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  • in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of July 28, 2024? #43481
    cwcdesign
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      Looks delicious Joan!

      in reply to: Freezing Baked Goods #43480
      cwcdesign
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        Great article BA. I just sent it to Will who just took a loaf of the semolina rye bread out of the oven. He used sprouted wheat flour instead of rye and subbed in some unfed sourdough starter. It looks beautiful and he will cut it in the morning

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 28, 2024? #43446
        cwcdesign
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          Will made tuna salad that we had with lettuce tomatoes and sourdough crackers (not homemade, but a really good brand we sell). It's too hot for much of anything.

          in reply to: A Baker at the Battle of Gettysburg #43445
          cwcdesign
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            Wonderful!

            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of July 7, 2024? #43316
            cwcdesign
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              That's a good thing to know BA. Thanks 😊

              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of July 7, 2024? #43311
              cwcdesign
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                It is the Irish flour. But I thought maybe it would absorb more water than the Harvest Grains Blend. There was not an issue with the cornmeal being too hard, it wasn't a lot and added a nice flavor. I also used bread flour instead AP as I know it makes a less "fluffy" bread which we prefer. Those are the reasons I thought adding more water might help - I just don't know how much I'd add. The original recipe called for 2 teaspoons each of salt and yeast, so I had reduced both - I would keep the salt (Morton Kosher) at 1 ½ tsp maybe increase the yeast again.

                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of July 7, 2024? #43303
                cwcdesign
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                  Yesterday, I wanted to make a loaf of bread for the freezer before I left town. I landed on the Harvest Grains Bread - I had adapted it slightly using AP and WWW. The one on the bag also had cornmeal. As I was collected my ingredients I realized that I didn't have any Harvest Grains, so I thought I could pick up a multigrain cereal from BRM at the market - no such luck. When I came home I decided to use the Irish whole meal. The bread is tasty, but even more dense than I like it. I did 1 ½ times the recipe and this is what I used. I also used bread flour to add to the denseness. I think because of the Irish meal, I should add more liquid.

                  240 g bread flour
                  85 g WWW
                  58 g cornmeal (medium grind)
                  110 g Irish meal
                  1 tsp yeast
                  1½ tsp salt
                  90 g maple syrup
                  284 g water
                  42 g baker's dry milk

                  Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 7, 2024? #43257
                  cwcdesign
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                    Mike, one of my friends at work mentioned today that when the heat gets really bad, the cows don't produce as much milk and the hens don't lay as many eggs, so the prices go up. I don't know how quickly that affects the supply chain.

                    Thank you, Joan

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 7, 2024? #43232
                    cwcdesign
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                      I had a tuna sandwich on semolina toast. I added shredded carrot to the tuna. I'm trying to use up fresh produce and not buy too much as I leave for Atlanta on Sunday for a buying trip at the Retail Market - 3 days at the Market and drive home on Thursday.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 30, 2024? #43172
                      cwcdesign
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                        Back in May, I tied a pasta primavera recipe from WaPo. Will and I both thought it held promise but it didn't have enough vegetables. So today, I made the full recipe (pound of pasta) with double the veges. I needed to adjust the cream slightly and the Parmesan. It definitely looked like I wanted it to and it tastes really good. I also broke the fettuccine in half before I cooked it which made it easier to combine. One of the reasons the recipe had appealed to me in the first place, you add all the veges, except the mushrooms, to the half cooked pasta. I like it better than sautéing them all. I did freeze two 1.5 pound portions of the pasta for dinners later on. I had enough for dinner tonight and a few more dinners this week.

                        in reply to: Frosting or Cake? #43171
                        cwcdesign
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                          I love lots of frosting, but only if it's really good 😜 I used to like any kind. But I don't like ice cream with cake.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 30, 2024? #43153
                          cwcdesign
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                            For dinner tonight, I had chicken salad made from the rotisserie chicken I bought on Friday. I put the carcass in the freezer to make stock at a later date. I had that with lettuce and avocado. I also roasted some mini peppers and ate some of those as well with some pimento cheese which I also made today. You can tell it was a day off 😄

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 23, 2024? #43124
                            cwcdesign
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                              I had a quesadilla on one of Will's wheat tortillas with Jarlsberg, avocado and salsa. I made it in the panini press as I don't need to add any fat to cook it.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 23, 2024? #43118
                              cwcdesign
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                                I had tomatoes (from my neighbor) Caprese tonight with chicken salad.

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of June 23, 2024? #43110
                                cwcdesign
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                                  Len, those hamburgers look delicious!

                                  BA, tonight the galette turned into tomato pudding🤣🤣🤣 because of the texture of the crust -it still tasted good though. It made me think of my best friend's mom when we were growing up. She called the meals "dinner," "leftovers," "icebox review(revue?)" and then "train wreck." Tonight was train wreck

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