tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post4870712775943158552..comments2024-03-29T19:22:11.409+10:00Comments on down to earth: A wonderful sun dayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11002044404938160322009-03-27T11:27:00.000+10:002009-03-27T11:27:00.000+10:00do you have a DVD player? if so, I have the Abbey ...do you have a DVD player? if so, I have the Abbey and am quite willing to burn a copy for you. just email me if you would like that.Miss Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144002124919728056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21732021691697552022007-11-09T06:00:00.000+10:002007-11-09T06:00:00.000+10:00You have so many nice ideas. I used to make this w...You have so many nice ideas. I used to make this when the kids were little I have to try it again :-)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993337841578012623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-13002179524889498572007-11-07T08:48:00.000+10:002007-11-07T08:48:00.000+10:00I need a bread backing Tudor for spelt flour and n...I need a bread backing Tudor for spelt flour and non wheat recipes.Donettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530145585581721795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-27472601990410031052007-11-06T07:08:00.000+10:002007-11-06T07:08:00.000+10:00Thanks Rhonda. That is the exact same link that I ...Thanks Rhonda. That is the exact same link that I am following. It just seems a waste to throw half of the starter away, but if that is what is to be done then so be it. I shall tend to it now as it has not been fed today, it must be hungry.<BR/><BR/>Karen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4513876822205019932007-11-06T06:29:00.000+10:002007-11-06T06:29:00.000+10:00Karen, that is what I'm doing. These are the inst...Karen, that is what I'm doing. These are the instructions I'm following: http://www.io.com/~sjohn/sour.htm<BR/><BR/>But I've also made this loaf in the past and it was excellent. It's kind of a faster sourdough, not entirely authenic, but it makes delicious bread nonetheless:<BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html?_r=1&ei=5070&en=1629d702a7e1bb34&ex=1183867200&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1194294543-N3cmAEpYkNb4+D602UcFeQRhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-40688097612401135322007-11-06T00:43:00.000+10:002007-11-06T00:43:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda. I found you through Jewels way back wh...Hi Rhonda. I found you through Jewels way back when, and have been lurking since then. LOL. Just wanted to say that I L O V E homemade ginger beer (my mother made some once while we were on a 4-week camping holiday near Bunbury, WA, and when she ran out of sugar she fed it sultanas!) Oh maybe I will try making some. Thanks for sharing!MoeyMichelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188003226227123506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6997411529856145082007-11-06T00:03:00.000+10:002007-11-06T00:03:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda Jean...your bread looks gorgeous!I have ...Hi Rhonda Jean...your bread looks gorgeous!<BR/>I have sourdough starter going too but my sourdough never gets really sour :( I am not giving up though!<BR/>I just want to thank you for your posts, you always keep me thinking, and planning and being inspired here at home!<BR/>Have a wonderful day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70163459504456992032007-11-05T17:08:00.000+10:002007-11-05T17:08:00.000+10:00Hi, I've just found your blog. Very inspiring and ...Hi, I've just found your blog. Very inspiring and interestig reading. I can see it will help me along my journey to living simply. Thanks.Nikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723737293799500326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84453544135606202012007-11-05T14:21:00.000+10:002007-11-05T14:21:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda Jean :) How interesting! I have never tr...Hi Rhonda Jean :) How interesting! I have never tried sour dough bread myself - we have a dear friend who makes it. Maybe she will give us a lesson :) The only "starter" bread I ever made was an Amish Friendship bread, and it was so fun. Plenty to share, too! Have a lovely week! Love, QQuinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446233534591572279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4306969923706017502007-11-05T13:31:00.000+10:002007-11-05T13:31:00.000+10:00What a coincidence! It's about four days since I s...What a coincidence! It's about four days since I started my first ever ginger beer plant, after searching your blog for a recipe, quite convinced that you'd have one ;-) I love ginger beer, but it wasn't until day two that I twigged I was making an alcoholic version LOL! Not that that concerns me too much ;-P<BR/><BR/>You're a couple of days ahead of me then. Hopefully your progress will remind me to take the next steps on time!<BR/><BR/>I'm using fresh organic ginger root and organic rapadura sugar to make an organic ginger beer :-) It's very dark due to the molasses in the rapadura sugar. I'm looking forward to this, though unfortunately it's having to go in my mother-in-law's old soft drink bottles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20174278747658363542007-11-05T12:43:00.000+10:002007-11-05T12:43:00.000+10:00Be careful about having too many fermentation item...Be careful about having too many fermentation items too close to each other. They can swap bacteria and yeasts with each other in a bad way. I've read it can mess up yogurt and sour dough. Yogurt used bacteria, sour dough needs yeasts. If you get yeast into the yogurt or bacteria into the bread start, it spoils.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414690312305496399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-929707857781716202007-11-05T11:15:00.000+10:002007-11-05T11:15:00.000+10:00I've got a new brew going that smells different th...I've got a new brew going that smells different than I thought it would. Instead of powdered ginger for ginger beer, I did the sugar and yeast with peppermint tea. I'll be bottling it in a few more days, adding it to more peppermint tea instead of just water. If it doesn't taste good, I plan to try making a chocolate mint bread with it. <BR/><BR/>Everyone seems to be writing about sourdough, so I think it's time to get a start of my own going. Thanks for the inspiration!Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85115191870676260812007-11-05T10:10:00.000+10:002007-11-05T10:10:00.000+10:00I forgot to say, I am drooling over you homegrown ...I forgot to say, I am drooling over you homegrown lunch. City girl here, has never tasted fresh picked veggies or a egg that has just been layed. I can only imagine what I have been missing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002172687452372789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65183194707916038842007-11-05T09:46:00.000+10:002007-11-05T09:46:00.000+10:00karen, I'm at work but will get back to you about ...karen, I'm at work but will get back to you about the sourdough.<BR/><BR/>Hi Renee and Suzen!Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50316399904997486712007-11-05T09:39:00.000+10:002007-11-05T09:39:00.000+10:00Rhonda Jean,Your bread looks awesome. I lack cook...Rhonda Jean,<BR/>Your bread looks awesome. I lack cooking skills. That would be a understatement. I have mastered the bread machine though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002172687452372789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20820081965929829452007-11-05T09:22:00.000+10:002007-11-05T09:22:00.000+10:00Rhonda, We got alot done this weekend. We are ge...Rhonda, <BR/><BR/>We got alot done this weekend. We are getting ready for winter here in the U.S. <BR/><BR/>I am glad you had a good weekend. It is fun thinking of you gardening and us getting ready for a long cold winter:)<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you,<BR/><BR/>ReneeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-44785958269825151722007-11-05T08:04:00.000+10:002007-11-05T08:04:00.000+10:00Hi, Rhonda. I too started a sourdough today after ...Hi, Rhonda. I too started a sourdough today after scouring my bread books and the web, my first time. It says in my recipe to 'throw away' half of the starter then add one cup of flour and one cup of water. This seems wasteful. Should I do that ? Or can I do anything with it ?<BR/><BR/>I grew Borlotti beans for the first time this year. When I cooked them they turned blue and looked like ticks - yuk. I haven't tacked the rest, they are sitting still in my trog.<BR/><BR/>Karen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10580866794288663152007-11-05T07:19:00.000+10:002007-11-05T07:19:00.000+10:00Hi Sharon. I put my ginger beer in plastic bottle...Hi Sharon. I put my ginger beer in plastic bottles because they expand a bit.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74271945764914932092007-11-05T07:17:00.000+10:002007-11-05T07:17:00.000+10:00Hello Em and Niki! Abundantly, it's just my usual ...Hello Em and Niki! <BR/><BR/>Abundantly, it's just my usual recipe:<BR/>3½ - 4 cups bread flour<BR/>about 200 mls water - this varies on the weather<BR/>1 teaspoon sea salt<BR/>1 tablespoon sugar or honey<BR/>1 teaspoon yeast<BR/><BR/>Wetting the dough all over just before it goes into a hot oven makes it crusty.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6966128439277808112007-11-05T07:16:00.000+10:002007-11-05T07:16:00.000+10:00Your bread looks so good!! As a little girl my Da...Your bread looks so good!! As a little girl my Dad made a bit of beer and , like Em, that stopped one day after a lot of bottles exploding in the bathroom! Have a lovely day. SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35797719971423121772007-11-05T07:11:00.000+10:002007-11-05T07:11:00.000+10:00The bread looks lovely! I've never heard of Berto...The bread looks lovely! I've never heard of Bertoli Beans, do you eat them fresh can they be dried? I'm going to google them, I think. How nice to have nectarines in the garden, I wish we could grow them. Sounds like you had an absolutely lovely day!<BR/>blessings,Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943301163903634325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90954921128559276462007-11-05T06:40:00.000+10:002007-11-05T06:40:00.000+10:00Your loaf of bread looks delicious! Do you have a ...Your loaf of bread looks delicious! Do you have a recipe for it somewhere on your blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34108036981075638282007-11-05T06:12:00.000+10:002007-11-05T06:12:00.000+10:00It's lovely to start the week reading your blog Rh...It's lovely to start the week reading your blog Rhonda :)<BR/><BR/>Thankyou for the fermentation link - I'll come back and read more later. I'm interested in making our own vinegers and sourdough. We made ginger beer as children and learnt not to add too much sugar to the bottles... one memorable Christmas there were midnight explosions in the store room!Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512540414202977424noreply@blogger.com