Straight from Chimayo we drove to Denver. Our friends Lauren and Aaron now live there and Lauren had a rare free day from the hospital—so we enjoyed time with our babies. They got along. Mostly. The sourdough has been a dogged companion on the trip to Santa Fe. It was almost forgotten in the dorm […]
Though I have attended a writing residency at this same college in Santa Fe three times, eaten in the college cafeteria three times a day for ten days in each of the three visits–that is 90 times I have had a chance to see this poster on the wall of the cafeteria—and only today do […]
I have been looking into joining a CSA. In Googling, I came across a new acronym: CSB. Community Supported Baker(y). And it occurred to me, why am I not doing this? I could operate a very small CSB. Every time I make bread, I could just make two (I am quite space limited since my […]
Dear world, thank you for fiber and for recipes that make it palatable. Also, thank you for making my duodenum impassable to long, firm tubes. Long story, but it involves my signing up to be a study patient, suffering the “introduction of a plastic tube past my oropharynx” as the technician neatly summarized a wild […]
I am so pleased to have returned to the Village Baker, the best bread cookbook I’ve ever read, to finish out the book’s recipes with a series on Germany, a country I know very little about. For example, who knew there were over 2,600 breads unique to Germany? And among the five or so that […]
We’re back! KP and I just returned to Minnesota, having just completed marathon #22 in Missoula, Montana. The night before we left Seattle to run this race, I baked this amazing loaf and brought a nice chunk along for carbo loading. Finnish Sweet Cardamom Raisin Bread Adapted from Gourmet via epicurious.com 1 cup raisins (I […]
So, my brother didn’t believe these were whole wheat. These pitas puff up perfectly and the secret is you need to keep your oven hot hot hot and use a pizza stone. Whole Wheat Pita Bread Adapted from Gourmet 1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast (2 1/2 teaspoons) 1 teaspoon honey 1 1/4 cups warm […]
While in Portland, we visited with Barb and Stan Smith (See the Challah bread story) who now own a beautiful standard schnauzer with the temperament of Miss Piggy, named Macy Gray. They gifted Izzy with a porcelain figurine of herself, which she took to with the zeal of idolatry, and in turn we gifted Barb and […]
So nice to be reunited with my brother, who usually can be found in Ohio but who today coincides with me in space and time in Portland, Oregon. I came to town to see family for the fourth of July and to collect my long lost starter from my mother who graciously babysat it whilst […]
Quick post with mostly pictures to describe the journey from Upper Beeding to Bury. First proper English Breakfast at The Rising Sun. Then a walk through Steyning, land of many bakeries. Then up to the Chanctonbury Ring… apparently haunted. To Amberly, land of thatched rooves and a castle we couldn’t figure out how to get into. Finally ending at […]