Making Bread
For many years, I followed Laurel’s Kitchen to make bread. I loved most of her recipes and her ethic of wholesome, healthy food. But her methods for bread stumped me. I kneaded and kneaded and kneaded some more and still ended up with bread that never rose well, tasted like cardboard – that is [...]
Bringing in the Wild
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain. Photo: Maxim Zakhartsev I need inspiration to get back to my book. Last year during this time, I pulled out of winter hibernation and began a strong spurt of writing by bringing the wild indoors. I tempted my muses – various species of Saccharomyces – with some flour and pineapple juice. For [...]
