Category Archives: Cooking

A collection of thoughts, recipes and experiences related to cooking.

Kimchi Recipe

I’ve been making vegan kimchi for several years now. During my “year of fermentation” I tried several different variations and kept the basic recipe in my head. This worked fine until I made a huge batch… and didn’t make it … Continue reading

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Community Loaves Hub

I’ve been baking with Community Loaves for about 2.5 years and although I don’t bake as often as when I started, I’m still excited to bake bread for local food banks and community members in need. Recently I got the … Continue reading

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Chasing the Perfect Loaf

I’ve been baking bread for years now and have gotten some recipes that work well for me… But every so often, I decide the loaves are not good enough and I start experimenting with my process. Recently I’ve been working … Continue reading

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Fermented Hot Sauce

If you like spicy foods and have never tried fermented hot sauce, it’s time to make a batch. It simple and produces such amazing flavors. I took a bottle into work and several co-workers asked how to make it. I … Continue reading

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First month of fermenting

Well, we’re now a little over a month into my Year of Fermenting and so far, it’s been going great. We’re starting to sample some of what we’ve made, we’re coming up with plenty of ideas to keep trying throughout … Continue reading

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Ferments of 2021

Fermentation list for 2021. What have I fermented so far? Continue reading

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Sourdough Starter Care

I was recently asked about how to care for a sourdough starter and thought I’d write down what I’ve learned over the years. The very short version is, “If it doesn’t look active, I should feed it.” The longer version … Continue reading

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Running through 2020

A little over four years ago, I started running every day. I had done that before but never with much success. This time things were different and I managed to run every day for a year. The following year, I … Continue reading

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Croissants

After going vegan, there are obvious things you miss like good cheese (they are getting better, but still have room to improve) and there are less obvious foods like croissants. Maybe it’s obvious to everyone else, but having never made … Continue reading

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Sourdough

I’ve been baking for a while and keeping my sourdough starter going for about two years. During the first 23.5 months, one person asked for some. Since beginning “Stay Home, Stay Safe,” aka COVID lockdown, four nine (as of April … Continue reading

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