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My girlfriend is Gluten intolerant so I'm looking for an idea for pasta also. I picked up a box of Quinoa made pasta shells to make mac and cheese for her and she liked that. The plan now is to grind Quinoa with a spice grinder and see if I can create some fresh pasta for her this weekend...

Ok so I think it's probably the yeast that I got. Next test will be picking up the 1 pound container of instant yeast from sams club to try. I used the microwave to let the dough rise and left it rise for about 4 hours total time, and it got a bit bigger but still not as large as his. tastes...

Thanks for the tips Joev, I'm going to try again tomorrow, It's very dry here, room temperature was around 65-70 degrees, so I'll try your microwave trick.

Ok so I made the french bread today that was shown in the Video, great video by the way, that was really handy. The problem that I ran into, is that the bread did not get nearly the size that he had. his bread was at least 2x the size of mine. Mine was pretty dense, it tasted good, but was...

I plan my meals according to whats on sale at the supermarkets, buy only sale items, (KingSoopers, a division of Krogers and Albersons) and for fresh veggies, fruits, I hit up a place called sunflower farmers market which sells mostly local grown produce. For meats, fish, and exotic stuff I go...

Food Processor - just started using one this summer and I love it. Great for making just about everything. Extra virgin olive oil is probably my most used ingredient. Can't get enough of it :chef:

Have you checked any Farmers market's? How about berry farms? Not sure if theres any near where you live, but you might get lucky with a google search. Not that the farms would specialize in elderberries, but they might have plants growing near their location or know other growers who have...

Seven, quick question for you. When you are using the all purpose flour (or any type that is finely ground) do you sift it first? I noticed the semolina is a much coarser grind (bobs brand) than the all purpose flour I used (same kind that i make cookies with) and was much easier to knead. I...

Thanks a bunch for all the replies. I will be trying them out this week and watching the videos for sure!. I'll let you know how it turned out :)

Hiya, So I picked up some yeast packets yesterday and I'm determined to make some fresh home made bread. Memories of Grandfathers kitchen while he baked bread in the mornings calls to me :smile: I've looked at several recipes but I'm hoping to find something that would be easy to start with...

Thanks Susan! :)

here's a receipe I used the first time I made fresh pasta that you might like to try. It makes a small batch and was easy to work with. This receipe comes from Bob's Red Mill brand Semolina flour (it was on the back of the bag) Well I can't post a URL yet so go to bob's red mill brand website...

shocking is when you put the veggies in ice water to stop the cooking process. A bowl of water with some ice cubes works. I do mine in cold running tap water since I can't get access to ice easily here.

Hi, I made these and they were really great. Everyone liked them a lot. If you dont have access to a crock-pot, this is how I did it to get the meat moist and tender, falling off the bone. I took a regular bread baking pan, put the meat in it the day before and marinated it with a bottle of...

Thank you Debbie and Gotgarlic, I'm planning on making this tomorrow. :)