Everyday Things
Prep Time: 20 minutesRest Time: 4-6 hoursCook Time: 35 minutesPreheat Oven: 350°F Makes 3 Loaves 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast 10 ml ¼ c. Hot Water 60 ml 2¼ c. Hot Water 560 ml 7 c. Flour 1.750 l ¼ c. Honey 250 ml 2 Eggs ¼ c. Butter or Oil 60…
Continue ReadingPrep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Preheat Oven: 400°F – 204°C Makes 1 – 8” Round Loaf 3 c. Whole Wheat Flour 750 ml 1 tbsp Baking Powder 15 ml ½ tsp Salt 2.5 ml 1 tbsp Sugar 15 ml 1½ c. Water 375 ml ¼ c. Oil 60 ml 1 tsp Oregano…
Continue ReadingPrep Time: 15 minutes Rest Time: 1 day Bake Time: 25-30 minutes Preheat Oven: 400°F – 207°C Makes 2 Large Round Loaves 1 c. Sourdough Starter 250 ml 7 c. Unbleached Flour 1.75 l 2½ c. Hot Water 625 ml 2 tbsp Honey 30 ml ¼ c. Light Tasting Oil 60 ml 1 tsp Baking…
Continue ReadingPrep Time: 15 minutes Rest Time: 1 day Bake Time: 20 minutes Preheat Oven: 400°F – 204°C Makes 12 Muffins 2 c. Sourdough Starter 500 ml 1½ c. Oat or Wheat Bran 375 ml 1 c. Flour 250 ml 2 Eggs ½ c. Honey 125 ml ½ c. Light Tasting Oil or…
Continue ReadingPrep Time: 10 minutes Rest Time: 1 day Cook Time: 35 minutes Preheat Oven: 350°F – 177°C Makes 2 Loaves ½ c. Sourdough Starter 125 ml 3 c. Unbleached Flour 750 ml 1 c. Milk 250 ml 1 tbsp Honey 15 ml 1 tsp Baking Soda 5 ml ¾ tsp Salt 3.75 ml 2 tbsp…
Continue ReadingI have tried many Sourdough Starter recipes and have found them impractical and ineffective. The Starter, if it is created at all, is generally weak, or it spoils before achieving functionality at all. Throwing out half of the Starter is wasteful. This recipe has the starter available for use in an extremely short time and…
Continue ReadingThere are some wonderful studies that show eggshell calcium to be the best and most bio available calcium available. I find it very interesting to see people giving the recommended recipes for getting the calcium as crushed eggshells in lemon juice. They also say that this tastes quiet ‘pleasant’. I have tried the eggshell and…
Continue ReadingI was amazed the other day watching a commercial claim that, ‘cloth dishcloths only push messes around, one needs a paper towel to truly clean up a mess.’ Are you kidding me? This might be true if the dish cloth were dry, or soaked, but if it was wet with hot soapy water and wrung…
Continue ReadingWatching the news the other night, we hear that China is stockpiling food, corn at the moment. There was already a shortfall due to the pressures for plant based bio fuel and the absolutely crazy weather over the last couple of years. Supply and demand; rule one of a capitalistic society. Corn is an ingredient…
Continue ReadingWhat an amazing entity. Beyond a cup of coffee or tea, beyond cooking, the simplicity of boiling water. People spend a fortune on chemicals to rid themselves of the weeds and grass that grows between the cracks of sidewalks, driveways, patios. Pulling the weeds and grass is very difficult and does not necessarily get the…
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