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 Submitted by tananaBrian on April 27, 2009 - 1:34pm Hello from beautiful Fox, AlaskaHi All, I guess I've never posted an intro yet ...but heck, I've only been registered for a couple of weeks so it's not too late. Who am I? Well, someone who grew up with his mother baking homemade bread only to have her quit when in his mid-teens ...And so had to start baking the stuff himself! It's been 35 years of baking now, and about half of that has been with sourdough, yet I don't consider myself an expert. I've mostly just 'made bread' as instructed in a wide variety of cook books, but have never taken the leap and learned much about various types of ferments, underlying science, or advanced techniques. More recently, I've decided to go ahead and go down that road ...the road of learning that is. I don't know why, but I feel it's time for me to become more expert ...the latest of late bloomers I guess. Wish me luck and thanks for the great web site! It is a real jewel that I had no idea existed until recently...
Brian PS: Fox, Alaska is around 10 miles north of Fairbanks and about 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle where life is goooood and a hot kitchen is a blessed thing!
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Glad to have you here
Welcome to TFL, Brian. Glad you found the site.
Way Up North!
Hi Brian,
Welcome aboard. A hot kitchen can be a good thing. It all depends on your latitude I guess. . . ,
+Wild-Yeast
Hooray for late bloomers!
I moved from Yellowknife, NWT last year and sooooo miss the north - especially this time of year with the promise of summer and the midnight sun. I call myself a late bloomer, too as I had my babies at 42 and 44 years of age - they love love love my homemade bread and pizza dough so I hope I am contributing to a life long pursuit for them as well! Also, as a Canadian, I always feel an affinity towards Alaskans, like we are closer relations through shared experiences, those vast open spaces and brutal winters. Maybe its just me, but cheers!
I like the north, although I
I like the north, although I only call it "brutal" when I have to change a flat tire at 40 or 50 below! Did that 3 times last winter...
Canada, eh? My wife grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and in fact we were just there about 3 weeks ago visiting her parents. Personally, I think Canada, Alaska, and maybe the Pacific NW (OR/WA/ID) seem to have a natural affinity towards each other, similar lifestyles and what not. It's all good. Canada's one of my favorite countries to visit and we're planning on vacationing there soon.
Brian