I want to tell you about the time I brought a “rustic artisan focaccia” to my neighbor’s dinner party and accidentally set it down directly on her brand-new linen tablecloth, leaving a perfect olive oil ring the size of a dinner plate. I stood there holding my masterpiece, watching the oil spread in slow motion, … Read more
I still think about the smoke. Not fondly — not yet — but I get there eventually. It was a Tuesday night, my kitchen smelled like a campfire, and I was standing in front of my open oven door fanning a dish towel at the smoke detector while my sourdough neapolitan pizza home oven experiment … Read more
This sourdough pizza dough recipe is the only one you’ll ever need as a home baker. Developed and refined for real home kitchens, it delivers a perfectly crispy base with bubbly, chewy crust edges that rival anything you’d find at a specialty pizzeria — no expensive pizza oven required. Your standard home oven is all … Read more
I want to tell you about the Sunday afternoon I sat on my kitchen floor and cried over a loaf of bread. Not metaphorically. Actually sat down, back against the cabinet, flour on my shirt, and cried. I had been chasing a specific flavor for months — that deep, complex, almost wine-like tang you get … Read more
It was 6 a.m. on a Sunday, and I was standing in my kitchen in mismatched socks, staring at a bowl of sourdough that had absolutely refused to rise overnight. My in-laws were arriving at noon for brunch. I had promised them fresh sourdough. I had, in fact, bragged about it. “Oh, I’ll make my … Read more
It was 6:47 on a Sunday morning and I was standing in my kitchen in my bathrobe, holding a lump of dough that could only be described as a deflated football, whispering “please, please, please” to it like that was going to help. My starter had gone rogue. My bulk ferment had overproofed overnight. My … Read more
It was 5:47am on a Tuesday, I was still in my pajamas, flour was somehow on my ceiling, and I had to leave for work in exactly 43 minutes. My sourdough loaf was sitting on the counter looking absolutely perfect and absolutely unbaked. I had completely miscalculated my timeline. Again. If you’ve ever tried to … Read more
It was 7:14 on a Saturday morning when I stood in my kitchen in mismatched socks, staring at a very sad, very flat loaf of sourdough and wondering how I had managed to ruin bread that was supposed to be done by dinner. My mother-in-law was arriving at 6 PM. I had promised her a … Read more
It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday, and I was standing in my kitchen in mismatched socks, frantically googling “can you over-proof sourdough in the fridge” with flour-dusted hands, while my dough sat on the counter like a silent accusation. I had started my overnight bulk ferment sourdough journey approximately four hours earlier with enormous … Read more
This seed loaf is exactly what it sounds like — a hearty, rustic sourdough bread packed with an abundance of seeds in every single slice. Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax, and sesame come together to create a loaf that goes far beyond ordinary sourdough. The result is a nutty, deeply complex flavor with an incredible … Read more
