I’ve said it so many times, I’m surprised y’all can’t read my mind at this point: Winter is the best reason to live in South Florida. Putting the exclamation point on that, is Strawberry Season. For the next couple of months, we will be awash in the sweetest, juiciest strawberries ever. And the prices are [...]
Even though it’s Yom Kippur and I’m not eating or drinking, that doesn’t mean that we don’t feed and water our pets – including our local wild yeast sourdough starter. Last night, I fed Yeastie 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. unbleached all purpose flour and 3 Tbs. warm water. After about 2 hours, it looked [...]
Today is Day 3 in my quest to create a wild yeast sourdough starter unique to my neighborhood. Last night, at the 36 hour mark, I stirred down my starter mixture and added 3 Tbs. unbleached all purpose flour plus 2 Tbs. warm water. This morning, now a full 48 hours into the process, it [...]
Yesterday I began my quest to capture South Miami wild yeast in an effort to create a viable sourdough starter that is truly unique to my neighborhood. The goal: The ultimate in local and sustainable – a bread (or rolls or biscuits, etc.) that could only have been made right here, in my house, in [...]
Come play with me. I’ve been reading a lot about wild yeast, recently, and I’m intrigued. Okay, let me backtrack. Ever since I tasted it in its own environment, well over 20 years ago, I’ve been fascinated by San Francisco sourdough bread. Until (relatively) recently, I was under the impression that the only place you [...]
It should be FALL, right? Even in Miami, it should be fall. It should be more like 80º, not 90º, but it isn’t. So to give Mother Nature a hint, I decided to bake Tamarin Cinnamon Apple Sticky Rolls. Tonight is also the beginning of another 7-day Jewish holiday, Sukkot. Since my mother is making [...]
I’ve been a slug with my challenges, lately, but I’m going to try to pick it up and not fall too far behind. To review, Michelle over at Big Black Dog, organized a group to bake from the book by Dr. Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe François, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day. I’m late [...]
Passover starts tomorrow (Monday) night, beginning a week of probably the most food-centric holiday on the Jewish calendar. To mark the passing of our ancestors from bondage to freedom, and the haste in which that was accomplished (read your Exodus, people… No, the Bible, not the Leon Uris novel!), we are prohibited from eating anything [...]
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