Dan Lepard #repost

Dan Lepard #repost

Dan Lepard’s book, The Handmade Loaf, has been seminal in guiding me on everything from sour dough fermentation to shaping and baking all sorts of breads. Early when we launched Stir the Pots, I invited him for an interview.  Dan was kind enough to oblige us....
Kofta Kebab

Kofta Kebab

Instead of burgers, why not offer kofta kebab for “staff meal?” Sometimes a bit of extra flare or puffy pita can pop the pleasure yearnings for a hungry staff. Kofta is a higher quality street food. Topped by a salad of fresh chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes...
Home Sourdough

Home Sourdough

Just purchased the new Brod & Taylor Home for sourdough which is to maintain your schedule and temperature for your sourdough. First efforts were tricky and the dough or maybe sourdough didn’t quite get the difference of how I used to maintain my starter in...
The Modern

The Modern

Celebrating my recent birthday on a Saturday afternoon, my wife brought me to one of the places where I started my career, the “members’ only dining room ” at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. I had been back a few years ago at The Modern, the...
Canton Bread

Canton Bread

Reminded of my sister, who is Swiss and lives in Switzerland, I decided to bake something that would reflect her spirit, which is nourishing and beautiful. So I baked this sour-dough influenced loaf known as Canton of Glaronais. Baked on the hotted April day I ever...