tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post588641771060290730..comments2024-03-20T14:03:40.992-04:00Comments on Polka Dot Overload | Sewing, knitting & embroidery projects by Mikhaela Reid: My New Obsession: Crafting Food Mikhaela Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-33055904189819735022014-02-26T03:34:52.549-05:002014-02-26T03:34:52.549-05:00So glad to hear you are on the mend!! The food lo...So glad to hear you are on the mend!! The food looks delicious.<br /><br />And I totally understand the need for a creative outlet of some kind!Laura Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288197213619181028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-80495677357205709962014-02-25T11:49:42.627-05:002014-02-25T11:49:42.627-05:00Hi Erica! A lot of the recipes in Whole Grain brea...Hi Erica! A lot of the recipes in Whole Grain breads can swap out the biga for an equivalent amount of starter, though I think all of the recipes also use commercial yeast as an extra leavening boost. I do want to try leaving out the yeast entirely to see how that works, but I'm nervous doing that with 100% whole grain breads.<br /><br />I've made some Breadtopia and King Arthur and Chocolate and Zucchini sourdough recipes with no commercial yeast at all and they came out great but they weren't 100% whole grain—they always had at least 25% all-purpose white flour. Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-58471282924987102542014-02-25T11:46:52.267-05:002014-02-25T11:46:52.267-05:00Totally! The thing I've been struggling with i...Totally! The thing I've been struggling with in the budget part is forcing myself not to buy lots of fancy allergy-free specialty ingredients... :)Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-20204709047170950592014-02-25T11:12:01.709-05:002014-02-25T11:12:01.709-05:00I have followed your blog for a long time, but I f...I have followed your blog for a long time, but I finally had to comment. I also love to cook and sew. We don't have any food allergies to deal with, but I just love the feeling I get from making all our food from scratch. The food tastes so much better too. I love Peter Reinhart's whole grain breads too. I haven't tried his sourdough recipes yet though I have the starter. I have been afraid to try it with bread for some reason. So nice to see a post from you again, and I hope you'll share more of your cooking experiences. Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-67562555857485863922014-02-25T11:08:36.635-05:002014-02-25T11:08:36.635-05:00it's funny - i love to cook, but have done les...it's funny - i love to cook, but have done less and less of it as i have gotten more and more into sewing. one cuts into the time for the other! but how great that you;ve found a way to be creative and help feed everyone and still stay on budget. the holy trinity! :-)puuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805880135471146120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-37681957874236019152014-02-25T09:42:25.218-05:002014-02-25T09:42:25.218-05:00Oh, I won't give up sewing and knitting, thoug...Oh, I won't give up sewing and knitting, though I have considered maybe having a small separate blog for some of the recipes I've adapted to be safe for my daughter. My husband and I do mostly cook easy weeknight recipes, but I really love tackling a few challenging recipes on weekends and at night after dinner... I think I pretty much take the same approach to cooking that I do to sewing, which is to try things way out of my skill set and see what happens. There are even some common skills--dumplings can have pleats, too!Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-84520667561312499022014-02-25T09:40:24.481-05:002014-02-25T09:40:24.481-05:00It is a Big Relief, and I feel like I've final...It is a Big Relief, and I feel like I've finally really gotten the hang of substituting safe ingredients, especially in baking recipes. I've even made "mayo" out of flaxseed and olive oil... I also use the sourdough starter discard to make pancakes or waffles almost every weekend, which we freeze and eat later in the week.Mikhaela Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-2837478922176830742014-02-25T09:03:40.755-05:002014-02-25T09:03:40.755-05:00That all looks great! And it must be a relief to ...That all looks great! And it must be a relief to have so many safe foods to make now. I had a sourdough starter going for most of last year, but it finally died in December. I do love baking on the weekend though, mostly muffins and sweets, but I should get that starter going again to bake bread!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117001874013388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863792023187803515.post-13528116739687739882014-02-25T03:34:17.782-05:002014-02-25T03:34:17.782-05:00Wow - your cooking sounds both challenging and ver...Wow - your cooking sounds both challenging and very yummy. I'll have to check out Andrea Nguyen. And make falafels :-) <br />I know MaryNanna gradually switched from sewing to cooking once she started cooking for her son who had a restricted diet, and gave up her sewing blog - don't do that, but it is cool to hear what you've been cooking! And your daughter's sewing sampler is great. What a cool idea and very satisfying for her!Lyndlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074439380587418342noreply@blogger.com