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Making Bread

By Elizabeth Enslin on January 17, 2009

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  

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Bringing in the Wild

By Elizabeth Enslin on January 10, 2009

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  

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About Elizabeth Enslin

A writer based in Oregon, I look for inspiration and distractions in nature. An anthropologist, I ponder the places where nature and culture meet. A kitchen gardener, I promote biodiversity and learn from farming traditions around the world. A recovering academic, I try to do all with compassion and humor.

Find out more about me here, or at elizabethenslin.com.

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