Comments on: Thrifty Green Thursday http://persimmon-pulp.com/thrifty-green-thursday-11-13/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:06:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rebecca (Green Baby Guide) http://persimmon-pulp.com/thrifty-green-thursday-11-13/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Rebecca (Green Baby Guide) Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:27:21 +0000 http://blog.alexandari.com/?p=296#comment-166 Excellent advice. I make my own bread and yogurt sometimes. I am not always motivated to do it, but every once in a while I'll get on a kick and make my own bread and yogurt for a couple months. For the yogurt, I use a heating pad set on low. This would use MUCH less energy than the oven. I just wrap the quart jars with the heating pad and cover that with a big bowl to seal it in. I've never had a batch of yogurt not turn out! Thanks for joining us for TGT! Excellent advice. I make my own bread and yogurt sometimes. I am not always motivated to do it, but every once in a while I’ll get on a kick and make my own bread and yogurt for a couple months.

For the yogurt, I use a heating pad set on low. This would use MUCH less energy than the oven. I just wrap the quart jars with the heating pad and cover that with a big bowl to seal it in. I’ve never had a batch of yogurt not turn out!

Thanks for joining us for TGT!

]]> By: Jennifer http://persimmon-pulp.com/thrifty-green-thursday-11-13/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Jennifer Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:02:56 +0000 http://blog.alexandari.com/?p=296#comment-165 The beautiful thing about sourdough is that you can start the sponge the night before, make the dough as soon as you get home from work, and go to sleep with the smell of fresh baked wafting through your home. I use a recipe that I have modified from Bread Alone - one of those cookbooks that makes it sound so much harder than it is (for example, this recipe takes like 5 pages!) but has some amazing breads in it. The yogurt just sits in my oven for a couple of days and then I put it into the fridge when it's ready - there's like 5 minutes of prep work, if that. Obviously this isn't on bread baking days though! There is now a note on my oven that reminds us to check inside before turning it on... that has saved a few batches of yogurt and sourdough starter! The beautiful thing about sourdough is that you can start the sponge the night before, make the dough as soon as you get home from work, and go to sleep with the smell of fresh baked wafting through your home. I use a recipe that I have modified from Bread Alone – one of those cookbooks that makes it sound so much harder than it is (for example, this recipe takes like 5 pages!) but has some amazing breads in it.

The yogurt just sits in my oven for a couple of days and then I put it into the fridge when it’s ready – there’s like 5 minutes of prep work, if that. Obviously this isn’t on bread baking days though! There is now a note on my oven that reminds us to check inside before turning it on… that has saved a few batches of yogurt and sourdough starter!

]]> By: Joy http://persimmon-pulp.com/thrifty-green-thursday-11-13/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Joy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:46:55 +0000 http://blog.alexandari.com/?p=296#comment-164 Thanks for demystifying these domestic arts! I would LOVE to make my own yogurt and bread, but time is a huge factor. My mother always made both of these items from scratch when I was little and I loved walking into our home and inhaling the smell of fresh baked bread. There's nothing like it! Since my husband and I both work outside the home, we struggle to even get homemade meals on the table every day. Still, I dream of the day when my frugality might allow me to get more time at home. We're so glad you could join us this week for Thrifty Green Thursday! Thanks for demystifying these domestic arts! I would LOVE to make my own yogurt and bread, but time is a huge factor. My mother always made both of these items from scratch when I was little and I loved walking into our home and inhaling the smell of fresh baked bread. There’s nothing like it! Since my husband and I both work outside the home, we struggle to even get homemade meals on the table every day. Still, I dream of the day when my frugality might allow me to get more time at home. We’re so glad you could join us this week for Thrifty Green Thursday!

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