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LAT stories

Sourdough baguettes

March 21, 2009

One of my very favorite LAT stories was one I did on sourdough.  Right before I wrote the story, I had about 18 different starters bubbling away on my kitchen counters.  Baker and cookbook writer Peter Reinhart, who was enormous help to me during the research (he came to town and we had lunch at [...]

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My favorite caramel sauce

March 16, 2009

 

 
I love caramel sauce.   A lot.  So much so that I never make this recipe without doubling it–which is as good a recommendation as any, I guess.  Unlike some caramel sauce recipes, this one doesn’t use either butter or corn syrup.  I love butter, I just don’t like it in my caramel; I don’t love [...]

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