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About Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories 
Hi, I'm Karen! I live in Southern California and am a recruiter and HR lady by day and teach college courses in Human Resources at night. Not long ago, on a whim, I decided to try baking sourdough bread and have since been obsessed with creating the perfect loaf. In fact, have managed to keep my first sourdough starter alive for four years! I have since fallen in love with trying new recipes, and have a serious cookbook addiction. I blog about my cooking and baking adventures at Karen's Kitchen Stories.
Grain Mill Wagon Challenge: I have always liked baking with whole grains, but I have been intimidated by grinding my own flour. On the other hand, it is difficult to keep a variety of ground whole grains on hand because they can easily become rancid. What I love about the WonderMill is that you can grind just the right amount of whole grains by weight for each recipe you are preparing. The mill is completely reliable, easy to assemble, and fast. The mill is self cleaning too. You can custom grind your flour as well. I've even used it to grind semolina into a finer grind for Durum recipes. I really enjoyed participating in the challenge, and will be using my WonderMill for a long time.
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
These whole wheat chocolate chip cookies are practically health food. 100% whole grain and bittersweet chocolate chips? Don’t those contain whole grains and flavonoids? Totally health food, right? Perfect for back to school. The texture is soft and chewy, and … Continue reading
100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
This whole wheat sandwich bread is made from freshly milled wheat berries, yeast, milk, butter, salt, dry milk, potato flour, and orange juice. Yes, orange juice! Who knew? After grinding the wheat berries in my gorgeous Wondermill, I whisked all … Continue reading
Pita Bread
What is it about bread? Every loaf basically has the same ingredients. Flour, water, salt, yeast, and maybe some enrichment from oil, eggs, or sugar. Yet you can produce an amazing array of breads that are so different from … Continue reading
Ham and Cheese Rye Muffins
These muffins are a wonderful take on the ham and cheese on rye sandwich. They are made with freshly milled whole rye flour, bread flour, and contain ham and Swiss cheese. They also contain a bit of onion powder, … Continue reading
Transitional Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
This transitional whole-wheat sandwich bread is perfect when you are trying to add whole grains to your diet but are having a hard time adjusting your palate to the stronger flavor. The dough is about 56% whole-wheat flour and 44% … Continue reading
