My brand new starter in April 2020 My starter now. It began with the 2020 starter and has gotten better over time. Today marks the six-year anniversary of when I started working with sourdough! This was the day my starter was ready for my initial bake. I have to confess, my first few loaves weren't my finest creations, but they improved over time. Even a mediocre sourdough loaf can be turned into excellent toast or croutons. There's no reason to discard those imperfect loave

Freshly baked sourdough baguettes! Wow, it's been December since my last post. The holidays and avoiding the cold weather really make time fly! So, even though it's a bit late, I want to wish you a Happy New Year and a Happy Valentine's Day! I've been eager to share a fantastic sourdough baguette recipe with you. This one uses more starter than most bread recipes I've tried, requiring a total of 481 grams! This recipe produces six regular-sized baguettes or three larger ones

I was so happy to bake cookies with my grand-daughter Cailin this year. She is a great baker! Welcome back gentle readers. I enjoy baking cookies, and the holidays provide the perfect excuse to use those classic family recipes. This year, I decided it would be interesting to try these recipes with sourdough. I've selected a few of my favorite ones that I like to prepare for Christmas. The chocolate chip cookies I'm sharing are delightful any time of the year and have become

Ready to Bake! I love the combination of cranberries and orange, whether in muffins, bread, or even a cranberry pudding cake. I hadn't tried a sourdough quick bread version before, so I decided to experiment. It turned out wonderfully! You can find this new recipe under the recipes section. It's called Sourdough Cranberry Orange Quick Bread. I found this recipe on the site simplicityandstarter.com. As I've mentioned before, I enjoy making mini loaves. This recipe was

Make 3 smaller pumpkin bread loaves instead of just 1 large loaf! Yummy Sourdough Stuffing. Cool Pumpkin Deco Idea! Hello gentle readers! October is flying by and I thought it might be fun to talk about ways to prepare for the upcoming holidays. Thanksgiving in particular...Okay that decorated pumpkin picture above is not a sourdough recipe, but may be a fun craft to try. My husband and I were looking for a new tree last week and I saw this displayed at Suburban Lawn and

Mini Pumpkin Loaves. Yum! Getting ready for the bake! Hello, gentIe readers. Fall is absolutely my favorite time of year. It's still...

I'm pretty proud of the looks of this sourdough focaccia. But, before we get into the details of baking a delicious focaccia, let's talk...

Welcome back! I just wanted to write a short post today about some great muffins to make during the summer. I just tried a new muffin...

Northern Lights appearance last summer Hello gentle readers! It's almost July and summer is kicking into full gear! Many of you might...