Tag: sourdough
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Poached Eggs & Avocado Toast
There is beauty in the poaching of an egg, in the way it swirls gently into togetherness. Water as land. Vinegar as air. Watch it. See how it starts out. Timid, first. Invisible, extant only by way of the bright yellow orb at its center. Drop! In the water, a ghostly, whirling specter as it…
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Heirloom Tomatoes with Chili Oil, Pesto and Mozzarella
Here is a little recipe for the unofficial last day of summer. Except, this isn’t a recipe so much as a suggestion, in the way that tomatoes suggest a sprinkling of salt, and that pesto suggests gratings of cheese, and that it all suggests a hunk of bread. In other words, here is a plate…
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Six Impossible Things
Last week was one of those weeks when everything just aligned. I organized my room, made a pile of clothing to donate, and did a little DIY project to spruce things up. I also finally got Tartine’s bread book, a dutch oven and a kitchen scale, and with those implements, succeeded in making amazing sourdough…
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Six Impossible Things
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” – White Queen, Alice in Wonderland. Six impossibly awesome things. ∞ Croissants, finally ready after three days of work ∞ ∞ I love the contrast of the black centers with the yellow petals of the flowers ∞ ∞ Ingredients for a fall, Rosh Hashana themed cake…
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Six Impossible Things
This past week has been pretty epic. The weather’s gorgeous, our Shavuos in the mountains with family (and friends) was beautiful, and the rhubarb that I started growing a mere two week ago is already sprouting. As always, I’m grateful for all the little things as well as the big, and Six Impossible Things is…