Recent Inspiration

I’ve come across a number of writings and videos that have inspired me recently, so I am going to share them with you!

First, I’ve been inspired to get back into sourdough bread baking, thanks to  Katy’s recent post at Thought For Food, Sourdough: pages two, three, and four.  She references Clotilde’s post, Sourdough Baguettes, which I’ll also be taking a look at.

Leda Meredith over at Leda’s Urban Homestead shares a recipe for lacto-fermented garlic. I hadn’t thought of using lacto fermentation on garlic!  This is definitely something I’m going to try.

Last week I mentioned how much I enjoy dates, and I recently came across an intriguing date and rice pudding recipe over on My Feasts.  It sounds delicious!  I think I will adjust the small amount of sugar to either maple syrup or sucanat/rapadura.

I’ve been really impressed with the videos from food.curated. They are informative while being entertaining, in all the right ways. Here are a couple that I’ve really liked:

Shit-Talking & Sausage Making: Just Another Day at The Meat Hook from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo.

SCRATCHbread: A Brooklyn Chef Creates Food from Scratch to Start A Movement from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo.

I’ve also been watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, which has a lot of food for thought in it.

What has inspired you lately?