Homemade Pizza and Focaccia Last week, I started a batch of Ken Forkish’s pizza dough early in the day.  It was mixed all by hand  using his pinching and folding method. When the dough had more than doubled, it was tipped out on to the counter and  divided into five balls, 340 g each. After…

I bought a whole Beef Tenderloin recently.Sterling Silver Beef I trimmed and divided it into a small roast, steaks  and tenderloin tips for the freezer.  Over the last two weeks we have had grilled steaks and  Filet Mignon in a Green Peppercorn Sauce This is one of my favourite ways to serve a steak. Served…

  This bread was started last Tuesday.   After mixing the flour and water, the dough was left to rest for 20 minutes.   Then the yeast and salt were added and left to rest again for 20 minutes.  Then I let the Magic Mill do the kneading.   Using the roller attachment, not the dough hook….

Breville All-In-One  My 15 year old Kitchenaid hand mixer died last week and my 13 year old Braun Immersion blender bit the dust the same day.  How does that happen? Since I use the immersion blender more often than the hand mixer, I decided to replace it first. Did a little homework and decided to go with…

I was out of my bread and decided to bake after I got home from work Friday night. Just my basic baguettes. Got started just after I got home and the bread came out of the oven around  10:00.  Took just under five hours from start to finish. The bread was singing so loud I…

Last Weeks Bread. I fed both starters and made a biga on Thursday at 11:00 AM.  I then left to drive down to Victoria.   By the time I got back the starters had both doubled and the biga was ready to use.   In less than three hours.  I kneaded up a batch of dough with…

A few of our July meals. Asian Stir fry Twice   Pork Tenderloin with Eggplant and Tofu. I really should cook tofu and eggplant more often.   We both love it. Spicy Pork with Bean Sprouts. Recipe for Pork with Bean Sprouts    Diner Food   I roasted an extra chicken yesterday,  just so we could have…

I adapted my regular baguette recipe to make buns for bothburgers and hot dogs. Hamburger Buns rising. Hot Dog Buns almost ready for the oven.   Hamburger Buns Hot Dog Buns Moe’s hot dog.Grilled European Wieners topped withmustard, hot dog relish, tomatoes, onions and dill pickles. With homemade fries. Apparently he liked it. We had…