We had a great dinner at Pizzaiolo in Oakland. Here is what they say "We at Pizzaiolo believe that the simple act of feeding
people is at the core of what it is to be human. We focus on the ritual of
taking life from the world around us and presenting it to you to sustain your
own life." More here.
We spent the weekend in SF and on the way home I took some pictures of a Japanese Toys Exhibition in terminal 3 in SFO. It was truly colorful and beautiful, there were posters and actual toys. More here.
Different challah recipe with different results. I love this one, easy and very tasty. I got the recipe from here. Braiding with five dough "snakes" was a little challenging at the beginning but when you get the hang of it it's pretty easy. You have to be consistent with the thickness of the dough snakes, otherwise you'll get an uneven challahs, like mine. I baked them together and used regular unbleached white flour. I'll translate the recipe to English in my next post. Enjoy.
I tried baking a challah following a recipe of one of my favorite Israeli chefs and I failed, miserably. I tried TWICE, making sure I followed all the instructions. The bread came out vary dense and heavy, not fluffy at all. It doesn't even look like a challah bread. I suspect it's the amount of the dry yeast that was given. • I'm going to try a very similar recipe with a different amount of yeast and a way to dissolve it, I promise to keep you posted.
