Here in Philly it is glorious outside. The cherry blossoms are blooming, my seedlings are measurable in inches rather than centimeters and my neighbors have once again set up their lawn chairs on our tiny street, glaring at cars that dare to drive past; all sure signs that spring is truly, [...]
Tag Archives: sourdough
Basics of Fermentation – Back to the Future to the Past
January 10, 2013 – 11:23 am
As you may have read in the New York Times last week, ferments are a culinary trend for 2013. I assume they meant 2013 BC, but you’ll have to read the article to be sure. Frankly, I don’t care if people explore fermentation because they like how fermented things [...]
RIP, Tiny Friends
January 2, 2013 – 10:40 am
When I worked a corporate job with a long commute, I often dreamed of having fabulous riches that would allow me to use my enormous plot of Center City land to farm like a MacGregor. No borage, of course, it attracts rats! But most other things would go. I would [...]
Fermentation Basics – Keeping Sourdough Alive
November 24, 2012 – 10:33 am
Sourdough is really bread that has been leavened with starter (natural yeast), rather than with commercial yeast. It is delicious, has some terroir and if you like sour dough (or not!) you can control the sourness by how often you feed it. I use a desem starter. The desem culture [...]
