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| Local everything: raw milk cheddar, free range eggs, freshly harvested beet greens, spinach, & epic sourdough! |
This is how I start my Earth Day celebration! Actually I didn't even realize that it was earth day until I was reminded by my fabulous neighbor as I ventured over to bake an amazing loaf of bread in the wood fired oven. I am so thankful for this beauty of a earth that I get to inhabit and the beauty of people that we are put on this earth to commune with. Praise the Lord for His many blessings!
I have been without a levain, aka sourdough starter, for quite some time now after mine died last summer when my fridge crapped out on me while away for a week. With that being said, yesterday I managed to steal a bit of levain from the master of all great bread in Manhattan and was able to get together a loaf to bake this morning. I am definitely a little rusty on my skills since I honestly haven't made any artisan bread in over 6 months. I haven't really even eaten any great artisan bread in over 4 months. For a while I was attempting a gluten free diet but I have officially decided that artisan bread is way too amazing for me to go without. So crusty bread thank you for returning to my life!
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| Going into the magical oven! |
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| This is the real deal folks! |
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| Not too shabby, but certainly not ideal looking. |
Hope you can enjoy this Earth Day 2012 and take in as many close encounters with the ground that we walk on in a special way today. Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Where is the wood fired oven? Wonderful!! I eyed the beet greens last time I was at the grocery store, but thought I'd better wait til I have a definite recipe in mind. Love them!! csl
ReplyDeleteRight over the creek from me on Vine Street. It matches their yellow stucco historic home. Beet greens are so versatile. I simply saute mine with onion, garlic, spices and devour. Or put them in soup or mix in with salad.
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