Discard French Bread
If you make sourdough, sooner or later your starter will be out of control and you’ll be looking for things to do with it. I found a French Bread recipe and decided to see if I could incorporate a starter. Photos coming soon....
Shrimp Enchiladas
Having a vegetarian daughter has its challenges when it comes to family meals, so I started playing around with enchiladas....
My Sourdough Experiment
Instead of a boule baked in a dutch oven, I wanted a recipe that used starter and not yeast and could be baked in loaf pans. (A lot of the ones I’ve seen for loaf pans use discard starter and added yeast.) This is the result after fooling around...
The Perfect Martini
I just learned that today is National Martini Day. So….. Ingredients 2 – 3 oz. gin 1/2-1 oz. good vodka 1 tsp. dry vermouth 1 drop Angostura bitters 1 drop lemon bitters (optional) 3 large ice cubes Olives (rinsed), cocktail onions, or strip of lemon peel Instructions Add the...
Cajun Spice Mix
A great spice mix for almost anything. I’ve used it in eggs and on shrimp, pork, and chicken. Ingredients 2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. garlic powder 2.5 tsp. smoked paprika 1 1 tsp. cayenne pepper 2 1 tsp. black pepper 1 tsp. granulated onion powder 1.25 tsp. dried oregano...