All-purpose flour — 1/2 cup Warm water (110 F) — 1/2 cup Yeast — 2 1/2 teaspoons Bread flour — 1 1/2 cups Whole-wheat flour — 1 1/2 cups Sugar — 2 tablespoons Salt — 1 1/2 teaspoons Milk, lukewarm — 1 cup Egg, beaten — 1 Butter, softened — 3 tablespoons Butter, melted — […]
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How to Make Your Own Homemade Wine: The Basics

Here are simple overall instructions for making a nice homemade country wine. This guide is by no means comprehensive. It is a list for me to reference when I’m ready to make a new batch, and it assumes some prior knowledge of winemaking. The recipe here is for 1-gallon batches, which will produce five 750-ml […]
Basic Masa Pancakes

Whip up a batch of these very nice, savory pancakes to accompany a Central American-inspired meal.
El Paso for Mexican Food in Iowa City

If you see a sign in Iowa City that says “authentic Mexican food,” chances are very good that anything but is being served inside.