-#title Sometimes I Get Bored
+#title Guess You Gotta Eat
* Bread
-** Slavery
+** Yeast Ranching
-Rather than buy yeast I decided to be hardcore and enslave wild yeast
+Rather than buy yeast I decided to be hardcore and capture wild yeast
in a jar. It is actually [[http://www.io.com/~sjohn/sour.htm][pretty damn easy]]. I used the method mentioned
in the former link, but added a bit of *science* (or--I've kept a beer
yeast starter before). I used my giant bottle of Iodophor to sanitize
-the jar in which the yeast were to live (just to kill any natives; I
-rinsed the jar afterward with tap water and didn't sanitize any
+the jar in which the yeast were to live (starting with a clean slate;
+I rinsed the jar afterward with tap water and didn't sanitize any
utensils), made sure the water used for feeding was at about 90°F, and
fed the starter a tablespoon of dry malt extract (maltose being to
-yeast what fast food is to a fat American) and a quarter teaspoon of
+yeast what fast food is to an American) and a quarter teaspoon of
lemon juice (just to slightly acidify the initial mix and make the
yeasties new home a bit more hospitable to only them at first) for the
first two days. This resulted in a bubbly and happy starter on the
- [[http://www.superluminal.com/cookbook/pilaf_chelou.html][Chelou]] (I usually add barberries)
- [[http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2005/08/bulgur-pilaf.php][Bulgar Pilaf]]
+* Roasted Plant Matter
+
+ - [[Black Bean Burgers]]
+ - [[Basic Sauteed Tofu]]
+
+* Roasted Animal Flesh
+
+ - Basic [[Beef and Lamb Kebabs]]
+ - [[Koftah-Adana Hybrid Kebabs]]
+
* Things Into Which Other Things Are Dipped
- [[Maast-o Khiar]]
- [[Hummus]]
+ - [[Guacamole]]
+
+* Things Which Are Placed Upon Other Things
+
+ - [[Habanero Hot Sauce]]
+
+* Things That Go Into Other Things
+
+ - [[Roasted Garlic]]
* Light Fare
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