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Zen and the Art of Baking

Just this past week my husband turned to me after eating a slice of my spelt toast and said, "Nice work, Baker." I smiled, as I always do...

BREAD Talk: Nan Kohler of Grist & Toll

Boy oh boy, I have been waiting for this interview for quite some time! Waiting with anticipation because Grist & Toll happens to be...

Baking and Breaking

Hi Folks! This past week I had the fortunate opportunity to go to Josey Baker's book signing at one of my favorite places, Grist &...

BREAD Talk: Michael O'Malley and MOMO

I asked a great baker turned teacher of mine if I might interview him for my blog. I am simply fascinated with the work he is doing.  I...

A More Scientific Look at Bread

The more I bake, the more I realize that each loaf has a personality unto it's own and no two loaves are alike.  No matter what the...

The 101 on Baking Bread

Hi Everyone!  So over the last month many of you have been asking for my basic bread recipe.  And I must be honest and say, I get it...

It's Like Shakespeare for the Breadmaker

"A baker's true skill lies in the way he or she manages fermentation.  This is the soul of bread making." Oh, how I read these words with...

The Bran, The Germ, The Endosperm

Say that ten times fast! These three properties of the whole grain are essential as a trio, and without the whole seed intact, many...

A little bit of honesty and Fermentation JOY!

A LITTLE NOTE: Lately I have begun telling people about this blog.  Which surprises me.  It hasn't been easy for me.  I get...

January is National Wheat Bread Month!

Hi Everyone! In just a few days, we will begin celebrating our entrance into 2014! I imagine the next year to be full of wonderful...

Do You Believe in Bread Miracles?

It's almost Christmas.  And it is around this time that I am continuously reminded of what I am most grateful for.  And beyond the...

Recipe Share -- Persimmon Bread

Tis the season for my friend Lia's persimmon tree, filled to the brim with hundreds of persimmon in need of a home...or a few dozen...

Bread Revolution

In a moment, I am going to ask you to close your eyes.  But first, I ask for you to read this.  I have an idea.  What if we started a...

Wild Wild Yeast

So after all of this research, I decided that I just need to jump in and try to raise my own wild yeast.  And in the end, that really is...

Whole Grain Farro: What Is It Exactly?

All of this talk about what shenanigans have been added to our bread just becomes the opposite of positive in my mind.  So, I figured I...

Tackling the Bromine Conundrum

So what is this Bromine stuff anyway? Well, we can start off by looking at the Halide column of the periodic table of elements. Bromine,...

Glory Glory Breadalleluia!

Never thought I would be into bread again.  Ever.  For three years I didn't touch the stuff, swore off of it, anytime I ate it, I would...

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