Pizza Dough in a Pan Recipe

...re, go with a high gluten bread flour. You can add a small amount of whole wheat flour but I would not exceed 10%. Pizza is not a health food. It’s a special occasion food and I think it tastes better with white flour. A note on sourdough starter This recipe requires sourdough starter. If you’d like to make one, check out our how-to video. Tools Digital scale (always use a scale!) 11-inch cast iron skillet or other oven proof skillet Thermometer P...

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Adobe in Action Interior and Exterior Plastering Online Course Begins on Monday, Sept. 1st

...ques sifting & preparing & mixing soil and aggregates for earthen plasters wheat paste production for strengthening mud plasters casein production for lime paints natural exterior earthen plaster stabilization techniques (lime, cactus juice) hand application techniques of earthen plasters (base coats, patching) hawk & trowel application of earthen and lime plasters (leveling and finish coats) basic earthen plaster ingredients and recipes basic lim...

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The Austrian Scythe is the New Weed Whacker

...it’s crucial that your scythe fit your height. Scythe use is intellectual for me since years worth of mulching, a dry climate and a very small yard means that I don’t have any stands of weeds to knock down or wheat to harvest. But, if I had a large yard and grass to deal with, I’d dump the weed whacker in a heartbeat. For more info see Scythe Supply’s Scythe faq Drawing from www.thescytheshop.co.uk....

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Los Angeles Interior Earthen Plaster Workshop

...ool overview and usage strength additive overview, preparation and mixing (wheat paste) earthen plaster finish coat mixing, application with hawk and trowel earthen plaster finish coat surface finishing techniques (sponge, hard metal trowel, plastic trowel) Instruction Type: This is a hands-on class. Attendees will have the opportunity to get dirty and use tools and equipment typical of earthen finishing. Due to the course format, enrollment will...

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Gourmet Foraging and Advanced Acorn Processing

...realized its a heck of a lot easier than growing, harvesting and threshing wheat. High value carbs don’t come out of nowhere–but they do grow on trees! Last steps Now you’re ready to cook with your acorn meal. It’s wet, so if you’re not going to use it immediately, I’d recommend drying it. You can spread it on cookie sheets and dry it in a very low oven, stirring frequently to get the wet stuff exposed to the air. Or if you have a dehydrator, you’...

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