Tag Archives: from scratch

Making a Pantry Staple from Scratch (Quinoa-Stuffed Grape Leaves)

By Alexa | Published: January 11, 2010
I love stuffed grape leaves (dolmas), and I always have at least a couple of cans stocked in the pantry. While dolmas can technically be stuffed with anything, I’m referring to the grape leaves that are stuffed with rice and various herbs, usually bought canned soaked in oil. Dolmas are one of the few ready-to-eat [...]
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Invest a little time, make a lot of dough

By Matthew | Published: August 21, 2009
Making bread and pizza at home is all about planning. Once you’ve got the timing right, it requires very little active work.  I hadn’t made bread at home in over a month since we had been out of town, and well ya know,  summer… but when I saw artisanal multigrain loaves in the store selling [...]
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Sourdough from Scratch!

By Matthew | Published: November 25, 2008
If you’ve been following Sustainable Pantry you know that I have been trying to create my own sourdough starter for months now.   Thanks to persistence, comments from readers, and a few great resources I finally did it! (see previous post to find out how).  Last night I put that starter to work, and the [...]
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A Sourdough Starter: Success?

By Matthew | Published: November 22, 2008
After two failed attempts at creating a sourdough starter from scratch, and a lot of helpful advice and comments from readers, I have created what appears to be a very healthy 12 day old starter. The method came from Mike at SourdoughHome.com, by way of Jonathan and it was very simple (thanks guys!): Mix 1/4 [...]
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