A Greener Biener

Ingredients 3 cups of lukewarm water 1 ½ Tablespoons yeast (less at altitude.  I use 1 1/4) T) 1 ½ teaspoons salt 6 ½ cups of all purpose flour Directions This makes enough for about 4 loaves. The dough can be refrigerated and used as you go, so you can have fresh bread for dinner [...]

These go fast, so make much much more than you imagine your children could ever eat. We’ve made these with every kind of potato–purple, fingerling, russet, new, red, you name it.  Each type has a slightly different baking time though, so you might want to bake them separately if you’re doing different types together. Ingredients: [...]

Homemade Pizza Dough — The dough takes about 15 – 20 minutes to put together, then sits for an hour or two or whatever works with your life. Ingredients for dough 1 teaspoon sugar 1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon [...]

This salsa fresca is unbelievably good.  This version is medium-mild, but you can always increase the number of jalepenos if you like it hot hot hot.  The key here is using ultra-fresh ingredients. 2 c diced tomatoes 1/2 c diced yellow bell pepper 1 large diced, peeled peach 1/4 seeded and diced jalapeno (more or [...]

Mmmm, hot, crusty and fresh from the oven. With just a smattering of shattered glass.  Nothing says homemade like fresh bread.  At least that’s what they all say.  The results of my efforts, however, proved otherwise. If you are dreaming of fresh loaves that look something like this: You might want to go and check [...]