JR and I are just back from our maiden voyage to our local farmers market. By local I mean the one that happens in our town, as there are quite a few markets that could be considered local to us, and I will be exploring those throughout the year, and even into the winter, about… Continue Reading
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I’ll take mine unbleached and unbromated, thank you.
My bread-baking adventures are being conducted in a rather willy-nilly fashion, I have to say. I do want to learn more – much more – about baking yeast breads, but I’m starting to think that there will be nothing resembling logic in my approach. I bought some bread flour because I want to make a… Continue Reading
A Market with a View
When we go to Vermont, JR and I have a route through Dorset and up over Danby Mountain Road that we like to drive – the views on Danby Mountain Road are sweeping, with mountains continuing off into the distance until they’re a smoky blue in contrast to the flaming fall color on the mountains… Continue Reading
Vermont Apples and Cheese
Though we had been to Major Farm last year (please see my previous post), we were unable to accurately choose from the four streets off of Westminster West Road which one would lead to the farm. Instead, we took a detour at a street that looked like it might be the street (despite the case… Continue Reading
A Curd in Hand: A Cheesemaking Trip to Major Farm
I wrote this over a year ago, on May 15, 2007. JR joined me on a trip to Major Farm in Putney, Vermont, taken by my cheese class at Boston University, rather than play golf in a tournament he’s played in for years, which garnered him much ribbing from his golfing buddies. You know, I… Continue Reading