This Tuesday, I shared my enthusiasm for home-baked sourdough with five workshop guests at the Seahorses Bistro. Planning the workshop took a good few weeks, visiting the venue, planning the workshop schedule, after which it was trialled and refined on …
Good sourdough starts with good flour. Vanessa Kimbell There are book chapters written on sourdough flour. Sourdough enthusiasts fascinate about flour in much the same way as wine enthusiasts fascinate about grape varieties. Here is what I have learnt about …
This is a question I have been musing over for a while. Sourdough sits at the confluence of nutrition, wellness and habits. I have the sourdough bug. It is compelling as it is unpredictable – and I have been fermenting …
First, what is sourdough discard? It is the sourdough starter that is removed or “discarded” before feeding (adding fresh flour and water) your sourdough starter in order to manage its growth and refresh the acidity levels. Sourdough discard lasts 1-2 …
Scientific studies suggest that only about 25 percent of how long we live is dictated by genes… The other 75 percent is determined by our lifestyles and the everyday choices we make. It follows that if we optimize our lifestyles, …
Understandably the posts on nutrition, wellness, and habits are getting further and further apart as the habits establish themselves. That is, in of itself worth reporting. Too much commentary is focused on “fast” – however, I recognise the power and …
Home-baking sourdough is an every week activity now and I need little encouragement to “bake two and gift one.” I have my go-to unleaven bread and ‘cloud’ breads (flat bread cooked in a pan rather than an oven), pizza bases, …
If you are reading this post, then home-baking sourdough is getting more serious for you. Here is what I learnt on the journey from home-baked yeast breads to baking and gifting, or at least sharing, home-baked sourdoughs. I started with …
