Crumbs and Odd Slices
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What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner?
Instagram post text: STOP. If F-bombs offend you, do not swipe left! If you are down with some hilarious culinary crudity, swipe on. This cookbook “What the F*@# Should I…

Foodie Friends: Good Company
I have mentioned elsewhere on this site that “the words company, accompany, and companion come from the root words com- and panis (together and bread). A companion is someone with…

Bake America Great Again
Think about it: people happily eating quality bread, their mouths so full they won’t be able to talk politics. I think you’d find that we’d all get along quite nicely that way. Now that would make America great again.

The magic of Christkindlesmarkt
There, in the Hauptmarkt we would experience the magic of Christkindlesmarkt…

The Spice of Life (or a Bottle of Mom Magic)
That night, I had strange dreams and remember tossing about and not getting a wink of quality sleep. Something wasn’t right. When I woke up, I knew exactly what was off. The spices.

Cold Veggie Pizza
When I was 17 years old, I worked in the kitchen at Camp Orkila on Orcas Island with a woman named Kris Parker who taught me the ancient technique of making cold pizza…

The rise of bowls
For my Mom, an important part of bread baking was the choice of the rising bowl. The same is true for me. In this post, I pay respect to the potters who created the bowls that are part of my weekly baking adventures.

The Bread Whisperer
You’ve heard of the horse whisperer. Now meet the bread whisperer: Betsy Oppenneer…

Dream the Rising of the Bread
Look what I found… A delightful children’s story about a mother and child baking bread with a big blue bowl. I love it! It’s called “Blue Bowl Down” by C. M. Millen.

Bread in a Bag
Scrolling through Facebook the other day, I came across a post about “Challah in a Bag” – a recipe for Challah prepared in a gallon-sized plastic bag (no mixer, no machines). Hmmm…

Make a Yeast Sourdough Starter
This is the basic starter, recommended to all beginning sourdough bakers and to experienced bakers who want to make a new starter.