For the Love of Sourdough, La Creuset vs Clay Baker

I recently got a Romertop clay baker from my mom. What is a clay baker?? Clay bakers can be used for slow cooked meals. Normally clay bakers need to be soaked for 15 minutes before baking in the oven. They trap the moist air and help make the food cook at a consistent temperature. I’ve…

Meet Carl and his Sourdough Waffles

Meet Carl. He is my sourdough starter.  Each week I need to feed him to make sure he is happy and healthy.  Each week he grows by half a cup.  Each week I have to throw away half a cup of sourdough starter. So sad. Last week I tried making waffles with the extra sour…

For the Love of Sourdough: Take 2 Sourdough Millet Rye Bread

For my second attempt at making sour dough, I decided to use some flours I had in my pantry. At one point, I was making, creating and trying a bunch of gluten free recipes. Both my aunt and younger sister was not eating any gluten. It was probably the toughest period of time experimenting on…

For the Love of Sourdough: Take 1

I came across a wonderful volunteer at my workplace who found out I write a food blog.  She asked if I wanted a sourdough starter. Of course I’ve been looking for a sourdough starter for a while and I was ready to take care of one. Her sourdough starter was a Carl Griffith 1847 Oregan…