Sourdough Discard Crackers: The Snack That Made My Cheese Board Famous

Sourdough Discard Crackers: The Snack That Made My Cheese Board Famous

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

Sourdough Discard Pancakes: The Fluffy, Tangy Stack I Now Make Every Single Saturday

Sourdough Discard Pancakes: The Fluffy, Tangy Stack I Now Make Every Single Saturday

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

Sourdough Starter Too Runny or Too Thick: A Hydration Guide That Actually Makes Sense

Sourdough Starter Too Runny or Too Thick: A Hydration Guide That Actually Makes Sense

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

Why Does My Starter Smell Like Acetone, Cheese, or Nail Polish? I Investigated So You Don’t Have To

Why Does My Starter Smell Like Acetone, Cheese, or Nail Polish? I Investigated So You Don't Have To

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

Reviving a Dead Starter: How I Brought Mine Back After 4 Months in the Fridge

Reviving a Dead Starter: How I Brought Mine Back After 4 Months in the Fridge

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

Baking Sourdough in a Cold Kitchen: The Winter That Nearly Broke Me (and My Starter)

Baking Sourdough in a Cold Kitchen: The Winter That Nearly Broke Me (and My Starter)

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

Sourdough Starter Won’t Rise: My 3-Week Diagnosis Diary (And What Finally Fixed It)

Sourdough Starter Won't Rise: My 3-Week Diagnosis Diary (And What Finally Fixed It)

It was day fourteen, and I was standing in my kitchen at 7am, staring at a jar of what looked like slightly lumpy paste. No bubbles. No dome. No signs of life whatsoever. My sourdough starter won’t rise, I typed desperately into Google for what felt like the hundredth time, flour dust still on my … Read more

Mold vs Kahm Yeast on My Starter: The Panic-Inducing Morning That Taught Me Everything

Mold vs Kahm Yeast on My Starter: The Panic-Inducing Morning That Taught Me Everything

It was 6:47 in the morning, I hadn’t had coffee yet, and I was standing in my kitchen staring at my sourdough starter like it had personally betrayed me. There was something growing on top of it. Something white, flat, and very much not supposed to be there. I immediately grabbed my phone and typed … Read more

What Is Hooch? Why Your Starter Separates and Whether You Should Actually Worry

What Is Hooch? Why Your Starter Separates and Whether You Should Actually Worry

I want to tell you about the morning I nearly threw away a starter I had been nurturing for three months. It was a Tuesday, I had just shuffled into the kitchen in my pajamas, and when I lifted the lid off my jar I was greeted by what I can only describe as the … Read more

Sourdough for Gut Health: How the Probiotics and Prebiotics in Real Bread Support Your Microbiome

Sourdough for Gut Health: How the Probiotics and Prebiotics in Real Bread Support Your Microbiome

I still remember the morning I sliced into my very first real sourdough loaf and felt something shift — not just in the kitchen, but in my body. I’d been dealing with bloating and sluggish digestion for years, quietly blaming it on “just how I am.” But after a few weeks of eating the bread … Read more