Hypocrisy
Recently our local Raley’s grocery store became a “O-N-E” store — Organics, Nutrition, and Education. Okay. The first change we noticed was that a lot of common things we bought were gone. No more did they have Gallo Salami or the cheap-ass hot-dogs we buy to hide the dog’s...
Dog Biscuits 1
I recently bought some dog-themed (bones, paws, etc.) cookie cutters to make my own dog biscuits....
Roti
I decided to try making roti — Indian flat bread — over the weekend and discovered you should just go to a good store and buy it pre-made. That is all....
Buying A Mixer
A fair number of people have told me they’d love to bake more but they don’t have a stand mixer and can’t afford one. First of all, a mixer is a convenience. Okay, if you want to make something very wet like ciabatta or brioche, I’d say it’s a...
Salt, Water, Yeast, Flour
Sourdough breads are all pretty much just salt, water, yeast/starter, and flour. Sometimes I need to increase or decrease the total amount but keep the ratios the same. I had a spreadsheet for this but decided to make it a web-form to have available and some others might find...