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My Mom, Betsy Oppenneer, was a red-headed Southern Belle from Sautee Nacoochee, GA. She and Dad moved around a lot eventually settling in New Hampshire. Well, you can take a…

Some wisdom from my Mom: Why do Americans measure ingredients while most other cultures weigh them? American pioneers traveled across the country in wagons or on horseback. Scales were too…

Sometimes, when the world starts to get me down, I just have to go into the music room and play piano. Music is a sweet salve to my soul. Other…

“Bread is extremely personal. Three people can follow the same recipe and end up with three entirely different masterpieces. The way each person measures (or doesn’t measure), the method of…

“I had a Mark Oppenneer weekend 😉 made out of your mandarin orange recipe with juice, zest and orange peel. Very nice and tasteful. Today I baked your coriander citrus…

Thank you, Mark, for the bread! It definitely added some flavor to this short Friday and coming long weekend 😉 I had a slice of [your White Bean Dijon Sourdough…

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…

Three people can follow the same recipe and end up with three entirely different masterpieces. The way each person measures (or doesn’t measure), the method of mixing ingredients, the length…

“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…

From 2000 to 2006 or so, my Mom had a recipe of the month post on her Breadworks, Inc. website. I was perusing the recipes the other day and came…