This has been an amazing couple of months for gardening.  I will try to take pictures and write about them tomorrow.  Today however, as I was mixing up cinnamon roll dough and feeding my natural yeast starts, I decided I had to make a post.  I am constantly amazed at the miracle of my starts.  I have three.

The first one I sent away from from the authors of "The Art of Baking With Natural Yeast".  The second I got from a friend's sister-in-law.  My third and favorite, I started over a weekend on a visit to my sister in San Francisco.  It is a miracle.  I stirred up some flour and water, and in less than two days it would rise bread.  It is the most active start I have.  Amazing.  I use them all the time.  In my pancakes, waffles, muffins, sweet breads, and more.  I don't ever use yeast anymore.  I feel like I am really doing my family something good.  Several years ago, after reading in "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon, I knew I needed to soak my grains, but it was very overwhelming.  Now, it is so easy and I feel in touch with past generations.  I love baking this way.