Korena in the Kitchen

Bread, Recipes

33% Whole Wheat Pain de Mie

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December 3, 2013

I love baking bread with my sourdough starter, I really do. But sometimes, I want to bake bread on a whim. Sometimes, I want it to be a one day project – a one morning project, even – rather than a two to three day project. This is why I…
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Daring Bakers Challenges, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Sfogliatelle Ricci and Lobster Tail Pastries

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November 27, 2013

Sandie of the lovely blog, Crumbs of Love, was our November Daring Bakers hostess. Sandie challenged us to make a traditional Italian dessert, along with its American version – Sfogliatelle (or better known in the US – lobster tails!) The flakey, 1000 layers of super thin dough, shaped into a…
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Bread, Breakfast & Brunch, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Sourdough Kolaches

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November 20, 2013

I’d never heard of a kolache until I saw a recipe posted on the Homesick Texan blog for strawberry cream cheese kolaches (written in response to the awful explosion in West, Texas) with an interesting back story of how this Czech pastry got so popular there. Apparently lots of Czech…
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Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes

Whole Grain Triticale Waffles with Pomegranate and Orange

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November 17, 2013

After a successful first milling experience with my WonderMill grain mill, I went on a bit of a whole grain shopping spree at the local bulk health food store and came home with bags of hard white wheat berries (for bread), soft white wheat berries (for pastries), and some triticale…
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Miscellaneous

Hugs, Lis xoxo

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November 15, 2013

When I started my blog back on January 2011, one of my main reasons for doing so was to join the Daring Bakers. It took me a few months to work up the courage to actually join the group, and I completed my first challenge in April 2011: maple mousse…
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Cakes & Pies, Fruit, Recipes

Harvest Apple and Almond Tart

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November 11, 2013

The Canadian Food Experience Project began June 7, 2013. As we share our collective stories through our regional food experiences, we hope to bring global clarity to our Canadian culinary identity. Visit Valerie’s blog, A Canadian Foodie, on the 15th for a round-up of this month’s posts. As usual, I’m…
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Cakes & Pies, Chocolate, Recipes

A Trio of Chocolate Cakes

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November 5, 2013

The past few months have contained a lot of cakes – chocolate cakes, to be specific. And not for me, but for other people, which is almost more fun because I get to bake my heart out without worrying about who will eat it all. 😉 Back in August, my…
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Daring Bakers Challenges, Main Dishes, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie

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October 27, 2013

Hannah of Rise and Shine was our October 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and she challenged us to bake our own double crusted savory pot pies. Using any from-scratch crust and filling we choose, we were allowed to get completely creative with our recipe, showing off the savory flavors and fillings…
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Breakfast & Brunch, Chocolate, Fruit, Recipes

Cranberry Orange White Chocolate {Sourdough} Loaf

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October 21, 2013

I have become recently obsessed with The Great British Bake Off. As in, I spent most of Sunday watching episodes on the internet and searching through my cookbooks for the recipes that I would make if I was on the show. I know, get a hobby, right? (Wait, this is…
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Main Dishes, Recipes

A New Kind of Thanksgiving Turkey

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October 18, 2013

Last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving, which meant turkey, turkey, turkey (I finally froze the leftovers because I just couldn’t face them any more!). We hosted my parents for dinner and again, I cooked the turkey… but not just any turkey. This year, I took the opportunity cross an item off…
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