“Few tasks gratify me more than baking bread. A couple of times a week, I head for my warm, friendly kitchen, toss the ingredients together, knead the dough until it comes alive, and then leave it to rise. In a matter of hours, the bread is baking, filling the house with its intoxicating scent, soon afterward, I take my creation from the oven. The entire process feeds my soul as well as my body.” – Betsy Oppenneer, from The Bread Book

If you like bread, you have to visit this incredible site [Blue Bowl Breads] (and sign up for it’s blog). Mark has created some of the most unique, interesting and amazing bread recipes, and accompanied each with absolutely wonderful anecdotal stories detailing what inspired each new creation. Mark has taken the bread baking magic of his Mom, Betsy Oppenneer (author of The Bread Book, Celebration Breads, and other books), to a whole new level. Even if bread baking is not your thing, you’ll love the stories! I say this not because Mark is my son in law… I simply love reading the blog!