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Croissant Dough
This dough is so versatile! You can make plain croissants, almond and chocolate croissants, cream cheese and turkey croissants (my favorite), cheese danishes, morning buns, bear claws, or special sweet and savory pies. This recipe comes from The Model Bakery Cookbook by Karen Mitchell and Sarah Mitchell Hansen with Rick Rodgers. Great book to have!…
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Winter Wonderland
Looks like winter is not giving up this year. We have plenty of rain down here in the valley, and a LOT of snow in the mountain region. Almost a month ago our family went to the snow for a few days. I love this tradition that we have. Family time is always the best!…
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Sweet-Sour Rye Bread Part II
Here are two more variations of my original sweet-sour rye bread recipe I shared earlier. I love my rye bread so much that one recipe is not enough 🙂 Simple Sweet- Sour Rye Bread Makes 1 loaf Ingredients: For directions, please see my original post here: https://aquietlifeofmine.com/2023/01/18/sweet-sour-rye-bread/ Carrot Sweet- Sour Rye Bread Makes 1 loaf…
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Book Club
Are you a bookworm, an occasional reader, or “Reading? What is it?” I love books! It doesn’t mean I read them all the time 🙂 but I love books! I try my best to find some free time to sit down and read. Vacations are perfect for that. I always bring books with me. I…
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Turkey and Cheese Sourdough Crepes
This is one of my favorite recipes where I can use my sourdough starter discard. Sometimes I even make more starter just to make these. They are great for breakfast or lunch. From one batch you will get about 8 crepes. They are handy on the mornings when your bread basket is empty 🙂 Ingredients:…
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Country Farmhouse White
Here is another bread recipe from my favorite list. There is nothing better than eating a slice of freshly baked bread with some butter and jam on top. The best dessert ever in my humble opinion 🙂 This bread is perfect for that! Again, I found this recipe in the Artisan Sourdough Made Simple book,…
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Sweet-Sour Rye Bread
or Rye Bread Latvian style. The scent of bread is the fragrance of all fragrances; it is the primal fragrance of our earthly life, the fragrance of harmony, of peace and of home. – Jaroslav Seifert, 1984 Nobel Laureate in Literature On the last day of 2022, I finally finalized the recipe for my very…
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Let’s Talk Sourdough
What else is there to talk about at the end of the year? 🙂It’s been a year since I started my journey with sourdough after a successful result of making my own starter. And I am glad I did not give up! When I first started baking with sourdough starter, I was scared and wasn’t…
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Veggie Noodle Recipe
It’s the most busiest time of the year! This quick veggie with rice noodles recipe will help you a lot during this rush time. You can have a delicious meal in less that 40 minutes. If you have an extra helper in the kitchen, you can do it in less than 30 minutes. Anyway, it’s…
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Herb Wreath DIY
This year we built a new raised bed in my garden specifically for herbs. And I can tell that they really love their new place! To my surprise they are all still going strong after our long and hot summer. That never happened before. It shows that regular watering and the right location is important.…
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