Category Archives: baking

Recipe-ish: How to Feed a Sourdough Starter

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Laura

I’ll be posting a sourdough bread recipe soon but in order to make that bread, you need to know how to refresh sourdough starter. Here’s my method. Step 1: Get some sourdough starter.  This is easier than it sounds.  Anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, recipe | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Some random thoughts and an announcement at the end

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Laura

Inspired by Zona, here are some random thoughts that will likely never be developed into full blog posts so let’s just get them out there, right? Making bread is hard…I’m trying the “Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a day” method … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, school, sewing, travel | 1 Comment

A busy week

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Laura

I’m going to North Bay (where Dan Gerding used to work) to hang out with my school’s 6th graders from Wednesday through Friday.  I’m not exactly looking forward to hanging out with 86 6th graders for 2 1/2 solid days … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, cooking, school | 2 Comments

Oatmeal cookies update and more wedding pictures

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Laura

They tasted REALLY good but were definitely more crumbly than usual.  They weren’t too heavy at all.  I used real cranberries that I still had in the freezer from last Thanksgiving’s cranbrosia. I think next time I’ll try the suggested … Continue reading →

Posted in baking | 1 Comment

Improving oatmeal cookies

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Laura

So I just put a batch of oatmeal cookies into the oven.  I used the basic “Vanishing Oatmeal Cookie” recipe from the lid of the Quaker Oatmeal box.  Nik always loves it when I make those but I figured I … Continue reading →

Posted in baking | 3 Comments

Companionship

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Laura

Nik is at the beach this weekend with his friends.  He left yesterday morning.  They’ve been going to Drew’s parents’ beach house for at least four (maybe five or six) years now for both Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends.  … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, friends, reflecting | 2 Comments

Answering Aunt Zona’s comment

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Laura

“First things first – was that dessert as delicious as it looks?  Second (keeping my priorities straight) does she share recipes?  It looks so beautiful.  As do your squash plants! No squash borers here, no sirree Bob!  As for dahlias … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, gardening, sewing | Leave a comment

Beautiful Things

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Laura

On the front porch: Dinner that’s almost entirely from the Farmer’s Market and the CSA!  (We just need an olive tree and a goat to make feta and we’d be all set!) The filled-in rock garden [note the squash plants … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, gardening, sewing | 2 Comments

The Last Couple Weeks in Review

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Laura

(Or, I Was Too Lazy To Download The Pictures From The Camera) The first yeast bread I made in our house:  Mom’s Fast and Easy rolls recipe, to go with… Potato and Kale Soup, which actually wasn’t that good – … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, cooking, sewing | 4 Comments