Our passion is great bread!
Light Rye Bread is the second bread we made in the Mellow Bakers group this month. The first bread was a Rustic Bread. Since we’re baking bread in bread pots for bread baking day, I decided to bake one loaf of the rye bread in my la cloche and the other loaf on a baking stone using a steam pan underneath. I was in an
A couple of months ago, in the HBinFive baking group, we made breads using the Whole Wheat Olive Oil Dough from the Healthy Bread In Five Minutes book. One of the breads we were supposed to make using that dough was Southwestern Focaccia. At that time, I decided not to make focaccia. Instead, I made grilled pizza and it was delicious. The reason I decided
Our assignment for this month’s tigress can jam was to can herbs. I have lot’s of herbs in my garden so my first thought was “What a cool idea!”, but then I thought, “How do you can herbs?” I wanted to find a unique recipe so I started looking through all of my canning cookbooks. I found an interesting recipe for wine jelly made with
Rustic Bread is made with a preferment and includes a bit of whole grain or rye flour or a mixture of both to provide a rustic appeal and more depth of flavor. Rustic Bread is one of three breads the Mellow Bakers’ group made for April. I was so pleased when the group chose this one. I love rustic breads and this one is no
Have you ever wanted to just get away from it all? Away from the hustle and bustle of the city and away from cell phones and laptops and television. Well, that’s what we did for a couple of days and it was heavenly. The Hostel in the Forest is a beautiful retreat in Brunswick, Georgia. It’s in the city, but off the beaten path. All
