~Bread Offerings ~ February 2020

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Hello Friends, I’m writing this just as the clouds part and a rare bit of sun comes pouring out all over the Portland winter. This may be my only hint that Spring is somewhere out there, perhaps right around the corner. If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to step out and take a walk while my bread is resting happily on the counter. I hope you’re taking mindful time to do the small things that bring you quotidian joy, as well. Here’s what’s on the menu this month: Mama BreadThis month’s Mama bread is made with Hollis wheat from … Read more

~Bread Offerings~ January 2020

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Hello Friends, Happy New Year! I hope everyone is off to a good start. I’m going to keep it short and sweet, since we’re all in the midst of catching up this time of year. Here’s what’s on the menu this month: Mama BreadThis month’s Mama bread is made with organic spelt from Camas Country Mill in Oregon. Spelt is a close relative of wheat, and was first used by the Greeks. They considered it a gift from the goddess Demeter. People who have a hard time digesting common wheat (Triticum aestivum) report better results with Spelt (Triticum spelta). … Read more

~Bread Offerings ~ December 2019

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Hello Friends, I’m posting below my gift guide for bread lovers. It was created for my newsletter, which I send out a few times a year. If you’d like to be added to my newsletter, please email me and let me know. Gift Guide for Bread Lovers For those looking to take their baking to the next phase, you might be thinking about a home mill. I’ve had my Komo Mill for about 8 years and it’s definitely paid for itself in high quality flour that I get from buying grains in bulk. This mill is made in Germany. … Read more

~Bread Offerings ~ November 2019

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I’m working hard to get out a gift guide for bread bakers to in the coming month. This is a reminder to reach out and let me know if you want to be on my newsletter so that you won’t miss it. Other than that, I hope the cool weather, short days, and colors of the falling leaves are delighting you as much as they are me. Take a walk this afternoon, even a 10 minute stroll in the rain, and stop to savor one thing you haven’t noticed before. Here’s what’s on the menu this month: Mama BreadThis … Read more

~Bread Offerings ~ October 2019

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Sometimes a place just changes you, and that’s exactly what happened with Les Maîtres de mon Moulin, a mill in the Pyrenees mountains of France. Except it changed me long before I ever set foot there. A few years ago, a friend came over for coffee and brought stories of this mythic little mountain town with an ancient windmill where a group of bakers were reviving old traditions and setting new ones. It seemed this idealistic hippie Arcadia where a band of bakers gathered for the complex love of simple bread. I was already hooked. Not long after, my … Read more

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