I had a craving for a curry dinner. Decided to make Curry Chicken, Aloo Gobi, Rice Pilaf and homemade Chapati. Not a very pretty dinner, but very tasty. I would prefer Naan, but it is impossible to make Naan at home and have it taste like it just came out of a Tandoori Oven. Chapati…

I decided, rather late afternoon on Thursday, that I would make pizza for our Valentine’s Day dinner. So, Thursday afternoon I started a batch of dough. Half the dough went into the fridge to be used to make the pizza and with the other half I made three rustic baguettes. The last baguette came out…

On Monday, I fed my sourdough starter and made  a sourdough biga and a sourdough levain. The Biga went into Monday’s Bagels  and the Levain into a bread dough. The dough went into the fridge Monday and  was left there until early Wednesday morning. Took the dough out of the fridge and left it on…

These bagels are Moe’s favourite. Using my regular bagel recipe, I turned them into Sourdough Bagels. Gave Moe the option of a Prime Rib dinner or bagels with smoked salmon and cream cheese. The bagels won. Bagels are easy to make. Check out my  Bagel Pictorial NOTE:  I now make this recipe by hand using…

My sourdough starter is going strong. Last week I baked sourdough baguettes and  sourdough rye cocktail bread. Perfect topped with smoked salmon. For the Rye bread,  I adapted a recipe I found on the  blog Wild Yeast.   I followed the basic recipe but added a sour dough Biga   made with 2 ounces of starter, 1…

Sterling Silver Porterhouse Steak  Presalted 36 hours before grilling. Tenderloin and Strip Loin Two steaks in one. Served with garlicy mashed potatoes, mushrooms androasted Parmesan broccoli and zucchini. The tenderloin Sauteed Mushrooms.

Pork Chile Verde served with   homemade flour tortillas and black beans. The beans were put on to simmer the same time as the pork. I like to serve the chile verde over cheese filled tortillas but it can also be served in a bowl with the tortillas on the side. We had the leftovers for…

Another batch of Sourdough bread. One round loaf and two pizzas.   Pizza #1 Topped with spicy Italian sausage and sauteed mushrooms. Thin crust,  maybe an 1/8th of an inch thick but with a puffy rim. My favourite pizza so far .  Baked using Ken Forkish’s method.  Pizza #2  Pizza Margherita We were too full to…

It has been a few years since I baked sourdough bread. So this week I decided I would grow from scratch a sourdough starter. I used the instructions from Amy’s Bread.   I like this particular sourdough because it is made from just two ingredients. Rye flour and spring water. Nothing else.  Started Monday and strong…

Moe’s Breakfast.  Scrambled Eggs The first chives of the season from my garden. The chives are only about two or three inches high,but high enough to cut a few for garnish. and sauteed mushrooms. with toasted homemade bread.