Category: Cooking Challenges

Cooking Challenge: Indian Food

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It’s grey and windy in Seattle today, a little bit of snow even. Time to stay indoors and stay warm. Are you ready for another cooking challenge? I am. This time we’re going to tackle Indian food. I’ve been wanting to take on Indian food since last November, when my… Read More

YOUR Sourdough Bread

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They’ve begun trickling in—photos of the bread some of you’ve made as part of our Sourdough Challenge. I can’t tell you how delighted I have been to see them. I’m so pleased to think about new sourdough bakers out there. Here is Charlotte’s bread, up in Canada. Isn’t it beautiful?… Read More

Baking Sourdough Bread

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Once you have a sourdough starter, you end up baking a lot. At least I have. I’m actually glad this month’s baking experiments are coming to an end, because bread and butter has become one of my main food groups. As enjoyable as this has been, it’s starting to make… Read More

How To Make a Sourdough Starter

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Okay, people. Let’s do this thing. Sourdough starter or bust! As I wrote in my last post, sourdough bread gets its tang and lift from a starter of flour and water that provides a host for wild yeast and beneficial bacteria. I’ve always been given my starters by other people… Read More

Challenge: Sourdough

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Oh, people, people—you are so very good. Thank you for your enthusiasm about the cooking challenge, and all the great ideas! I think we’re set for a couple of years if we do them all, but yes, there will be soufflés and croissants and jam and sauerkraut and maybe even… Read More