Thursday, August 27, 2009

Leftovers! Just add bread! Steak Sandwiches and EBC






I think the only person I have ever met who loves leftovers more than I do is Nicole. She will almost always save her food for as long as she possibly can, savoring her meal over and over again. I repurposed the steak from last night and made delicious steak sandwiches. We sliced up the meat, topped it off with the mushroom sauce and served it cold alongside a small green salad with balsamic and EVOO. The only thing missing is a fresh baguette of Columbia bread from the Essential Baking Company.

The Essential Baking Company is primarily a wholesale bakery that began in March of 1994. The Essential Baking Company is Certified Organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture for using certain organic ingredients and a member of Bread Bakers Guild of America. They bake in the middle of the night, seven days a week so that the bread will be as fresh as possible when you buy it later in the day.

Breads are baked in European ovens, which have massive stone decks (rather than metal or racks). "Hearth" refers to these hearthstones. Loaves of bread, ready for baking, are placed directly on the stone. Steam injected at critical points during baking combined with the radiant heat from the hearth, give our breads distinctive crispy crusts. The dark, rosy color and rich flavorful crust and crumb are characteristic of the "Maillard reaction," a complex group of processes that, among other things, caramelizes naturally occurring sugars.

They have distributors all over Washington, but my favorite way to shop is at the Essential baking Café in Wallingford.

1604 North 34th StSeattle, WA 98103Phone: 206-545-0444

This fantastic little bakery also serves breakfast and lunch to die for.

Since it was such a simple meal, I decided to treat Joshua with an insane dessert. The sweet sales girl recommended a honey trifle and mango raspberry and white chocolate torte. We weren’t disappointed.

Check out this Seattle staple at: http://www.essentialbaking.com/ (Information on the Essential Baking Company pulled from the web).

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