First, let me say, this bread is as good as any I’ve eaten in America.  In fact, after making this recipe a few weeks ago, I raved and raved and raved about how delicious and crusty and spectacular the bread was, and how it was worth the seven hour endeavor that the recipe called for.
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A few weeks ago, I was at the farmer’s market, and I noticed an entire table of jams and jellies in all different flavors, with little popsicle sticks for sampling. Not surprisingly, there were many flavors I hadn’t tasted before. And I do have some shame, so I didn’t want to sit there and sample [...]

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Can I even describe how good these are?   Not adequately.  Soft, warm, and incredibly flavorful, I knew I was going to make these the moment I saw them at Sunita’s World (her photos show what these are supposed to look like — my novice attempts are neither as flat, thin, or round as they should be). [...]

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As I left to come back into New York the day after Thanksgiving, my mother packed me all her leftover fresh herbs that she had bought for Thanksgiving dinner. Sage was the one I was most excited to experiment with.
So, Saturday morning, when my dogs woke me up and I couldn’t get back to sleep [...]

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As I was making this bread, I kept thinking to myself, “this is such a pain in the butt. There is no way this will be worth the effort.” Then it came out of the oven. Now, I think I’ll be making this recipe at least once a week! It was amazing — light and [...]

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