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Tag Archives: baking
Starting a Sourdough Culture: Capturing the Wild Yeasts
I haven’t talked much lately about our bread baking adventures, but we’re still making all our own breads. This summer I took a break from my monthly bread updates, because there just wasn’t anything new to mention. I did wade … Continue reading
Another Zucchini Bread Recipe
Got zucchini? Trying to figure out what to do with it? Make some zucchini bread! With this lightened up recipe you don’t even have to feel guilty about eating it. Well, not too guilty, I guess. When zucchini is plentiful … Continue reading
April Breads
This is another monthly installment about our adventures in baking all our own bread products. I’m sure I don’t say this often enough, but my wife is an excellent cook. And when it comes to baking, she really shines. She … Continue reading
Google It, Part 2
This is the second part to a post I started yesterday detailing the Google searches people are using of late that brings them to this blog. I thought it would be helpful to list the hot topics and to give … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Reviews
Tagged arugula, baking, bread, buns, cold frame, containers, petunias
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Book Review: King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking
I bought this book several months ago, and my wife and I have been baking our way through it ever since. Let me say right up front that the folks at King Arthur do a great job of creating and … Continue reading

