Not trying to make racial slurs. But I just read Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky, and it falls right in with all of the other literature I’ve ever read about or by Russians. Not that there is a large amount of that, mind you. I’ve read Russka by Edward Rutherford, listened to Anna Karenina on [...]
Nothing to report. As in, the last time I made a batch of sourdough I got disgusted with how sticky it was and how it was latching onto my gloves and literally pulling them off my hands, so I wrapped it up in the parchment paper I had waiting on the cookie sheet and threw [...]
My sourdough starter has been working really well, lately! The sour-taste is quite strong, and I’ve discovered that I’ve not been adding enough salt. Once remedied, the salt definitely helps bring out the sourdough flavor. I’ve had 3 excellent (although not necessarily picture perfect) loves. Unfortunately, the other night I shaped the dough that had [...]
\’c3\’82\’c2\~Valentine’s Day falls very inconveniently into the middle of Tax Season. It’s during that time of year that I tend to just shrug off conventional activities – some other time perhaps. I always keep my romantic expectations very low, and am thus always pleasantly surprised by Michael’s effort to make some acknowledgment of the day, [...]
We have done so many things since last I posted! I don’t know where to start and I don’t have time to write all I want to, so I’ll just hit the highlights, some of which I can hopefully elaborate on and add pictures to!\par
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Sourdough – I cooked up my first batch of bread on [...]