Thursday, 27 December 2018
Merry Christmastide to all!
summary: Merry Christmas to all! rationing; feasting anyway; indoor cat goes fishing; Orange Appeal mussels revisited with Pernod replacing the fennel; a tagine is the best;
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Virtually Wordless Not-Wednesday: Brioche(ish) Stars
summary: why I was late posting about BBB December 2018 baked currant doughnuts; variation on BBB Brioche Stars to be sold at annual fundraising bakesale for the HSO's Christmas concert; omitting the butter and the eggs and instead using Mum's Sandwich bread with added cardamom; home-made prune jam with cinnamon and vanilla; a mostly Wordless Not-Wednesday post
Monday, 17 December 2018
Currant Affairs (BBB December 2018)
summary: recipe for Baked Currant Doughnuts; rationing; sharing; late again; information about Bread Baking Babes;
Monday, 10 December 2018
It's Exactly What We've Always Wanted!
summary: Tagine; in praise of unglazed clay; seasoning an unglazed tagine; inaugurating a tagine;
27 December 2018
December 2018 posts
16 November 2018
November 2018 posts
Friday, 16 November 2018
Egg!?? Bagels (BBB November 2018)
summary: recipe for Egg-free "Egg Bagels"; flagrant disobedience; following instructions - or not; embracing the notion to be "innovative and playful at the same time"; internet substitutions are so handy; Eggs Benedict to the rescue; information about Bread Baking Babes;
27 October 2018
October 2018 posts
Saturday, 27 October 2018
Say "no" to plastic bags... really
summary: Say 'No' to plastic; tips for what to do with some of the plastics you have; make your own grocery and produce bags;
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Steaming Up the Kitchen (BBB October 2018)
summary: recipe for Steamed Bao Buns; remember about final colour when making substitutions; to go wild or not to go wild; following instructions; World Food Day; World Bread Day; information about Bread Baking Babes;
Saturday, 6 October 2018
What? No Pictures?? – Thanksgiving Fare
summary: nope, no pictures; bread for sandwiches; how to tell if your wild starter is ready; bubbles are NOT the key; float test is essential; substitutions in "punkin pie"; who says you can't have pie for breakfast?
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Delving into the Archives… baked ricotta (bookmarked)
summary: delving into the archives; baked ricotta from April 2013(!); cool weather at last; information about Bookmarked Recipes;
Monday, 1 October 2018
Wordless Not-Wednesday: That's it??
summary: 2018's zucchini harvest from the lane; what is one zucchini squash called? Is it a zucchino? The sunflowers blossomed beautifully though; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post
23 September 2018
September 2018 posts
Sunday, 23 September 2018
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Alien Pods
summary: What IS that in our back garden???? – a Wordless Not-Wednesday post
Saturday, 22 September 2018
Almost Wordless Not-Wednesday: Not Genuine??? (Sourdough September)
summary: variation on Chad Robertson's Tartine bread (rather than using just water, flour and salt, here's what was added: water; buttermilk; honey; 100% whole wheat, unbleached all-purpose, rye flours; malted rye chops; salt) all risen with Jane Mason natural starter (wheat); look at that lovely crumb; half the dough was used to make BBB Filipino Spanish Rolls and half to make this loaf; an almost Wordless Not-Wednesday post
Monday, 17 September 2018
Buns - Hot, Cross (BBB September 2018)
summary: recipe for Filipino Spanish Bread Rolls; making substitutions; hazards of being an expert; Sourdough September; planning ahead; late again; information about Bread Baking Babes; why is it still so hot and humid?
25 August 2018
August 2018 posts
Saturday, 25 August 2018
A box grater isn’t just for cheese....
summary: burnt bread doesn't have to be a fail; so you think your grater is just for cheese...; not to mention that your file and rasp aren’t just for carpentry; how to rescue bread burned on the bottom;
Thursday, 23 August 2018
Almost Wordless Not-Wednesday: Tartine Bread Fail
summary: lazy baker syndrome; words to live by: if it ain't broke...; baking in a cold combo-cooker; an almost Wordless Not-Wednesday post
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
so you think you don't like okra, eh?
summary: fried okra hash; Vivian Howard's compelling words; rooftop garden;
Sunday, 19 August 2018
This is Our Kind of Music!
summary: how hard is it (really) to make garlic paste? – Epicurious video investigation; fake news; what to do with garlic paste; the wonders of alioli made with home-grown “Music” garlic; Catalan potatoes; some opinions about garlic;
Friday, 17 August 2018
In the Heat of the Night (BBB August 2018)
summary: recipe for Yeasted Blueberry Coffee Cake; brioche; hot weather baking; information about Bread Baking Babes;
29 July 2018
July 2018 posts
Sunday, 29 July 2018
Delving into the Archives... Black Rice
summary: recipe for perfect rice every time; Basement of St. Lawrence Market; local asparagus is way better than imported; is expensive black rice really better? Yes, if there are shrimps in Pernod;
Saturday, 28 July 2018
Biscuit Making Traditions – South vs North
summary: Vivian Howard's biscuits from her cookbook, Deep Run Roots; using lard instead of butter; flat vs lofty;
Monday, 16 July 2018
Singed Hinnies (BBB July 2018)
summary: recipe for Singing Hinnies; shaping fun; straying from “tried and true”; following instructions; information about Bread Baking Babes;
Saturday, 14 July 2018
Memories and Reminiscences
summary: Gevrey-Chambertin "Combe aux Moines" 1er Cru 1990; Summer Dining; Feasting in the Garden; recalling Gevrey-Chambertin 1996;
16 June 2018
June 2018 posts
Saturday, 16 June 2018
Pain au Levain with citrus(ish) and seeds (BBB June 2018)
summary: recipe for Pain au Levain with Lemon Juice and Sunflower Seeds, based on a recipe in "From the Wood-Fired Oven" by Richard Miscovich; taste transformations; justifying disobedience; information about Bread Baking Babes;
Tuesday, 12 June 2018
Not-Even-Close-to-Wordless Not-Wednesday: Asparagus and Chives
summary: lilacs; asparagus; chives; our cat is strange; comments disabled… still :stomp: ; well, this WAS going to be wordless;
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Mostly Wordless Not-Wednesday: Faux Foie Gras
summary: vegetarian faux foie gras (includes mushrooms, walnuts, lentils, beets, thyme); problems with comments... again; a mostly Wordless Not-Wednesday post
17 May 2018
May 2018 posts
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
I'm Running Wild : Red Pepper Coques (BBB May 2018)
summary: recipe for Red Pepper Coques; ice water and instant yeast?? I don’t think so…; solving the dilemma with wild yeast; making substitutions – as usual; information about Bread Baking Babes;
Thursday, 3 May 2018
No, Thank You...
summary: about guest-blogging: no, thank you; deplorable instance of yet another noun becoming a verb; the longer answer to your queries; that's a blue egg, eh?
Tuesday, 1 May 2018
Darkness in April (BBBuddies – errm – BBBuddy, April 2018)
summary: April 2018 Bread Baking Buddy; BBB Lariano-style Bread gallery
28 April 2018
April 2018 posts
Saturday, 28 April 2018
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Wholewheat/Buckwheat Tartine Variation
variation on Chad Robertson’s Tartine bread (we added whole wheat, unbleached all-purpose, and buckwheat flours with some wheat berries) risen with Jane Mason natural starter (whole-wheat) bubbling happily since July 2017; look at that gluten structure; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post
Monday, 16 April 2018
Dark, isn't it? ...Lariano-style Bread (BBB April 2018)
summary: recipe for Lariano-style bread; where are the BBBabe hosts of yesteryear? ... that's right, I'm hosting again; can't stop waffling and switching; snow?! in April; origins of sourdough; not much is needed to make bread rise; a Bread Baking Babes (BBB) project;
Sunday, 1 April 2018
Sneak Peek at BBB recipe for April 2018
summary: early announcement for the April 2018 BBB recipe; dottiness; Kusama's Infinity Mirrors; Toasting;
22 March 2018
March 2018 posts
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Lime Leaf
summary: Too bad we don't have our own Lime tree; luckily for us, our Asian supermarket has lime leaf again! we can have Red Curry; get lime leaf now because it appears not to be available in the summer; happily, lime leaves freeze well; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post
Friday, 16 March 2018
Get the coffee on! We’re baking Nazook! (BBB March 2018)
summary: recipe for Nazook/Gata; shaping fun; dilemma about commercial yeast or wild yeast; making substitutions; a Bread Baking Babes project;
Friday, 2 March 2018
Real Honest Purists' Bagels
summary: wild bagels revisited; using zero commercial yeast; recipe for Real Purists' Wild Bagels; choosing between poppy seeds or sesame seeds; Jane Mason's starter just keeps getting better; snow again?!
19 February 2018
February 2018 posts
Monday, 19 February 2018
fine tuning Tartine Bread....
summary: adding a little rye flour and wheat germ to Chad Robertson's Tartine bread; Jane Mason natural starter (wheat) is just getting stronger; altering the baking time in the combo-cooker for even better oven spring; getting permission to change the recipe; brief review of "My Kitchen in Rome" by Rachel Roddy;
Friday, 16 February 2018
Wildness at the BBBabes' 10th Anniversary Party (BBB February 2018)
summary: recipe for Wild Royal Crown Tortano based on a recipe in "Artisan Baking Across America" by Maggie Glezer, using Jane Mason's starter and Chad Robertson's kneading and shaping techniques; information about Bread Baking Babes; BBB's 10th Anniversary!
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Running Wild with Stacy's Orange Rosemary Boule
summary: making bread based on a recipe in Jamie Schler's beautiful cookbook "Orange Appeal"; not following the recipe vs. following the recipe; wild yeast version is good too....
Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweetby Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)
30 January 2018
January 2018 Posts
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Rising to the Challenge (January 2018 BBBuddies)
summary: January 2018 Bread Baking Buddies; BBB Tartine Polenta Bread gallery; about the BBBabes
Friday, 19 January 2018
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Avocado Toast
summary: Avocado Toast made with Tartine Polenta Bread; good smoked bacon; best breakfast ever!; lazy baker syndrome – either occurs from over-rising, poor gluten development, and/or poor shaping; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post;
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
New Year's Challenge: Tartine Polenta Bread (BBB January 2018)
summary: recipe for Tartine Polenta Bread, based on a recipe in "Tartine Bread" by Chad Robertson; definition of corn; using millet in place of corn; following the book recipe produces Slack Bread – worse than the croc!; making my sister happy; importance of recipe testing; overwintering rosemary in an inhospitable climate; a Bread Baking Babes (BBB) project;
Monday, 15 January 2018
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Tortillas revisited
summary: we have a tortilla press; cooking corn tortillas is suddenly insanely easy; keep them warm in a lidded casserole dish so they continue to steam and stay soft and pliable.
Happy New Year All! 
Monday, 1 January 2018
Happy 2018!
summary: Happy New Year!; Tartine Bread just keeps getting better; mussels inspired by a recipe in Jamie Schler's cookbook "Orange Appeal"; old Navel oranges still produce beautiful juice; lentil soup; lentils for fortune; in praise of Rachel Roddy;
Orange Appeal: Savory and Sweetby Jamie Schler with photos by Ilva Beretta,
(Gibbs Smith Publishing)
