Submitted by hellonwhls on October 9, 2005 - 12:55pm

A rainy Sunday..

It's been raining on and off for days and misty all morning today. (winter on the west coast!)
I had to chase the poor "old man" dog around the property this morning while he was out doing his business. He is 14 and really has started going down hill this week. I am sad for him. He belongs to my daughters boyfriend and I think its time to deal with the fact that he is having such a hard time walking. (we had to carry him out the door in a blanket and he is 70lbs)
Anyhow... I am baking some seed multigrain this afternoon, its been counter proofing for a while already this morning. I am running to town.. a good way to resist the urge to deal with it before its time.

Submitted by hellonwhls on October 8, 2005 - 9:46pm

Thanksgiving Pies!

It's Thanksgiving this weekend in Canada! We are fairly traditional with Turkey, pumpkin pie, apple pie, yams, brussel sprouts... add some thick and rich gravy, bring on dinner!
Today I went to work on my day off (again) to finish pies I had started yesterday and bake off all the buns I have been working on all week. I made basic white and wheat doughs *fortified with our inhouse sour which is my job to look after, and if someone messes with it, I am CRANKY!*)light rye, kaisers (onion, cheese, poppyseed and cornmeal toppings). I use the sours in all the dough's I make, adding to the moisture content and the shelf life. We use no preservatives in anything. I have a heavy rye, white, wheat and a light rye sour on the go at all times.