I made some pickled daikon and carrot tonight, since I couldn't find any in the Vietnamese grocery stores. (Odd, because every Bahn Mi shop in town uses it, and we must have a dozen of them.)
I'm probably going to pickle some leeks this weekend.
We both had sandwiches on the Banh Mi bread tonight. Good bread! I think I'll try baking a batch with a little rye flour in it next.
I have a small batch of tomato relish on tonight, about 4 pounds of skinned tomatoes, 3 large onions, 4 bell peppers, 3 cups of vinegar, 3/4 cup of sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt.
They're crisp on the outside but soften over time, the inside is pillowy soft.
I started with 64 grams of dough each, the hot dog buns (in a pan) wind up around 52 grams each, the banh mi rolls are more like 45 grams each.
We had hot dogs on the buns I baked today.
I've got about 6 pounds of tomatoes (mostly small ones) so I think I'm going to try to make a batch of tomato relish with them later today.
Making another batch of banh mi rolls today, 8 in a hot dog pan, 4 in a baguette pan.
There were some shaping issues, but with how well it rose it is very light, sometimes this recipe comes out a bit on the dense site.
Back home after a week in Wisconsin for the annual US Chess business meetings.
Made honey wheat bread today. Rose very well. (7 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, 5" high)
Montreal Bagels and Montreal Smoked Meat are two food experiences worth traveling to Quebec for!
I can't say that for poutine, I guess its an acquired taste.
Got around to labeling all the tomato cages finally, using some plastic tags with wire fasteners that I got on Amazon.
I'm making a batch of oatmeal crisps using M&M's tonight.
I haven't figured out why when I make these cookies with M&M's they come out flatter than when I make them with chocolate chips.
We had hot dogs for lunch on the Banh Mi from yesterday. They did soften up a bunch overnight, as expected, but the YouTube video says 5 minutes in the oven will make them nice and crisp again. Didn't do that for lunch, but probably will next time, Diane liked the crunchy exterior and so did I.
Be sure you get one that is garage-ready, sometimes if it is too cool in the winter they don't regulate their temperature well.
