Sourdough Bread, Ken Forkish Method This sourdough bread recipe is as easy as it gets. There's no kneading required to get full flavor that would beat any store-bought loaf. (Update 5/31/2020, Please Read: Due to the unexpected popularity of this post since first publishing it in January 2018 ... Read More
Sourdough Spelt Sandwich Bread
"That's my jam!" You might know the expression if you're of my generation. I'd heard it mostly in 70s films, people referring to a tune they liked as being their "jam". Lately, I've seen it used with reference to food. I was too young in the 70s to understand this expression. And these ... Read More
Sweet Potato Scallion Biscuits
Is there a better phrase to use that neither sounds as casual as "I quit my job" nor as momentous as "I retired" for when one has stopped working? These two options just don't seem appropriate for me, though technically, they're both correct. What started out as a temporary stint at my ... Read More
Spelt Dinner Rolls
You've heard this from me before (and from other bloggers, I'm sure): one of the best parts of blogging is the friendships made with other food-minded people. After four years of blogging, I now count as friends several lovely people I would never have met apart from starting L&A. I've ... Read More
Pumpkin Cheese Bread
My town is a maze of jogging trails, linking each part of the neighborhood to the others. It's one of the things I love about living here; I'm only a short drive from San Francisco but here it feels like living in the country. A fellow local might correct me by saying that the trails are ... Read More
Kavring: Swedish Dark Rye Bread
One of the destinations on our recent Scandinavia/Russia trip last month was Sweden. With stops in six countries over a two-week trip, Stockholm was our main focus for two days after disembarking our cruise ship that took us through the Baltic Sea. This was the first European trip my ... Read More
