Saturday 8 August 2009

Portabella and Brie Burgers. Pistou Sauce. Bread Baking Basics.



Recipe: Grilled Portabella and Brie Burgers


Layer mushroom caps on bottom of your buns, top with slices of zucchini, squash and roasted red peppers. Top with 3-4 basil leaves. Spread brie on top half of warm bun and serve.


Blog Post & Recipe: Another Option for Freezing Fresh Basil: French Pistou Sauce in Honor of Julia Child


What's the difference between pesto and pistou? A little quick research using Food Blog Search turned up many variations of pistou. Some recipes include tomatoes, parsley, or other herbs, and pistou may or may not have cheese. Most times though pistou doesn't contain nuts, and pistou usually has more garlic in proportion to basil than pesto. does.


Blog Post: Bread Baking Basics


Have been on a sourdough binge since the purple cabbage post [...] and loving Carri's ratio of 1 part starter : 1 part water : 2 parts flour with 1% salt by weight ...

Mixing/Kneading ... The First Rise ... Shaping ... The Second Rise ... Baking



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