097 Mill Your Own Flour with a Mock Mill

February 1, 2017

...s classes at the King’s Roost and Dana Morgan, who teaches classes at the Westchester Community Oven at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church (sign up for the Los Angeles Bread Bakers Meetup to find out about those classes). And a big thank you to Sharon for running the mixing board for me! If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in...

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What You Need to Bake Bread

Mr. Homegrown

March 16, 2018

Bread, Food

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...model pictured above has a pull out display which makes it easier to view under a large bowl of flour. Legal Pot A 5 quart dutch oven. I like the model pictured above for the reasons I outlined in a previous blog post. Problems! When you encounter problems—and I guarantee you will–I really like this handy visual guide on a Serious Eats blog post. And a note on baking disasters. I recently heard an experienced craftsperson explain that, despite hi...

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That Time I Got Deplatformed

Mr. Homegrown

December 26, 2018

Thoughtstylings

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...s so. — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) December 14, 2018 This incident combines the idiocy of Silicon Valley’s monopoly over content with their belief that algorithms can parse the nuances of all the world’s languages. No intelligent person would confuse Kris’ carefully researched, non-partisan writing with “fake news.” I’ll conclude with some advice: if you are a small business person or someone who hopes to run an internet based business, if...

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Delicious Cauliflower

Mrs. Homegrown

August 26, 2013

Food, Recipes

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...erything has changed. I’ve found a recipe for cauliflower which I love. It comes from a book called Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East, by Arto der Haroutunian. I think I’ve mentioned it before. It’s a good, reliable book. Lately I’ve been on a deep Middle Eastern jag, cooking out of this book every day. Erik is in hog heaven, because he hasn’t had to cook in weeks. I’m in heaven because I’m eating exactly what I’m craving. Anyway, back to the...

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The Architecture of Bernard Maybeck

Mr. Homegrown

January 19, 2018

Design

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...revise architectural history, I’d replace the cold machine aesthetic of Mies Van Der Rohe and Le Corbusier with the quirky, organic and dreamy work of California architect Bernard Maybeck. If you’ve visited Northern California you might have seen a Maybeck building, most likely the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Poet and ornithologist Charles Keeler lived in a Maybeck home. In his book, The Simple Home (which you can read online for free)...

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