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Mr. Jackson

Driving to work yesterday, I saw a dog limping across the a busy street.   When I saw he had a collar and tags on, I knew I couldn’t just drive by.  I usually do, but this time I knew I could probably find his owners. 
I did a quick u-turn, and by the time I got [...]

Victory! (mostly)

It’s all bagels, all the time here at happygoodluck.  Here’s what a little recipe from Cooks Illustrated can do for you.
I made my own high gluten flour by useing 4 cups of bread flour, and enhancing it with 8 teaspoons of gluten. I also added about a tablespoon of molasses in place of the Malt Barley [...]

Dialing it in

It just so happened that yesterday became convenient to take off from work.  I worked about an hour from home in the morning and then the day was mine.  A four day weekend!
I celebrated by trying to make bagels again.
This time, I used a different recipe and had  a modicrum of success.  Texture is ok, [...]

FAIL! (mostly)

Today, inspired by this post on worldofjulie.com, I decided that I, the owner of a brand new KitchenAid mixer, could make bagles and it would be really cool!   To my knowlege, since Bagful of Bagels closed, there is just nowhere to get a good bagel.
So, armed with a  set of fliker photos with instructions on how [...]

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