Deep in summer I find myself struggling to make it out of bed before the sun. The days are long and full and since, as they say, you must make hay while the sun shines, we cram those days desperately full. Not so in these, the shortest days of the year. Coffee and wood stoves…
The more gluten-free baking I do, the more I try to get away from the common flours and binders used in gluten-free baking. A little less rice flour, a taking away of xanthan gum, a whole lot of experimenting (and often failing) with simple gluten-free whole grain flours. All of these experiments can get a…
Awhile back I purchased cream of tartar because I wanted to start making our own baking powder. Baking powder can get expensive if you use a lot of it and try to find a form with the least amount of additives, so I figured I could make a cleaner, cheaper version at home. Well, I…
December has a funny way about it, here in Texas. A cold front has swept in, on the heels of several warm days, so we’ve shifted from opening all of the windows to carrying in firewood by the arm full. The children are always excited at the mere prospect of wintry weather and I can’t…
