This week at the farmers’ market: 3/29/2008

Going to the farmer’s market on Saturday mornings has kind of become one of the highlights of my week. I always end trying things I would never pick up in the supermarket (or that would never show up in the supermarket) and I like getting to know who’s got the best garlic or lettuce or [...]

I really did bake this bread.

I first tried making Jim Lahey’s now famous no-knead bread when the recipe ran in the New York Times in November 2006 and it was really pretty bad. I ended up with deflated looking loaf, gummy and dense on the inside, with a hard but not crispy crust. I so wanted to believe in the [...]