In which these are my go-to pizza sauces! Since I got into #breadin5, I’ve been making a lot of pizza. Here are my favorite pizza sauce recipes. Tomato Sauce 14 oz can tomatoes 3 – 4 garlic cloves olive oil balsamic vinegar salt & pepper red pepper flakes Blend until smooth. If you don’t have […]
In which these are notes to myself. MASA stir together 3 cups maseca nixta masa 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp freshly ground cumin 1/2 tsp salt mix in 6 tbsp vegetable oil add 6 c water 2 tbsp knorr soup base paste mix until fluffy, 5 minutes Instant Pot, high pressure, 20-25 minutes, natural […]
In which I’ve put the fall leaves window clings up, and am looking forward to cardigan weather! Not much to report, really. I’m just blogging because it was on my to do list and I’d rather do this than run the vacuum. I work, I hang out at home. That’s about it. I stepped into […]
In which there’s bread! Today’s his birthday, and he’s been asking me to make the knock-off Jimmy John’s bread recipe for awhile, so I did! Here’s the recipe: No wonder it’s so nice, it’s got a teaspoon of sugar and even more oil per roll! Here’s the dough after the first rise: Now, do behold […]
In which holy shit THIS REALLY IS A RECIPE BLOG NOW. Okay, not really! This isn’t a proper recipe as much as a reminder to myself for the next time. The smoked paprika and yellow mustard really made this dish. Heat: butter & olive oil Add chopped: onions carrots celery Saute until soft. Add: dried […]
In which it’s a recipe! Now, this dish doesn’t look much in this photo because I was too lazy to properly plate or garnish, but it’s nutty, incredibly rich, earthy, and awesome. Soba is a Japanese pasta made with buckwheat flour, wheat flour, and sometimes yam. It’s often served chilled in summer with a tamari-based […]
In which these are just baking notes (I’ll want to know what ratios I used if this batch is either a raging success or a terrific failure). Grocery store’s been entirely out of flour the last few times I was in there, but last Sunday’s paper had an article about a local wheat farmer. Visited […]
In which, okay, I know I’ve posted too much about bread lately, and some of these pics are recycled, but this is my adaptation of someone else’s adaptation of the ‘Artisan Bread In 5 Minutes A Day’ method. I think I’ve got my dough recipe dialed in! This has amazing crust and crumb. Here we […]
In which there are things I’ve cooked. (Or baked! I guess baking is a different category.) I cook a lot, for a variety of reasons. Eating out is expensive. I live in the middle of nowhere and can only go out to eat if he (and his car) are home. I’ve become an experienced cook […]
In which I’ve made PERFECT baguette! Holy shit, IT’S A MIRACLE! The #breadin5 dough has been hanging out in the fridge since the 17th, so today I baked it up and THE RESULTS were SPECTACULAR: The crust is delicately crisp, and the crumb is glossy and soft with lots of holes. It actually did that […]
