Last week I started a Apple Raspberry Wine. Rather than discarding the pulp afterward, I decided to use it. Whenever I juice or make a mash I am left with a portion of fruit or vegetable pulp that normally is thrown away. I have occasionally added it to cakes or... more
The weather has made for the strangest winter this year in the Columbia Valley. Today was a balmy 10 degrees, warm, bright and sunny – and it’s still January! I took the opportunity to do a bit of yard work. Discovering my Lilies had optimistically sprouted 2 vibrant green inches... more
Meant to replace 8 kitchen appliances, and on a lot of wish lists, the Vitamix says it will grind flours, ice, meat, make ice cream, mix bread, chop tough vegetables, and a multitude of other amazing things – in a matter of seconds no less. My neighbor bought the newest... more
I have quietly been working on this for a couple of days now, not-so-patiently waiting to share this idea! In all my searching for what to do with discard SD starter, I have never come across this before… Why not use up unfed or ‘discard’ sourdough starter to make salt... more
Every time I feed my sourdough starter, I cringe at the idea of the ‘discard’ portion. I started putting it aside in another container some time ago, I keep it in the fridge and ignore it until I’m ready to use some. We needed a quick snack for the evening,... more