James Whitmore 
I want to tell you about the morning I served my in-laws what I can only describe as crispy, golden cardboard. It was a Sunday, everyone was gathered around my kitchen table in their pajamas, coffee was brewing, and I had proudly announced I was making homemade waffles from scratch. What came off my waffle … Read more
This sourdough discard focaccia recipe is one of the best things you can make with leftover starter — no waste, no guilt, just incredibly golden, dimpled bread with a crispy bottom and pillowy interior. If you’ve been tossing your discard down the drain, this is your sign to stop. Sourdough discard adds a subtle tang … Read more
It was 7:14 on a Tuesday morning, my daughter’s school bus was coming in sixteen minutes, and I had just discovered that the only breakfast food in the house was a suspicious banana and about a cup and a half of sourdough discard that I’d been “definitely going to use soon” for the past three … Read more
I pulled the loaf out of the oven, set it on the cooling rack, and felt genuinely proud of myself for about four minutes. Then I sliced into it. The outside was a deep, beautiful brown. The inside was a wet, gummy, almost raw-looking disaster. This was my third attempt at sourdough discard banana bread … Read more
These sourdough crackers are everything you want in a snack — shatteringly crispy, deeply savory, and honestly a little too easy to eat by the handful. Whether you’re a seasoned sourdough baker or just getting started, this recipe is a perfect way to turn your sourdough discard into something genuinely delicious instead of letting it … Read more
These sourdough discard pancakes are quite simply the fluffiest pancakes you will ever make, and you have the magic of fermentation to thank for that irresistibly light, airy texture. The natural acids and wild yeast in your sourdough discard work together to create a batter that puffs up beautifully on the griddle, giving you stack … Read more
I want to tell you about the morning I confidently announced to my husband that my sourdough starter had “really come into its own” — right before I picked up the jar and accidentally poured half of it down the front of my pajamas. It had the consistency of gray pancake batter, it smelled vaguely … Read more
I want to tell you about the morning I stood in my kitchen, nose hovering over my sourdough starter jar, convinced I had somehow created nail polish remover. My sourdough starter smells like acetone, I typed frantically into Google with one hand while fanning the jar away from my face with the other. My husband … Read more
I opened the fridge to grab some leftover pasta, and there it was — a mason jar shoved all the way to the back, behind the mustard and a suspicious block of cheese, wearing a gray-brown liquid hat like some kind of sourdough Ghost of Christmas Past. I had completely forgotten about my starter. For … Read more
It was 6 a.m. on a Tuesday in February, and I was standing in my kitchen in two pairs of socks, staring into a jar of what can only be described as sad, flat, defeated goo. My sourdough starter — the one I had been nurturing for eight months — had not budged a single … Read more
