bread

What’s the Biga deal?

May 9, 2009

Bread is not for the dabbler. At least in my mind, the sponges, starters, and not least, the yeast aren’t terribly friendly to the uninitiated. I have recently worked around bakers and it really made me want to come home to freshly baked bread. My last experience baking bread was a 14 hour French loaf [...]

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Road Trip!

March 21, 2006

In complete opposition to “he who actually saves money,” “she who spends money she doesn’t actually have” went to Baltimore this weekend for some St. Paddy’s day revelry. Saturday started off with a muffin-fest, in which three of us consumed 11 muffins between us. To continue with the carb-loading, we went to Bonaparte Breads, a [...]

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Bread Disappointment

March 16, 2006

So I hop on my way to Marvelous Market the other day, super excited about getting some Fruit & Nut bread. I had gotten it once before – in order to break a $20 to tip my hairdresser – and then devoured it for both breakfast, dinner, and all snacks in between. It was wheatier [...]

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