Welcome to Salt Pig! This week Ellie and Lukas discuss our sourdough bread baking journeys and all the practical and existential questions it provokes: How many starters has Ellie killed? Can you bake sourdough without being consumed with fussiness? How far is too far when experimenting with sourdough discard? What is a “real” baker anyhow?? Join us!

Discussed in this episode:

• Il Buco: Stories and Recipes by Donna Lennard with Joshua David Stein
• Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson
• The Perfect Loaf by Maurizio Leo
• King Arthur Baking's Sourdough Discard Crackers
• King Arthur Baking's Sourdough Granola (and Lukas' adaptation)
• Alexandra Stafford's website Alexandra Cooks
• Lukas' Bread Machine Cookbook
  
  

Welcome to Salt Pig! This week Lukas and Ellie detail all the ways we love spinach, and all the ways we hate cleaning it. Plus Lukas shares his secret ingredient for smoothies and Ellie discloses her favorite 3-minute home lunch. Join us! For more information and to get in touch, visit saltpig.substack.com.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Noah Galuten’s Health Sludge
• Lukas’ Smoothie Formula
• Everyone’s Table by Gregory Gourdet
• Caramelized Fish Sauce Tuna

Welcome to Salt Pig! This week Ellie and Lukas discuss all things dishwashers, which uncovers some personal compulsions. Plus Ellie has a broth disaster and Lukas throws something surprising into the waffle iron for dinner. Join us! For more information and to get in touch, visit saltpig.substack.com.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Deep Cleaning Your Dishwasher
• Why running a dishwasher even twice a day is better than hand washing dishes

Welcome to Salt Pig! This week, Lukas and Ellie talk about food waste. We discuss the absurd lengths we go to to repurpose ingredients like milk that was left out overnight, leftover cranberry sauce, or even two precious spoonfuls of restaurant biryani. Plus, we debate the pros and cons of following recipes to a T or going rogue. Join us! For more information and to get in touch, visit saltpig.substack.com.