Awhile back Kirk bought us a Victorio grain mill. Manual? Sure. And whisper quiet….unlike doing it my Vitamix blender’s dry container…where you need hearing protection. And you get a light upper arm workout. It only took 5-10 minutes to grind up enough flour for 2 loaves bread (and that was being interrupted constantly by 2 small… Continue reading Grinding Wheatberries and Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
Garlic and Rosemary Loaves
Garlic & Rosemary Bread Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour + more for dusting 2 Tbsp Vital Wheat Gluten Flour 1½ cups warm water 1 Tbsp raw honey (or agave nectar for vegan) 2 tsp active dry yeast 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1½ tsp fine sea salt 7 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary,… Continue reading Garlic and Rosemary Loaves
Cookie Dough Dip
The boys love this dip, and while I rarely buy anything with artificial dye in it, I bent my rules for the green mint chips in this dish (they are made in a peanut free facility, so the youngest can have them). It's a fun dip to serve, it has a sour punch with the… Continue reading Cookie Dough Dip
Pantry Staples: DIY Rice A Roni Mix
I always find it fascinating that mixes like Rice A Roni sell so well. When you think about it, it's a tiny amount of rice, pasta, maybe a few dried vegetables, and heavily salted "flavor mix". That's it. Well....maybe not just "it". From a box of Chicken Flavor: "Ingredients RICE, WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA,… Continue reading Pantry Staples: DIY Rice A Roni Mix
Daily Bread Making With A Zojirushi Bread Machine
Is it possible to do daily bread making? In a modern life? It is if you have a few tools and techniques on hand. A few years back Kirk surprised me with a Zojirushi BB-CEC20 Home Bakery Supreme 2-Pound-Loaf Breadmaker (there’s a mouthful!) to replace my worn out old bread machine. Since then, daily bread has… Continue reading Daily Bread Making With A Zojirushi Bread Machine