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Sunday, March 26, 2006 This flaxseed bread is another one that I probably wouldn't have chosen to make if I hadn't decided to wor...

Saturday, March 25, 2006 One of my favorite bakeries is Turtle Bread Bakery http://www.turtlebread.com , and one of their best breads is o...

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 I was very excited to make my first bread using my brand new MyWeigh scale. At last I could have precision meas...

Sunday, March 19, 2006 I had my doubts about this banana bread that isn't really a banana bread. It's a yeast bread with only ...

Saturday, March 18, 2006 A few days ago, I was talking to my neighbor Fred about my bread-baking project. He was completely uninterested,...

March 17, 2006 It's St. Patrick's Day, so of course the bread du jour is Irish Soda Bread. This particular bread is Royal Irish. ...

Sunday, March 12, 2006 March in Minnesota is a lot plainer and colder than March in St. John. But never mind, I can turn the oven on with...

March 4, 2006 We spent last week in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. It was gorgeous and sunny, but this is the cooking channel, not the tr...

February 26, 2006 I'm feeling like a real baker now that I've started buying expensive baking accoutrements over the in...

Monday, February 20, 2006 I love Rose Levy Beranbaum! The focaccia disaster has moved to the dark recesses of my memory and every bread I...

February 18, 2006 I thought bread baking would be a cheap hobby. What do you need, after all? A little flour, a little yeast. But, no...

February 16, 2006 I've altered my goal of baking a bread a week to something just a little more ambitious. I counted all the breads in ...

February 11, 2006 I'm sort of getting into the weekly rhythm of baking bread. Today I had an all-day planning meeting for my women...

February 4, 2006 Jim and I were in Chicago last weekend, visiting our daughter, Elizabeth, so I skipped my weekly bread. Restaurant recomme...

January 20-21, 2006 I've read this recipe a few times, and it's clear that it's going to take a lot of time, but I think I can g...

January 14, 2006 Okay, these scones are maybe the best I've ever eaten. At least I don't remember ever eating any that were better....

January 7, 2006 I decide maybe it's the yeast that's the problem, and I'll make a quick bread. Can you really go wrong with blu...

January 1, 2006 Total and complete disaster! Here is what Rose has to say about this dough: "Who would have thought it even possible ...

December 25, 2005 Among my Christmas presents, there is a big book, which turns out to be The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum. This is n...