SpiderFarmer

This experiment turned out so well!
Ingredients:

2.25 tsp dry yeast (1 cake yeast)
1 teaspoon sugar
3.5 cups bread flour (500 grams)
.5 pound grated carrots (250 grams)
1 tablespoon melted butter (cooled to room temp)

Directions:
Sprinkle the yeast, then the sugar into .5 cup of water and let proof for 10 minutes.  Stir to dissolve.
Mix the flour and the salt [...]

So, I’ve been working on some new recipes, trying to find the perfect thing for dessert for a big party.  Something that goes with the Sumatra Caviar.  However, the cookies, while wonderful, aren’t the texture I needed.  That said, these are some pretty amazing cookies, so I thought I’d share the recipe.
Ingredients and Preparation instructions [...]

This is a fantastic summer soup. It’s one of the rare soups that good served hot or cold. While cold soups have never made much inroad in American cuisine, it’s a worthwhile experiment during the dog days of summer.
Ingredients and directions behind the cut.

Today’s bread experiment will be mini-baguettes.  I’ll also be making a fresh pea, garden mint and leek soup.  I’m crossing my fingers that the flavor profile will do what I expect it to do.  I’ll be using the baguettes to make a montrachet and roasted red bell pepper and basil sandwiches to go with the [...]

The store had bing cherries on sale, and we brought a couple pounds home, only to find that they needed to be used asap.
So…what better use for cherries than cheesecake! Everyone loves a good cheesecake. Heck, folks love a bad cheesecake, but a good one is even better.
When making cheesecake, I use a [...]