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My first sourdough

Bread baking is all about waiting around for the yeast to do it’s work.  Counting the time to make the starter, that boule took 3 weeks of waiting and only 45 minutes of hands on work. It’s 100% whole wheat and made with home grown wild yeast. The baguettes are the usual pain al ancienne made […]

Daily Bread

Today I baked the 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread from Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads. I doubled the recipe and made 2 sandwich loaves and one small boule. I used organic hard red winter wheat – which Gary ground in our grain mill.  It’s been years since I made 100% whole wheat bread, so I […]

Merry Christmas from the Hoovers

Merry Christmas Everyone! We wish you all peace, happiness and health in the coming year. This year’s tree on Christmas Eve. Our backyard after this morning’s snow.

Cafe Laredo Salsa

Y’all remember the long gone Cafe Laredo in Lake Jackson? Years ago, a friend of mine gave me their salsa recipe and I’ve been making it ever since. It’s always a hit, easy to make and easy to modify. Since posting secret info on the internet is all the rage these days, I thought I’d […]

If we weren’t all crazy, we would go insane

Last weekend, my friend Jane and I left the men in Missouri and flew to Washington DC  for the Rally to Restore Sanity. We had a wonderful time, in large part because of our gracious hosts, Rob and Helen.   Not only did they house us for the long weekend, but Rob gave us a […]