Free Books Are Always Welcome

Jun 8th, 2009 // In: Posts // By: // Comments 0

Well, okay, free books are mostly always welcome. I’m sure there are subject matter that I wouldn’t really want, and even if it is free, it becomes only clutter. There is a restaurant in Chicago called Alinea*. I’ll let you read the many accolades of the food and the chef–there are many. Apparently, I’m only [...]

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Bread Outcome

Jun 8th, 2009 // In: Posts // By: // Comments 1

We ate the bread tonight, along with grilled filet mignon served on baby spinach with a warm balsamic vinaigrette, some warm goat cheese and apple sauce for the kids. And wine. These are my issues with the bread: the dough had too much water and I didn’t like the bottom crust. I don’t like the [...]

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First No Knead Bread

Jun 8th, 2009 // In: Posts // By: // Comments 0

First No Knead Bread Since my KitchenAid is being repaired, I thought I would finally give No Knead bread a shot. I mixed it all together last night and let it rise for 16 hours. Then I gave it a quick knead, shaped it, and let it proof for 2.5 hours before dumping it in [...]

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