German rye, but Mr. Market tossed [...]

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Frugal Foodie

17Apr08

So, after our first two weeks of a mostly bean diet, there was a little grumbling. And I don’t mean the digestive kind. So, things have broadened out a bit, and here’s a list of things we are eating over an 8-day period:
California Rolls, seaweed salad, miso soup (pkg) – Big hit, pretty inexpensive if [...]

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Making a Levain

18Jan08

Well, I have officially started making a levain, or a starter for some bread that I am going to make in, um, it looks like somewhere between two and nine days from now, depending of how funky my stuff gets. I recently got the book Local Breads (subtitle, “Sourdough and Whole Grain Recipes from Europe’s [...]

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