September 2016 posts

Thursday, 29 September 2016
Sifting: the key to lofty whole wheat bread (Bookmarked)
summary: recipe for 75% whole wheat bread; Ken Forkish's 75% whole wheat bread using Michael Pollan’s method; sifting the wholewheat flour; bookmarked;

Thursday, 22 September 2016
almost-Wordless almost-Wednesday: coconut rolls
summary: After reading in HomeBaking by Naomi Duguid and Jeffery Alford that coconut buns were available all over Toronto's ChinaTown, we decided to try one. Guess which one is the commercial one....

Sunday, 18 September 2016
Sour Grapes... OR ...making the best of Concord Grapes
summary: green apples; concord grapes are awfully sweet; how much concentrate about 8 lbs of grapes makes; not making jelly; grape onion focaccia; information about Not Far From the Tree;

Saturday, 17 September 2016
Last Hurrahs of Summer: Coconut Rolls (BBB September 2016)
summary: recipe for Coconut Rolls or are they buns??, based on a recipe in "HomeBaking" by Naomi Duguid and Jeffery Alford; substitutions and alterations; malfunctioning scales; a Bread Baking Babes project;

Saturday, 10 September 2016
Zucchini Ribbons Salad (Bookmarked Recipe)
summary: Jamie Oliver's Zucchini Ribbon Salad is great; bookmarked recipe; why did we wait so long?

Friday, 9 September 2016
Mostly Wordless Not-Wednesday: when smoking is allowed indoors...
summary: video of adding a hint of smoky flavour to Dhal Makhani, using charcoal, a bowl of butter (or oil) and the Dhungar Method; kasoori methi is another magic ingredient;

August 2016 posts

Wednesday, 24 August 2016
We have Red Pears!
summary: lots and lots of pears; what to do with unripe pears; recipe for sliced dried pears; information about Not Far From the Tree;

Sunday, 21 August 2016
Delving into the Archives: 2015's NFFtT Apricots Jam revisited
summary: going through our photo archives; NFFtT apricots; brilliant apricot jam; information about Not Far From the Tree;

Friday, 19 August 2016
Wordless Not-Wednesday: No Sour Grapes Here!
Not Far From the Tree seedless green grapes; perfect in chicken salad and equally terrific with aged cheddar cheese

Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Mad Dogs, Englishmen and BBBabes... (BBB August 2016)
recipe for Beignets made with dough refrigerated overnight, based on recipes by Martha Stewart and King Arthur Flour; global warming; hot weather baking; Aimee Nezhukumatathil's poem ‘Baked Goods’; a Bread Baking Babes project;

July 2016 posts

Sunday, 17 July 2016
Revisiting Bialys and Loving Them (BBB July 2016)
summary: recipe for Bialys, based on a recipes in "The Hot Bread Kitchen" and "Bien Cuit"; making substitutions; malfunctioning scales; a Bread Baking Babes project;