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I got a bean crock and started my sourdough in that on advice from the first place I read about sourdough (I forget where). It is earthenware I think, looks like clay pot with a bit of a finish, hand made and the lid is loose fitting, not perfectly fit or flat so the starter can breath. I have...

Congratulations Pat! Wow what a cutie. I think the pee leak will resolve as he grows or learns to deal with excitement. I'm sure you have thought of this but if not do check with a Vet, it could be medical, a low grade infection or something structural if it continues. Crating is perfect...

I made sourdough for a few years consistently twice in my life. I love the bread the most, but right now too busy to bake bread regularly like a good SD mother wants so I'm back to yeast. Several of the recipes that I used called for whey, but not in the mother culture or added to feed it...

That strip is great, he has some very good ones. Some are local to stuff going on here but he often jokes on lifestyle trends. Whistler is a very trendy place so his hometown is probably very inspiring. All the BC papers carry his 'toons and the Sunday edition has a half page special for him...

1) Well trained stout horses (I have the skills to train but at least one ready) 2) Tack, harness, carts and farm implements for horse drawn power 3) hand tools of all sorts including the tools to sharpen and maintain them 4) books on old farming ways, making tools and horse drawn power 5) land...

Dinesh what country are you in? I'd love to learn more about the power alternatives used in other countries, how common they are and if most or few people participate. :welcome

My sister uses the old BBQs as flower pots, being at that height they are really attractive, your so close to the blooms as you walk her walkway. Edge is vines that cascade down the sides.

The feed company closest to me now uses the photo breakdown type plastic, so reusing them is not a good idea. They will last long enough to get the trash to the curb, but if you use them in sunlight they disintegrate. I gather this is so that they are not a problem, but I wonder, if they get to...

OK you made me go look... I forgot to order the Vit D last time from my usual source so I picked up a bottle at Costco Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 25 mcg / 1000 IU No artificial flavours, colours no dairy, gluten, lactose or yeast. Canadian product, HealthBalance is the brand.

I agree, and I did get it worked out for the most part, but still compared to my stand mixer it's just more work for less bread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biga_%28bread_baking%29 Sorry, one g only. Known also as a poolish. I use 1/3 rye flour and 2/3 white as the biga and leave it 24 - 36 hours. The mix I shoot for would be between 10 and 20% of the total flour but I still use some yeast in the bread because I'm...

Now that I have a stand mixer I too think that the breadmaker is too much work. For the same time investment I can make 4 loaves of great bread compared to one loaf of maybe good bread in the breadmaker. I think I got a bad one, often the corners had flour still in them or whatever. I was...

Rye flour and grapes are both natural sources. In winter it's hard to get a new sourdough established. There is just not the natural fauna available to you that in summer would float through the air to find your mix with glee. Your temperatures are not helping those that do find you either...

If you have a sinus infection or just really plugged up take a half dropper full twice a day. Best to follow it with orange juice or an orange to cut the taste. What the natural doctor told me was that yeast was the problem and the infections are just opportunistic, the yeast kept my sinuses...

Oil of Oregano (wild Mediterranean type, not the spice) worked for me when I was in a cycle of UTI's and then yeast infections from the antibiotics. Took it for about 3 months first off, then just as needed for a couple weeks. Found it worked on sinus infection once too. I keep it handy now.

You folks have inspired me to try something new with both wheat and the Mesa flour I get to do tortillas. Mmmmmm! Probably not tonight though, I have 4 loaves of bread rising and a biga brewing. Then again, the oven is on anyway......

Or, just make buns. :lol: Seriously though, I agree, let it cool properly. Also make sure it cooked to 195 - 200 degrees. If it's a bit undercooked it will still taste good but be hard to slice even cold. If it's more undercooked it will still taste good toasted but not so much as a...

Get a good quality coffee carafe and your coffee will be hot all day, I love mine. Also since I'm a slow drinker I have a warmer plate made for a coffee cup. But honestly a insulated cup will do just as well, I just hate trying to find one that is not narrow based so I can't tip them over so...

Great pictures! I have to ask about the camera and how happy you are with it. I need to invest in one, for many reasons and hunting scouting will be one, but also we have things missing around here so I'm going to set up for that too. So which one did you get and have you tried others? How...

Well, ya. What's your point? :)