12 your method Recipes

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

barbecued cabbage, source: how to grill by steven raichlen (workman, 2001), pg. 360, method : indirect grilling, butter, bacon , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slivers, onion, finely diced, green cabbage (about 2 lb), your favorite barbecue sauce, coarse salt and black pepper, also need : 2 cups wood chips, soaked in cold water to cover, then drained. best of barbecue grill ring (optional) or aluminum foil, crumpled into a 3-inch ring

olive oil, onion, minced, garlic clove, minced, minced fresh ginger, thai red curry paste, grain rice, coconut milk (method to make your own follows), chicken stock, desiccated coconut (dry ), raisins or 1/2 cup currants, salt, desiccated coconut (dry ), water

cops of cooked white rice (your favorite method), flaked coconut, sliced fresh mushrooms, butter, raisins, onion, thinly sliced, blanched almonds, egg yolks, hard cooked (put the extra whites in your tuna fish)

ingredients topping, tub margarine (not light ) softened, brown sugar, flour, rolled oats, ground cinnamon, chopped walnuts, method topping, in a medium bowl, combine the margarine, brown sugar, flour, rolled oats, cinnamon and walnuts using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal; set aside., ingredients glaze, egg, milk, method glaze, in a small dish , whisk together the egg and milk to make a glaze; set aside., ingredients pie dough: (pate brisee ), flour, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, softened, canola oil, cold water, method pie dough, in a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt with a pastry blender., blend in butter and oil until mixture resembles coarse meal., add 2tsp cold water and blend ; add more water, 1 t at a time until mixture holds together (do not over mix)., form dough into a ball ; flatten in to a disc shape., wrap in wax paper and chill, at least, 1 hour., on a lightly floured surface , roll out refrigerated dough to a 1/4-inch thickness circle, about 14 inches in diameter., drape dough over a 10-inch pie plate ; trim edges; set aside excess dough., crimp edges with a fork or your fingers., refrigerate pie plate for about 30 minutes (while assembling fruit filling)., ingredients fruit filling, fresh cranberries, fresh or frozen peeled, pitted peaches , cut into 1 slices, lemon juice, sugar, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cornstarch

pumpernickel bread, salmon, cooked (1/2 lb fresh salmon fillets, this could be made with canned salmon, but it just doesn tsp have the sam), spinach, tomato, cut in 8 slices, olive oil (if using the fresh salmon method below), cucumber, peeled, seeded and fine diced, red onion, fine diced, chopped black olives (approximately 1/4 cup, i buy them pre-chopped, but you can always chop your own), salt, pepper, mayonnaise, capers (you can use less if you don tsp like the flavor that much), lemon juice, grated lemons, fresh dill, fine chopped

capers, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped fresh basil leaves, chopped parsley leaves, chopped shallot, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper, halibut fillets, roasted, using your favorite method

quail , boned (reserve bones and skin for stock and meat for meatloaf), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, crushed, rosemary, sage, dry white wine, water, white bread, milk, sweet pork sausage, removed from casing, eggs, freshly grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh sage, plus 1 or 2 whole sprigs, salt and freshly ground black pepper, ground nutmeg, fresh or storebought breadcrumbs, for coating, butter , more if needed, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped shallots, garlic, sliced, fresh rosemary, dry white wine, heavy cream, butter, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, sliced, head savoy cabbage , cut in 1/2-inch julienne, julienned carrots, salt and freshly ground black pepper, dry white wine, polenta , cooked according to package directions (or your favorite method), freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil

salmon fillets (skin left on 1 side ), mayonnaise (or as needed), dried dill weed (or to taste), lemon pepper (or to taste), seasoning salt (to taste), lemon wedge