When I was in 7th grade we had to complete an assignment where we found out the names of various local and world leaders.  It’s why I still think that Maryland’s senators are Paul Sarbanes and Barbara Mikulski (Mikulski is still in office) and why I can tell you that in 2001 Gerhard Schröder was Germany’s Chancellor. […]

This week I finished reading Dollar Sign on the Muscle, a book written by Kevin Kerrane about baseball scouting first published in 1984 and reissued in 2013.  Kerrane shares a history of scouting and chronicles stories and insights from his year (1981) inside the Philadelphia Phillies.  The book talks extensively about Branch Rickey and the impact he […]

Today I’m winding the clock back to revisit a basic sandwich loaf that I first posted about in May 2012.  In the three and a half years since I have probably made this loaf close to 75 times.  This is the loaf I recommend to anyone who is just starting out making bread and looking for a […]

Living in a small apartment prevents us from accumulating too much clutter.  There is, after all, only so much you can fit in 500 square feet (though we certainly have pushed it to the limit).  We’re getting ready to move and have gradually been going through things to try and cut down on what we […]

Last fall after baking my way through a few Tartine books I decided it was time to get another bread book.  I had heard great things about Jeffrey Hamelman’s Bread for quite some time so I added it to my collection.  The book is more advanced and technique focused than others I have but is […]

This month Karen of Karen’s Kitchen Stories is hosting the #BreadBakers event and selected ‘Seeds’ as our theme.  I figured to truly get into the spirit I should pick a recipe loaded with different kinds of seeds.  Given that next week is St. Patrick’s Day I thought this would be as good a time as […]

With sourdough loaves while there is little hands on time from start to finish it might take a day and a half to make a loaf of bread.  Friday night I’ll feed my sourdough starter and Saturday morning I’ll make the dough.  After a slow rise Saturday morning and afternoon (spent this weekend by finishing House […]

While the entire Michigan fanbase waits impatiently and clings to every scrap of information posted about the football coaching search, I wanted to highlight a few of the other seniors from this year’s team.  Captains Devin Gardner and Jake Ryan have each already gotten the Photoshop Phriday treatment so this week we’ll take a look […]

Note: While my wife (!) and I are walking, driving, and eating our way through France on our honeymoon, I wanted to look back at some recipes and techniques I’ve discussed before.  Be back in July! In bread making an autolyse is the process of mixing water and flour and letting it sit before making […]

Last week’s Photoshop Phriday featuring Braylon Edwards‘ legendary game against MSU got me thinking about other all-time performances by Michigan players.  There is no doubt that Tim Biakabutuka’s (say that 10 times fast) game against OSU in 1995 is on that list.  Michigan came into the game 8-3 while OSU and soon to be Heisman winner […]