Yesterday I made two loaves (really, they're boules but I just call them loaves) of sourdough. I'm impressed with my new starter. I had heard on a youtube that adding a few tablespoons of rye to the starter really makes it crazy active but Chad said he read that using rye can introduce harmful organisms. Not sure which is correct so I'm keeping a "pure" starter with just white flour and another ...
Aida Stitching
I've been thinking if I had a project on aida, I could stitch that without the magnifying lamp if we were traveling or if the power was out. I've purchased a couple of pieces of aida and wanted to try using it. On the 21st - 25th of each month, I want to work on holiday stitching and the 26th - the end of the month, I'm working on Prairie Schooler projects, and with February being a short month ...
Garlic Sourdough Bread
A couple of weeks ago Chad and Nicole were here and Nicole asked for some of my sourdough starter. For the first time in years and years, I didn't have a sourdough starter. I didn't have any in the fridge, didn't have any dried in the freezer . . I had none. I told her . . next time I see you, I'll have a starter for you. I've given her several starters and she makes good sourdough bread but she ...
It Wasn’t Flour
I rarely use storebought flour but I still have some and I mostly use it to dust containers before baking and to dust the countertop before rolling out dough. I was out upstairs and I went downstairs to get a refill of my flour container. All my grains and baking type goods are stored in 5 gallon buckets. I saw a bucket right up front -- easy to reach and on the side was written "AP Flour". I ...
Pear Trees
Someone please stop us from buying more trees. We are totally out of space! Vince wanted pear trees . . fine, I got the peach and plums I wanted but I would love a cherry tree or two but that's not happening. Vince has been looking for a pear tree as the stores are getting their trees in. We were in Carthage this morning and Vince wanted to run by Lowe's and see if they had pears and they ...
The Hometown Project (Stitching)
Monday, I did stitch a couple of sheep on This I Know but I really wantws to move on and work on something else so I pulled out Hometown by Teresa Kogut. I almost don't like to mention this project on here because it's for the Tier 4 members of Teresa Kogut's Patreon group so not everyone has access to it and I don't like that feeling but . . I understand why they have their Patreon groups. I do ...