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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

chocolate cookie crumbs , such as golliwogs (250g packet) or 250 g gluten-free chocolate cookies, butter, melted, desiccated coconut (optional), boiling water, gelatin, instant coffee, powder (omit if you dont eat or drink coffee), cream cheese (2 packs ) or 500 g light cream cheese, softened, caster sugar (fine sugar), dark chocolate, melted, creme de cacao (chocolate liqueur) (optional) or 8 tsp tia maria (optional) or 8 tsp kahlua (optional), thickened cream or 300 ml heavy cream, thickened cream, caster sugar, grated chocolate , to decorate chocolate curls, crumbled flake chocolate, crumbled peppermint crisp bar (your choice)

dry beans , your choice of pinto or lima (baby or large) i use the camellia brand, yellow onions ( chopped or diced ), also add 1 -2 cups of green onions (chopped), i use the green onions along with the yellow onions, jalepeno peppers, seasoning meat (your choice of bacon, smoked pork, ham, ham hock , salt meat or a pork chop), seasoning ( i use natures seasoning ), sugar or splenda (can use more , depends on your taste), parlsey, black pepper (to your taste ), salt (to your taste).. add towards the end of the cooking process), garlic powder (to your taste ), jalepenos slices (optional), a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional), you dont want your beans to hot to the taste or too sweet , so keep taste tasting your beans

hershey bars without nuts. the amount depends on how bif of a kiss you want to make., chopped nuts of your choice, chopped candies of your choice, caramel, toffee bits, rice crispy cereal, chopped oreos, dried fruits, sunflower seeds, colored sugar, coconut, chocolate mints, marshmallows, fudge bits, peppermints, etc.., like to add that some great foil to wrap your candy in can be found at beauty supply stores or at a hair salon. the foils used to highlight hair are ultra thin and come in various colors. they cover the chocolate very well and are great to use for other chocolate recipes such as truffles or molded chocolates. they re not expensive and come in large squares which means less foil cutting for you! ho! ho! ho

cube steaks (about 4 pieces) or 1 lb round steak, beef gravy (beef, mushroom beef, herbed beef, mushroom...mix and match to your liking) or 3 (3/4 oz) envelopes mushroom gravy (beef, mushroom beef, herbed beef, mushroom...mix and match to your liking), water, onion, sliced (optional), sliced mushrooms (optional), white potatoes, peeled and quartered (optional)

honey, raw is best, lemons (sliced 1/8 inch if possible. mix and match your citrus as i did using all 3) or 5 limes (sliced 1/8 inch if possible. mix and match your citrus as i did using all 3) or 2 oranges, sliced super thin (sliced 1/8 inch if possible. mix and match your citrus as i did using all 3)

strong coffee (to your taste ), jack daniels whiskey (1 oz is good as well), cinnamon, coffee creamer , and, sugar (your liking), dollop whipped cream

ground beef, green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, onion, diced, oil, petite cut diced tomatoes (do not drain), tomato soup, dark red kidney beans (1/2 drained ), ground cumin, chili powder (eyeball it to your liking. i do about 4 to 6 shakes into the pot), salt & pepper (to taste), crushed red pepper flakes (to your taste )

ground meat (i use turkey), your favorite taco seasoning (omit if using pre-seasoned meat), your favorite canned chili (i use campbell s roadhouse), petite diced tomatoes, sliced black olives (drained ), frozen) corn (drained ), water, diced onions (opt.), serve with: tortilla chips , sour cream, guacamole, grated cheese (opt.)

low-fat milk, low-fat vanilla ice cream, frozen blueberries or 3/4 cup frozen strawberries, etc, your choice

sandwich size zip lock bag, your favorite cold cereal to 1/2 the nag or whatever you desire the amount to be, level tsp instant non fat dry milk adjust to consistency you want, dry non dairy creamer (to give the non fat dry milk body if you want) note you may want to run the powdered milk and non dairy creamer through a food processor first to break the non daitry creamer down a bit smaller or use an inexpensive non dairy creamer that breaks down easily in cold liquid), sugar or splenda to taste (whatever you put on your cold cereal), addition of dried fruits and nuts, cinnamon etc is a plus, plastic spoon, water from a tap or your water bottle you probably carry with you or from a water fountain on the run..

fat free cream cheese (soft , but not runny), sugar, fresh orange juice (juice of 1 orange), plain fat-free yogurt (plain or vanilla), fat-free whipped topping (thawed, but not too soft ), jam (optional), cookies (girl scout shortbread are perfect for this.)

dessert sponge cakes, scoops strawberry ice cream, egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar, chopped toasted nuts or shredded coconut (optional), sweetened sliced fruit or your favorite ice cream topping (optional)

walnut oil, egg, agave syrup or 1/4 cup brown rice syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, oats, white whole wheat flour (or 1 cup white and 1/2 cup wheat flour), baking soda, salt, m & s (your choice) or 1 cup raisins (your choice) or 1 cup shredded coconut (your choice) or 1 cup nuts (your choice) or 1 cup chocolate chips (your choice)

pasta, cooked (penne is my favorite for this), tomatoes, halved, cheese, of your choice (provolone , feta, and pepper are good), pitted olives, of your choice (black and kalamata work well), vegetables, of your choice (artichokes , green onions, bell peppers, cucumbers with seeds removed, etc.), vegetable oil, vinegar, of your choice (red wine or cider), dried basil, garlic clove, minced, dijon mustard, salt, sugar, onion powder

bisquick baking mix (your own or bisquick), cooking oil, very hot water, shredded mozzarella cheese or 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese (combined), pizza sauce (or your own recipe ), mozzarella string cheese (cut in half lengthwise)

salad oil or 1/2 cup olive oil, cider vinegar, honey, soya sauce, mustard powder, garlic clove, salt, your favourite curry powder, sambal oelek (optional), ramen noodles , your favourite flavour, broken into small pieces, frozen green beans , the long skinny kind, cooked till crisp-tender, and cooled, red pepper , cut into long, thin strips, grated carrots or 1 cup matchstick julienne carrot, green onions, chopped (both white and tender green part), cooked chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces (pre-cooked rotisserie chicken is great and easy), dry roasted peanuts

cooked bulgur (or other cooked whole grain, such as kasha, quinoa, brown rice, steel-cut oats, or grits), diced dried fruit, of your choice (apricots , currants, dates, cranberries, cherries, raisins, sultanas ( or a mixture), rolled oats (or dried muesli mixture), unsalted sunflower seeds (or flax seeds, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or seed of your choice), very hot water, honey, salt, cinnamon or 2 tsp ginger or 2 tsp nutmeg, choose your favorite, instant yeast, bread flour, oil, for coating bowl, egg, sugar, for sprinkling on tops (turbinado, caster) (optional)