breadbasketcase

Sunday, May 20, 2007 When I first saw pictures of this bread in The Bread-Baker's Apprentice , I knew I had to try it. The beautiful S-...

Monday, May 14, 2007 After I finished yesterday's post about the sourdough bread, Jim said, rather mournfully, "but you didn't ...

May 13, 2007 After all the complaining I did about my slow-starting starter, I feel very proud to announce that what it lacked in speed, it ...

Monday, May 7, 2007 I promised some before and after pictures of the kitchen, and then I'm done talking about the kitchen and back to ba...

Saturday, May 5, 2007 We had an open house this morning, inviting neighbors to see our new kitchen and to have coffee and doughnuts. This i...

Thursday, May 3, 2007 Well, it's by no means doubled or tripled or quadrupled, but I think it's showing signs of growth. It's d...

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 When I came home from work, I was full of hope that today would be the day that my little late bloomer would burst in...

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Happy Law Day! That greeting was just a distraction so I wouldn't have to announce that my child is not a star. S...

Monday, April 30, 2007 I find it extremely difficult to believe that this is actually working. It's now about half rye and half white f...

Sunday, April 29, 2007 Tonight I got home from a baby shower, and had just under an hour until it's time to watch "The Sopranos....

Saturday, April 28, 2007 Day 2 is even easier than Day 1. "There will be no visible change in the color or texture of the starter....

Friday, April 27, 2007 I purchased some sourdough starter from Sourdo , which worked very well, although Rose did tell me that at some point...

Sunday, April 22, 2007 Several people have chided me for not bothering to read the instructions for my new Wolf oven, so I finally dug the i...

Saturday, April 21, 2007 Last Saturday, April 14, my friend Mary and I went to Lorenzo's Bread Circus , held at the Mill City Museum. T...

April 19, 2007 The muntins aren't on the windows yet, but some jokester thought that a mutton would be just as good. Jim swears this wa...

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 How odd that my first bread-baking foray in my new Wolf oven would be the mundane hamburger bun. But I've been ...

Sunday, April 15, 2007 I thought that the kitchen would be completely finished by now, but the final steps are agonizingly slow. The in-flo...

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 The electricians installed the lights today, leading to an ever more finished look. The ceiling fixture is a Missi...