Category Archives: DIY
DIY Flour Tortillas
Because many brands of store-bought tortillas these days feature suspicious ingredients such as cellulose gum, proprionic acid, dextrose and amylase, I’ve been wanting to try to make my own tortillas for some time. With the Cinco de Mayo holiday just … Continue reading
Bread Challenge #2: Whole Wheat Bread
February’s selection in my “bread of the month” challenge was whole wheat bread. I used a recipe from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread. The recipe yielded 2 one-pound loaves. Many of the recipes in The … Continue reading
Lobster Bisque from Scratch
I just came back from visiting my sister in Seattle for a week. A post with highlights from our trip is yet to come, but first I had to share this culinary adventure from our trip: Lobster Bisque from Scratch. … Continue reading
Bread Challenge #1: Kaiser Rolls
Last week in my New Year’s post, I stated that one of my goals for 2012 is to bake a new type of bread each month. This goal is inspired by my Christmas gift of The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering … Continue reading
Master Food Preserver Certification
You may remember that last year I experimented with the wonders of food preservation by canning homemade salsa and strawberry jam. We finished off the 3 pints of salsa in just over a week, and since learning how to make my own jam, … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 