Bread Diaries
Bulgur Wheat Sourdough Bread
The Bulgur Wheat Sourdough was one of my earliest recipes. And it is still one of my favorites. If you are not familiar with bulgur, you may be hesitant to try it. The name isn’t very fancy or attractive. Maybe that is because bulgur was first used thousands of...
What Do Humans Have in Common with Cows?
I knew we humans are related to chimpanzees, but I didn’t know we had a connection to cows. Yes, you may say, we drink milk and so do cows, but that is not correct. Only calves drink milk. Cows drink water. But seriously… A new study published this month in Science...
Formaggio dei Poveri or Cheese of the Poor
I was flipping through a cookbook of “forgotten” Italian soup recipes when I came across a soup topping from southern Italy called formaggio dei poveri or cheese of the poor. As I continued to read, I learned that it is also called pangrattato aromatico or aromatic...
Rediscovering a Native Food: Mesquite Flour
I just returned from a trip to Arizona. I am always struck by the beauty of the Sonoran Desert but also aware of how hot it can get even in spring and how the superheated concrete in cities like Phoenix, can get unbearable. That anything can live and grow in such an...
Grilled Cheese Sandwich – Part 2
I went to the store and bought kale and feta cheese to make the healthiest grilled cheese sandwich that I have made yet. I also happen to have Sunflower Sourdough bread (100% Whole grain with Whole Wheat and a Rye Sourdough starter) making the sandwich even healthier....
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Can you think of a food that you have had for a long time, on and off, that was never anything really special to you, until it suddenly becomes your go to and favorite without any clear reason? This is what happened to me and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. I have them...
Bread Balls
Do you like to eat the bud end of your bread? Carlos doesn’t. What to do with them? I collect them and freeze them, then use them when I have saved enough bread to cook something with them. Typical uses, of course, are bread crumbs or croutons. But there is...
Some Benefits of Sourdough
I have a friend who has stomach/intestinal issues when eating regular bread. After getting tested, she knows it isn’t gluten as originally expected, but potentially sugars that are in the flour. So, what to avoid and what is still safe? As she found out, certain bread...
A Healthy Choice
What is actually healthy? There is so much information about the health benefits of our food, some of it contradictory, I get quite confused sometimes. I do have some answers though: For bread, healthy means whole grain flour compared to refined white flour. Whole...
New Year’s Resolutions
As I ease into the New year, I am reflecting on whether I want to make New Year’s Resolutions and if so, what I want them to be. Instead of starting a new hobby or doing something active or healthy, I decided to do more of what I love and focus on the important...