I acquired some sourdough starter from a friend, probably about a month ago. Since then, I feel like a chemist, creating all kinds of interesting recipes in my kitchen using sourdough. Some have been just okay…some have been absolutely delicious! This recipe has been my favorite, hands-down. I joked with my husband about how the recipe was “written in British”…
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We got a food dehydrator about a month ago, and I have been experimenting with simple recipes like sweet potato chips, dried strawberries, and fruit leather. I decided I was ready to try raw granola! I found this recipe for Vanilla Bean Raw-Granola on Pinterest and tried it. Here are my step-by-step directions to make a variation of this yummy…
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May 2014 UPDATE: Still nursing Bryce a few times a day (mostly at night) and I nursed him in public a few months ago, when we went to see the movie Frozen in the theater. I also nursed in a church during a Catholic wedding back in December. Hooray for breastfeeding! This portion was written JULY 2013: Just writing that…
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Recipe borrowed from Traveling Together: Sourdough Bagels Ingredients: 1 cup sourdough starter 2 eggs 3 Tablespoons cooking oil 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 gallon water plus 2 Tablespoons sugar for boiling (I used 1 tsp. baking soda and 1 tsp. salt rather than sugar) Directions: In a large mixing bowl, combine sourdough starter…
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I found this FREE Swaddle Baby pattern while searching on Pinterest, and I just had to make beautiful Swaddling Blankets for each of my children. This is a great beginning pattern that you can follow with a few pieces of inexpensive fabric. Materials: two 19″ squares of fabric (could be the same or different) one 8″ circle cut from muslin…
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