Today’s the day!!!!

I woke up this morning with a lot of anticipation about baking, and a little bit of anxiety about the whole process. I had a bit of cleaning to do before I had room in the kitchen to bake – last night was steak night, and my job is cleanup but I always leave it...

The night before….

Twas the night before baking, and all through the house…. Hermanita is all poofed up and ready for baking!         How cool that I got an iPad this summer (Thanks Gale!) and it fits so nicely on my cookbook holder – makes it easy to see...

Almost baking day….

A couple of days ago, I was chatting online with my sourdough guru, Travis of the Jungle, and told him about my twice a day feeding schedule, and how active Hermanita was. He asked me when it was I planned to bake.  Sometimes a well-placed question brings...

Hermanita is happy and hungry!

So before I went to bed last night, I checked and Hermanita was bubbling away in happiness with his flour/water feed! I set him in a bowl in case he overflowed:           This morning I got all ready for his feeding by putting him in a big...
The sourdough adventure begins….

The sourdough adventure begins….

While we were in Belize this past summer (2012), I was introduced to the fine art of fermentation in many forms, by Travis Van der Jungle, our intrepid guide during our stay. (aka Big Travis, or BT) He had sauer kraut going, he had kombuchu bubbling in several...