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Gluten-Free Multigrain Bread
I've been fascinated with gluten-free bread recipes because they attempt to do what shouldn't be possible: create a network of pliable solids that can expand and trap gas released by yeast, giving you a leavened bread without gluten. It's also invariably a good-for-you loaf, with a rich variety of grains. Shauna Ahern, aka gluten-free girl, author of her the eponymous book and recently Gluten Free Girl and the Chef with husband Daniel, is among the best and has developed this seriously good gluten-free loaf for my bread-baking month. (There will be one more bread baking post; I know, it's February, but who cares. Bread is Life. Remember these awesome rolls.) Celiac is a very real intolerance to the main proteins in flour ...
Posted in Bread, Gluten-free, Guest Post, Recipes Tagged almond flour, chia seeds, flaxseed meal, gluten free multigrain bread, gluten free multigrain recipe, gluten-free girl, shauna ahern, teff flour Comments closed
Whoopie Pie’s Origin
Posted in Article, Desserts Tagged the origin of whoopie pies, wall street journal, whoopie pies Comments closed
Something To Say: Stupidity, Humans, Food
When I'm planning a meal or going to the grocery store, I always check the USDA food pyramid to make sure my list is on track and ensure that I have a healthy lifestyle. Don't you? The USDA released Dietary Guidelines last week and while they're more sensible than in years past, I honestly wonder, do they really do any good? Is it more helpful to suggest that people reduce sodium than to suggest they reduce the amount of processed food they eat—which would help on numerous levels, not just the salt issue. My belief about salt, this very essential rock we eat, is that if you don't eat processed food, and are otherwise healthy, your body will automatically regulate the salt you desire. I don't worry over salt. Remember when we were told that eating eggs was bad for us. Eggs! This culinary miracle, ...
Posted in Food Politics, Rant, Video Tagged diane cu, eating more food makes you fat, new USDA dietary guidelines, ruhlman rant video, stupidity, todd porter, video, video rant, white on rice couple Comments closed
For Charcutepaloozians:
Food Safety and Common Sense
Welcome to the official #charcutepalooza Safety and Health Concerns post and page, and a place where you can ask questions comprising more than 140 characters that I or others can answer. Have a look at our book Charcuterie for all general safety issues.
Many of you are embarking on unfamiliar waters regarding the curing of meat. If you’re fearful or nervous, remember that humans have been curing meat for millennia, that civilization depended on the ability to preserve food by curing it for most of human history and that if it were complicated and dangerous we probably wouldn’t be here.
As with all cooking, curing meats and making sausages requires the use of all your senses, ...
Posted in Charcutepalooza, Charcuterie, Food Safety Tagged Charcutepalooza, charcuterie safety issues, common sense, good mold, pink salt, Safety and Health Concerns, sanitation, tcm Comments closed
Oliver vs LA Schools
Posted in Article, Food Politics Tagged independent UK, jamie oliver, jamie oliver food revolution, jamie oliver LA show terminated, the Los Angeles Unified School District Comments closed
Video: Rabbit Farm
Posted in Article, Food Adventure, Video Tagged bunny burger, bunny farm, daniel klein, hoppy joes, minnesota, rabbit farm Comments closed














