Tag Archives: Sourdough

Fry Bread

One of the problematic corollaries of making sourdough bread is that some of the starter is wasted while getting it in tip top shape, and more is lost if you do not bake often.  Since I am in the early … Continue reading

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Sourdough Mojo

What seems like an eternity ago, I started having difficulty with my sourdough bread. It defied me at every turn.  I was so discouraged. I experimented with recipes for regular yeast bread, and finally evolved a really good one that … Continue reading

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The Twenty-Five Cent Breakfast

Hard to believe, I know, but twenty-five cents may be more than the actual cost.  The eggs were $.99 a dozen (so sixteen cents for two); a couple of leftover Tater Tots, and the last two inches of a loaf … Continue reading

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Red, Ripe Tomatoes

Same ol’ Salami and Swiss on grilled sourdough French bread, with more of the roasted red peppers, but those tomatoes really made the meal.  We had a container of cucumber sticks with Bleu cheese dressing as a dip.  A delightful … Continue reading

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Sourdough Bread and Roasted Peppers

Yesterday was a very busy day.  Can’t believe I got so much done, but two of the best things you can see above! In a propitious confluence of events, our local ethnic market had all the peppers in the colors … Continue reading

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Leftover Leftovers

  Just after New Year’s Day, our local grocery store decided to rid themselves of their premium frozen turkeys for $.79 a pound.  A 21-pounder somehow managed to come home with me, and thus we have had myriad meals on … Continue reading

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Arizona Sourdough Bread

I’m happy to report that the sourdough bread came out perfectly!  My new starter has a ways to go before it is as sour as my ten-year old one that I had had going in California for all those years. … Continue reading

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Sourdough French Bread

Once upon a time, in the long-ago 20th century, we lived close enough to San Francisco to be able to capture the wondrous yeasties that floated about in the air to make authentic sourdough bread. Fast forward to 2013 – … Continue reading

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