Hey Grandpa, What's for Supper? Part 2

[donrae]

I just make my own starter. 2 cups flour, a packet of yeast and about 2 cups of warm water. I put it near the woodstove, covered with a dishtowel and let it set. 2-3 days later it smelled nice and yeasty and sour. I try to use it every week or so and just replenish with flour and water.

I got a book years ago called The Complete Sourdough Cookbook by Don and Myrtle Holm. I don't know if it's still in print (seriously got it over 20 years ago) but if you can find it, it's got some great recipes for sourdough. I made biscuits last night and added garlic, onion, chives, parsley and cheddar. They were wonderful with the seafood chowder!

No idea what's for dinner tonight. I have a nice piece of salmon I'd thawed for the chowder last night that I totally forgot to use

, but it's no where near enough to feed all of us of dinner. I'm feeling rather uninspired, I think that comes from having too large a breakfast!

 

[BBQJOE]

I tried doing a sour dough starter from scratch this summer. That is to say, I added no yeast, and let the natural yeasts take the job.
It only takes maybe 5 days for the whole thing to take off. I made a few loaves of bread, and that's when I remembered I don't really care for sour dough bread.

We'll have hot wings tonight. I thought about harvesting just the wings from a few chickens, but wasn't sure if they'd grow back or not.

Blooie, which recipe do you use the alka seltzer in?

I woke up hung over the other day, and needed an alka seltzer. It was dark. I went to my drawer to get some, and I think I may have drank two efferdent instead.

Just kidding.

 

[iawoodchip]

I looked at your dish on GOOGL:E images. So many variations. They all looked good. It'll have to be great.. Tradition dictates here. Ham bone & black eye peas, with cornbread. Not because I love it. It's tradition. Kind of like coffee, eggs, & hash browns for a hang-over.

 

[ronott1]

I just make my own starter. 2 cups flour, a packet of yeast and about 2 cups of warm water. I put it near the woodstove, covered with a dishtowel and let it set. 2-3 days later it smelled nice and yeasty and sour. I try to use it every week or so and just replenish with flour and water. 

I got a book years ago called The Complete Sourdough Cookbook by Don and Myrtle Holm. I don't know if it's still in print (seriously got it over 20 years ago) but if you can find it, it's got some great recipes for sourdough. I made biscuits last night and added garlic, onion, chives, parsley and cheddar. They were wonderful with the seafood chowder!

No idea what's for dinner tonight. I have a nice piece of salmon I'd thawed for the chowder last night that I totally forgot to use  , but it's no where near enough to feed all of us of dinner. I'm feeling rather uninspired, I think that comes from having too large a breakfast!

If you add yeast to it, it is not sourdough.

Look up friends of Carl and you can get real sourdough that you do not start every time. Mine has been living in the fridge since 1984. I never add yeast.

 

[donrae]

I've tried not adding yeast in the past and it never does anything, even a week later. I'm not a purist

It smells and tastes sour, so it's good enough for me.

I don't add yeast except that very first time, to get things started. After that it's only flour and warm water back in the bowl.

 

[ronott1]

You can get starter from the Friends of Carl for the cost of a stamped self addressed envelope. It is really different from what you have.

So two stamps and two envelopes--a couple of weeks later you will have it!

 

[mlm Mike]

Sounds like everyone has been eating good.

Today I am making Chicken and Smoked Sausage Gumbo, make it every New Years Day.

 

[3goodeggs]

Now that the boy feels like eating again... I think we will have seafood over those long thin flat noodles -that I am spelling so badly that even spell check is going..

 

[Stephanie R]

Tonight is burgers on ciabatta buns with home fries and a greek bean salad.

 

[donrae]

Last night was peachy bbq chicken thighs, corn muffins and salad, with lettuce from my very own cold frame

. My first little harvest of the winter.

Tonight was pork chops and apples, rice and peas. Simple but good!