Category Archives: Bread

Baking Bread with My Friend, ChatGPT

Posted on October 25, 2025 by dgourmac

Do you bake sourdough bread? Or. if not, is that a desire of yours, but you are afraid because it seems so complicated? I may have good news for you. I’ve been making sourdough breads for 15 years. It has … Continue reading →

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Vegan Dish from the Punjab and My Own Beet Salad

Posted on July 13, 2025 by dgourmac

There is no central theme to tonight’s post. It covers a wide range of topics, consistent with the diversity of my scattered activities right now, and all is amplified by the knowledge that I have not written anything here for … Continue reading →

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April Blog…

Posted on April 29, 2025 by dgourmac

records an eclectic mixture of food, travel, and experimentation. Food A simple and satisfying supper: A new dish from my wife’s cookbook club — a Shallot Tart: Baking my favorite sourdough boule… Improving my technique cooking marvelous fresh Porcini… Yet … Continue reading →

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Opening an Old Burgundy

Posted on December 22, 2024 by dgourmac

Old wines are full of surprises. Tonight’s version was a result of my desire to open a bottle of Aloxe-Corton 1978, a Burgundy of moderate importance, but always interesting. First of all, I had to get the cork out and … Continue reading →

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My Best Rye Bread

Posted on September 15, 2024 by dgourmac

I now have a new favorite recipe for a sourdough rye bread. It’s made with these proportions: 200 grams Levain 75% hydration and 1/4 cup caraway seeds, crushed with mortar and pestle It makes a wicked good grilled cheese sandwich, … Continue reading →

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My Friuli Frittata and Other Goodies

Posted on January 16, 2024 by dgourmac

My first visit to Friuli in northeastern Italy was in 2015. It was guided by food and wine attractions, of course. Two of my wine importer friends — Jan and Gemma — connected me with Edi and Kristian Keber and with Ferdinando … Continue reading →

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October Sourdough

Posted on October 28, 2023 by dgourmac

Bakers like to tinker. Even when I get a highly satisfying recipe for my breads, I am often tempted to tweak the components to see if it could be any better. Such was the case a week ago, when I … Continue reading →

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My Best Two Breads

Posted on September 21, 2023 by dgourmac

I’ve been making sourdough breads for 13 years. They are a source of great gratification. I just reached a new milestone last week. After examining the Excel spreadsheets which hold my bread logs, I chose two recipes that I had … Continue reading →

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How to Make the Best Out of a Screwed-Up Batch of Sourdough

Posted on June 18, 2023 by dgourmac

Last month I had a couple of disastrous rounds of bread baking. I am learning that my ability to multi-task the way I used to is diminishing as the years go by. I am now too easily distracted and forget … Continue reading →

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Signature Sourdough Bread

Posted on June 16, 2023 by dgourmac

Over the course of the past year, I’ve been experimenting with variations of sourdough bread — sometimes intentionally, other times by accident. The results yesterday confirmed the bread I want to make most often. Here’s the recipe: Follow instructions for … Continue reading →

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