December 2017 posts

Friday, 29 December 2017
Good Non-Alcoholic Punch
summary: keeping Christmas traditions; Mum's poinsettia tablecloth; recipe for Not 7-Up "Green" – based on 7-Up Emerald Punch; non-alcoholic punch; "Merry Punch Bowl to You!"

Thursday, 28 December 2017
Sort of Wordless Not-Wednesday: Merry Christmas to Me!
summary: Because of the continued success of making Chad Robertson’s Tartine bread risen with Jane Mason natural starter (wheat), look at what I got for Christmas – a Lodge cast-iron Combo-Cooker!!; cast-iron might be heavy but it's the best no-stick pan; these pans are not just for camping; makes for best oven-spring; a Sort of Wordless Not-Wednesday post;

Wednesday, 27 December 2017
Christmas Bounty
summary: Happy Christmas; Oatmeal dressing (aka stuffing) is the best; what to do with leftovers; warm up by helping to feed/clothe everyone;

Tuesday, 19 December 2017
Better Late Than Never not-Champagne Babas (BBB December 2017)
summary: recipe for Champagne Babas; substituting more affordable sparkling wine from Argentina; using commercial yeast instead of wild yeast; a Bread Baking Babes project;

Monday, 18 December 2017
Tracking the other BBBabes
summary: The others have already baked this month’s recipe: Champagne Baba. But I am a laggard, trailing behind, catching glimpses of their footprints in the newly fallen snow. [...]

Tuesday, 5 December 2017
Reparations after Bread Wars
summary: effects of weather changes on bread made with wild yeast; bread wars; counter-intuitive behaviour; rescuing failures and turning them into major successes; Mock Monsieurs; Avocado Toast; Winning;

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Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet

by Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)

• Amazon.com: Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet by Jamie Schler (author) and Ilva Beretta (photographer)

November 2017 posts

Monday, 27 November 2017
A Night to Remember
summary: Chateauneuf du Pape Clos des Papes 1990; almost like new after all these years; Picanha; Sauce d’Auvergne; crazed black cat;
Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Sunday, 26 November 2017
Pasta with Orange, Ham and Gremolata
summary: delicious pasta from Jamie Schler's cookbook "Orange Appeal"; in praise of Ilva's photography; minor substitutions; adding Gremolata and Swiss chard;
Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Saturday, 25 November 2017
And we have cake!
summary: annual vinarterta making; disaster averted once again; reading labels; using timers
Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Wordless Wednesday: 60!?!!
summary: <o> ♥ p.98; 60th (!!?!) anniversary appetizer; Mussels with Orange and Fennel; Gremolata; Pinenuts are NOT optional; a Wordless Wednesday post;

Saturday, 18 November 2017
BBB English Muffins are Perfect for Mock Bennies
summary: Mock Bennies with Homemade English Muffins; easily as satisfying as Eggs Benedict but not nearly as filling;

Friday, 17 November 2017
What Nationality are These Muffins?? (BBB November 2017)
summary: ingredients for English Muffins; refusing to use commercial yeast when there's wild yeast in the fridge; scheduling problems; late again; rescuing English muffins that are overcooked (really dark...) on the outside and undercooked in the center; meat thermometer is my friend; making my sister happy; a Bread Baking Babes project;

Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Wordless Wednesday: Gold from a Grey Ghost
summary: grey ghost pumpkin; only $3 (!!) at the Peterborough Farmers' Market; tough shell; hammers aren't just for nails...; enough squash for several dinners; not as rich as butternut but still delicious; great for squash and walnut lasagne; squash and ginger soup; kitchen window in the autumn; at the request of the farmer, who like me, prefers savoury pumpkin dishes, we did NOT make pie; a Wordless Wednesday post

Friday, 10 November 2017
Delving into the Archives: Indonesian Potatoes with Chili Sauce
summary: Keripik Kentang Balado (Fried Potatoes with Chili Sauce; using our neighbours' hot hot hot chilis; going through our photo archives; more praise for back issues of SAVEUR;

Friday, 3 November 2017
Delving into the Archives: Thai Red Curry (WHB#408+x: Lime Leaf)
summary: delving into the archives; Thai red curry; is blogging passée? talking to myself; blaming FB; information about lime leaf and Weekend Herb Blogging;

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Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet

by Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)

• Amazon.com: Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet by Jamie Schler (author) and Ilva Beretta (photographer)

October 2017 posts

Tuesday, 31 October 2017
We're prepared! We have garlic...
summary: Hallowe'en Haiku; spaghettini with garlic and sage; barrel cheese grater is terrific; garden garlic is hot and potent; information about UNICEF: please remember that even though the children no longer carry UNICEF boxes, donations are still welcome.

Monday, 30 October 2017
Pickled Chilis
summary: pickled chilis based on a recipe in "Beyond the Great Wall" by Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford; magnetic poetry isn't just for the spring;

Sunday, 29 October 2017
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Delving into the Archives – Chef’s Life Candied Yams
summary: delving into the archives; Vivian Howard's (A Chef's Life) Candied Yam Stacks with bacon and pecans; we made this eons ago (June 2016!!) and neeeeeed to get some pecans to have it again…; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post

Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Not-blood orange salsa with avocado
summary: not-blood orange salsa from Jamie Schler's cookbook "Orange Appeal"; making substitutions; no blood oranges? ...use navel oranges instead; using all the orange (except the pith); orange extract and orange sugar;

Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Hot Hot Hot
summary: ghost pepper; hot hot hot; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post

Monday, 16 October 2017
Going Wild with Pumpkin Cornmeal Rolls (BBB October 2017)
summary: Pumpkin Cornmeal Rolls; making adjustments to the recipe; using wild yeast instead of commercial; a Bread Baking Babes project; World Bread Day and World Food Day;

Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Is the starter ready? Looks can be deceiving...
summary: how to tell if the wild starter is ready; bubbles are an indication but not foolproof; float test is essential; working towards predictability; scheduling the starter; feeding;

Monday, 9 October 2017
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Giving Thanks
summary: not-pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving; butternut squashes are sweeter and more flavourful; Canada Post comes through! Jamie Schler's cookbook "Orange Appeal" arrived; orange chicken; vintage wine; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post

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Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet

by Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)

• Amazon.com: Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet by Jamie Schler (author) and Ilva Beretta (photographer)

September 2017 posts

Saturday, 30 September 2017
Wild Naan for Sourdough September)
summary: recipe revision for naan using natural starter instead of commercial yeast; brief history of commercial yeast; another project for Sourdough September

Thursday, 28 September 2017
Wild Bread Notes (or... KISS)
summary: importance of the float test for the levain; scheduling; disregarding advice from some experts; KISS; it’s Sourdough September

Wednesday, 27 September 2017
How do you like them apples?
summary: stir-fried vegetables with apples and raisins; cauliflower greens; grilled chicken; picking apples for Not Far From the Tree; overgrown gardens; curly hair and burrs; calling in the professionals; heroic hair stylists; information about Not Far From the Tree;

Friday, 22 September 2017
Bread for Cousins' Day
summary: in praise non-sour sourdough wild bread; planning ahead; working with Jane Mason levain; what to do with all that extra starter; it's Sourdough September

Saturday, 16 September 2017
Almost-wild Very (very) Light Rye (BBB September 2017)
summary: BBB Swiss Rye Ring (and boule) based on a recipe by Stanley Ginsberg; trying to use wild yeast instead of commercial yeast; creating a rye starter using Jane Mason’s method; creating scary rye alcohol in solid brick-like form; ears! we see ears; a Bread Baking Babes project;

Saturday, 16 September 2017
Who says we don't have enough sun?
summary: our mostly shady garden; branching out into the sunny lane; Swiss chard, garlic, sunflowers; “Orange Appeal” blurb;

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Have you ordered your copy of Jamie's and Ilva's book yet?

Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet

by Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)

• Amazon.com: Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet by Jamie Schler (author) and Ilva Beretta (photographer)

August 2017 posts

Sunday, 27 August 2017
Chilis!! Get yer red hot chilis here!
summary: great neighbours; peach salsa; excerpt from ‘Kitchens of the Great Midwest’ by J. Ryan Stradal; chili syrup for ice cream; hot red chilis!

Friday, 25 August 2017
Jamie's Orange Ice – Garnished with Fresh Mint
summary: delicious orange ice, based on Jamie Schler's recipe for Orange Mint Granità in her lovely just published cookbook "Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet" that is now available for purchase;

Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Wordless Wednesday: two loaves of Tartine Bread
summary: two loaves of Tartine bread – one baked in makeshift cooker using a cast-iron pan and a large stainless steel mixing bowl, the other in Le Creuset; how do you spell “oven-spring”? – a Wordless Wednesday post

Saturday, 19 August 2017
Ah! Comfort Food – Coffee Crusted Pork
summary: rereading past issues of SAVEUR Magazine; discovering missed recipes like coffee crusted beef tenderloin; taking comfort; cats are funny creatures;

Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Lost in Translation with Tutmanik and Sirene (BBB August 2017)
summary: тутманик с Готово Тесто (Tootmanik s Gotovo Testo – Tutmanik with Ready-made Dough); attempting the impossible; experiment with wild yeast; over-rising; hazards of adjusting the recipe too much; fun with shaping; a Bread Baking Babes project;

Thursday, 10 August 2017
2nd Try at Jane Mason Sourdough: Sudden Change of Direction
summary: second try at making Jane Mason Sourdough Bread: Fail!; new pet refuses to play; learning patience; getting inspired by "Taste of Persia" by Naomi Duguid; there's a reason for eating by candlelight; khinkali stuffed with mushrooms to the rescue; great new condiment: ajika; reminiscing about "Anything Can Happen" by Papashvily;

Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Tartine Bread: 3rd time's the charm (and 4th and...)
summary: recipe for Tartine Bread; 3rd try is the charm; only major change was to use Jane Mason's starter; how freeing it is to not have anything to toss away; too many pictures to choose from; joys of having happy pets;

Saturday, 5 August 2017
Wordless Not-Wednesday: who needs Le Creuset?!
summary: Chad Robertson's Tartine bread risen with Jane Mason natural starter (wheat); we don't have a cast-iron Combo-Cooker or Le Creuset; make-shift cooker using a cast-iron pan and a large stainless steel mixing bowl; let parchment paper be your friend; talk about oven spring!; 6th try at Jane Mason bread just as successful with all-purpose flour; sneak peak at Fesanjun; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post;

Thursday, 3 August 2017
5th try lucky!
summary: recipe for Jane Mason Wild Bread; 5th try at making not-sour bread using the Jane Mason's liquid levain; trying a different bread recipe, based on one in "Homemade Sourdough" by Jane Mason; using stronger flour; kneading with 'slap and fold' and 'stretch and fold' techniques; overnight refrigeration of shaped bread;

Wednesday, 2 August 2017
4th Try at Mason Bread – such high hopes...
summary: Fourth try at making Wild Bread, based on a recipe in "All You Knead is Bread" by Jane Mason; adding the float test didn't help; how to know when to shape; how we react under duress, continuing the search for not-sour sourdough but seriously contemplating conceding defeat;

Tuesday, 1 August 2017
Essential Equipment for Bread Baking – Revised
summary: Danish dough whisk; flexible silicone lids; digital scales; revised notions of essential equipment for bread making;

Why oh why does everyone like WYSIWYG so much?!

Sigh. I hate change. I was trying to fix some errors in the CSS on my blogger template but they've changed things so that I have to use their stupid theme.

Not good for a control freak like me....

July 2017 posts

Monday, 31 July 2017
Mostly-Wordless Not-Wednesday: were we supposed to burp it?
summary: We fed our new pet this morning and left it unattended in the dining room; feeding the Jane Mason natural starter; it’s warm in the house; good thing we got home when we did; cleaning up was relatively painless; an Almost-Wordless Wednesday post;

Saturday, 29 July 2017
Oh boy! Another new toy!
summary: giving in to fashion trends; we have a new toy: a dough whisk;

Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Isn't the 3rd Try supposed to be the Charm?
summary: Third try at making Wild Bread, based on a recipe in "All You Knead is Bread" by Jane Mason; training a new pet; search for not-sour Sourdough continues; hiding the evidence in the composter;

Sunday, 23 July 2017
ISO not-sour Sourdough: We're getting closer...
summary: First try at making Wild Bread, based on a recipe in "All You Knead is Bread" by Jane Mason; training a new pet; problems with over-rising and developing the gluten;

Wednesday, 19 July 2017
And we have a new pet...
summary: recipe for Natural Starter based on instruction in "All You Knead is Bread" by Jane Mason; I'm a glutton for punishment; we have a new pet; problems with over-rising and developing the gluten;

Sunday, 16 July 2017
It's summer and we're full of beans! (BBB July 2017)
summary: recipe for Velvety Bean Bread; reducing the yeast; summer and over-rising; hazards of scoring overproofed bread; a Bread Baking Babes project;

Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Aish Baladi (bookmarked)
summary: recipe for Aish Baladi (100% whole wheat flatbread); using Michael Pollan’s method of sifting the wholewheat flour; toasting the bran; bookmarked; Toronto celebrates Canada Day with a duck; we're not paying attention; hunger;

Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet

by Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)

• Amazon.com: Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet by Jamie Schler (author) and Ilva Beretta (photographer)

June 2017 posts

Friday, 16 June 2017
Kaak – don't you love getting a new handbag? (BBB June 2017)
summary: recipe for Kaak (Lebanese Handbag Bread); adjusting yeast amounts; fooling with flours; baking on the barbecue; a Bread Baking Babes project;

Sunday, 11 June 2017
Kale and Coconut Oil do NOT belong in the trash
summary: stir-fried kale; refuting Kingsport Humor's notion that kale belongs in the trash; another use for orange blossom water; Jamie Schler's cookbook "Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet", with photos by Ilva Beretta, is being released soon; information on how to pre-order the cookbook; a bit about coconut oil

Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet

by Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)

• Amazon.com: Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweet by Jamie Schler (author) and Ilva Beretta (photographer)

May 2017 posts

Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Open-faced Croque Monsieur, anyone?
summary: using the last of the Shubbak el-Habayeb (Lovers' Windows) to make open-faced Croque Monsieur; no eggs, thank you very much; breaking the rules – again; doesn't the definition of a Croque Monsieur include béchamel? toaster ovens are the best; an excerpt from one of my voluminous travel diaries

Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Looking through Lovers' Windows to Celebrate Spring (BBB May 2017)
summary: recipe for Shubbak el-Habayeb (Lovers' Windows); timing and the beauty of refrigeration; a Bread Baking Babes project;

In springtime, the only pretty ring timeWhen birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;Sweet lovers love the spring

Rats!!

08:56: Sometime just before midnight last night, my real blog on etherwork.net suddenly and inexplicably went offline. I have no idea when it will return. :stomp:

edit 11:55am:  I'm happy to report that everything is back online again and my real blog is once again accessible. :yay:

April 2017 posts

Sunday, 16 April 2017
Happy Easter!
"Hot Cross Buns" (BBB April 2017)
summary: recipe for Kare Pan; spring at last; embracing diversity; deep-frying in a wok; statute of limitations for April Fooling; a Bread Baking Babes project;

March 2017 posts

Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Cinnamon Raisin Struan Bread (BBB March 2017)
summary: recipe for Cinnamon Raisin Struan Bread; adjusting old recipes for today’s tastes; yeast amounts; a Bread Baking Babes project; better late than never....

February 2017 posts

Monday, 20 February 2017
Serendipity: Cabbage and Rapini
summary: stir-fried cabbage and rapini is the best; playing the Glad Game;

Thursday, 16 February 2017
Jachnun and Zhug: trying something new has its rewards (BBB February 2017)
summary: recipes for Jachnun and Zhug; stretching; overcoming fears; 9th (!) anniversary for the BBBabes; a Bread Baking Babes project;

January 2017 posts

Monday, 30 January 2017
Orange You Glad You Baked This? - BBBabes and BBBuddies (January 2017)
summary: January 2017 Bread Baking Buddies; BBB Fouace Nantaise gallery;

Monday, 16 January 2017
Dreaming of Orange Blossoms – Fouace Nantes (BBB January 2017)
summary: recipe for Fouace Nantaise, based on a recipe by Jamie Schler; orange blossom; yeast in the dead of winter; failure to learn from past mistakes; a Bread Baking Babes (BBB) project;

Happy New Year!