I still remember standing at my kitchen counter at 7 a.m. on a Saturday, staring into my Dutch oven like I had personally offended it. I had stayed up late the night before, carefully shaped what I was convinced would finally be my best loaf ever. I had a strong starter, good flour, perfect timing. … Read more
I want to tell you about the time I confidently handed my neighbor a loaf of what I called my “best sourdough yet” — only to watch her slice into it and find a raw, gummy, completely unbaked center. She was very polite about it. I was not very calm about it. That loaf went … Read more
I want to tell you about the time I accidentally made the most beautiful loaf of my entire baking life while trying to hide evidence of a mistake from my husband. It started with a mislabeled bag, a moment of panic, and a desperate Google search at 11pm. And somewhere in the middle of that … Read more
I want to tell you about the morning I stood in my kitchen, staring at two sourdough loaves like a disappointed parent at a science fair, wondering why on earth I had just spent six weeks obsessively testing water quality sourdough filtered vs tap when both loaves looked… completely fine. Not revelatory. Not catastrophic. Just … Read more
