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Bread of the Month: Growing a garden-topped focaccia

By rahoward, on May 17th, 2021

During the last year or so, new kinds of gardens began appearing all over food social media. These garden-scapes have continued to grow and blossom, many of them becoming beautiful works of art. They are all edibleâ€¦and their foundation? A bed of delicious, moist, dimpled, oily and flavorful focaccia, a favorite type of . . . → Read More: Bread of the Month: Growing a garden-topped focaccia

Bread of the Month: Winning with banana bread

By rahoward, on January 31st, 2021

I give credit to the pandemic for a few good things One of them is a new appreciation of my sourdough starter, Petrie (yes, with an “e”). He has exceeded my expectations, as I have put him to the test, not just with basic bread recipes, but an unexpected array of other baked . . . → Read More: Bread of the Month: Winning with banana bread

Scone of the Month: Ending the year on a sourdough note

By rahoward, on December 28th, 2020

I , like many others who have been baking our way through the pandemic, have turned to my sourdough starter more than ever. Dear Petrie (yes, with an â€œeâ€), my beloved fellow of the fridge, offspring of â€œSpikeâ€ (my friend Elaineâ€™s starter), has served me well for several years and especially these past . . . → Read More: Scone of the Month: Ending the year on a sourdough note

Bread of the Month: Popping many questions to â€˜Petrieâ€™

By rahoward, on April 28th, 2018

My friend Petrie and I get along pretty well, for the most part.

We have our moments of contention.At times, he seems to be sluggish and distantly separate when I have forgotten him for awhileâ€¦he likes to be stirred up, and only I can do that. He spat at me once, in one long, . . . → Read More: Bread of the Month: Popping many questions to â€˜Petrieâ€™

Bread of the Month: Crafting a snack cracker

By rahoward, on October 18th, 2017

I began taking comfort in crackers early. We always had a big box (or two) of saltines in the cupboard, the pale, salty little squares ever-constant companions to soups and chili. But I made them my own snack, more than anything. Sometimes plain, but often spread with butter and jam, I even turned them into . . . → Read More: Bread of the Month: Crafting a snack cracker

Bread of the Month: Babysitting a sourdough starter

By rahoward, on July 31st, 2015

Though Iâ€™m not a traditional mom, Iâ€™ve had a number of charges in my care. Critters of all manner, wild and tame; Iâ€™ve rehabilitated a bird or two, watched over baby chicks, kept an ailing rabbit warm in my armpit. Iâ€™ve looked out for things for other people — the beloved miniature dachshund of . . . → Read More: Bread of the Month: Babysitting a sourdough starter

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