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Chickens, bees, and neighbors

April 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments

What a day here in Portland. 70+ degrees and sunny all day.
What better time for my neighbor to break out his old-timey sprayer and start drenching his trees with noxious stuff? The trees hang over my fence? Well, then it was only right of him to tell me to get out of [...]

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Tags: chickens · garden · wildlife

Sourdough Recipe

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve had a couple of people ask, so here’s my latest Rian’s Super Duper Sourdough Recipe:

1 c. San Francisco sourdough barm (I keep mine pretty wet, adjust accordingly)
1 c. whole wheat flour (I use Bob’s Red Mill)
1.5 c. AP flour (I use Bob’s or King Arthur) I actually prefer AP to bread flour for [...]

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Tags: cooking