What Did You Eat?

My Friend, Club Soda

I've had a tenacious stomach bug for the last three days.  So, this blog should be titled What I Can't Eat.  It was a big deal when I ate a banana yesterday.  But, club soda is my savior.

Maybe I can have some rice today?   

(.....Story developing.....)

Bread Baking Buddies!

Note:  If you sent me an e-mail with a link to your site about the Poilane-Style Miche, and you aren't listed below, please leave it in the comment section below and I'll add you. My server has been crashing  as I try to open mail or write this post on Typepad!

Despite a formidable looking recipe, our valiant Bread Baking Buddies decided to try their hand at making the Poilane-Style Miche.  And the results are beautiful.

Here they are! Please go to their blogs and see how they did it. 

First out was Ulrike at Kuchenlatein, who produced her marvelous loaf in record time, because she already had her own starter in her fridge!  Well done.  We should all be so well prepared.

My friend Astrid at Paulchen's Food blog made this beautiful loaf, adding spelt flour to the dough. It was her first attempt at sourdough, and it came out great.

Gea at Koekje Van Eigen Deeg produced this lovely loaf. Looking at those perfect slices makes me hungry for a sandwich.  Corned beef, anyone?

Look at the beautiful design Jude, at Apple Pie, Patis & Pate, made on his bread. Marvelous!  It's a work
of art.

Unfortunately, I left out Soepkipje at Ipernity! Look at this beautiful loaf.  That was a crime!

I also left out Gretchen at Canela & Comino!  She had to contend with the fact that she can buy almost any kind of flour, but whole wheat flour wasn't available.  But, like a true baker, she persevered and created her beautiful loaf.

Judy at Judy's Gross Eats was faced with the eccentric nature of this starter. But, she persevered (thank heavens for us) and produced beautiful bread! 

Bread Baking Babes

• A Fridge Full Of Food - Glenna
• Bake My Day - Karen
• Breadchick - Mary
• Cookie Baker Lynn - Lynn
• Grain Doe - Gorel
• I Like To Cook - Sara
• Living on bread and water - Monique
• Lucullian Delights - Ilva
• My Kitchen In Half Cups - Tanna
• Notitie Van Lien - Lien  (Our wonderful logo and Badge designer)
• Thyme For Cooking - Katie
• What Did You Eat? - Sher

 

 

WHB: Southwestern Corn Chicken Chowder

There it was, way in the back of my pantry, a can of Campbell's Chunky Corn Chicken Chowder. Judging by the layer of dust on the top of the can, it was bought some time ago.  It was time to eat it or turn it into a paper weight.  Unfortunately, I don't like the odd taste of the cream base in canned chowders.  They always have a stale taste that overpowers the soup.  But, I figured that adding herbs, and some sort of booze, would help rescue this tired can of chowder. And it did.  It took additions of cumin, cilantro, poblano pepper, and dry sherry, but I wound up satisfied with the results.  It wasn't great, but it was good.  The cream base wasn't stale anymore.  The vegetables were mushy, but if I replaced them all with fresh vegetables, I wouldn't really have canned soup anymore.  It's like plastic surgery, a little is OK, but too much should be avoided, lest we not be able to recognize ourself.