New Home, New Endeavors

As many of you already know, Sophia and my residence on Quinn Street Attic is no longer our home. We both have relocated in different cities, borders away from each other. We've decided, however, that in spite of our new lives, we will continue to share our lives, particularly our cooking lives, on this humble blog.

Upon arriving in my new home, I discovered this lovely edition of the Bread Baker's Apprentice waiting for me.

Not only is Bread Baker's Apprentice filled with infinite detail about the bread making process but its expertise is referenced on many a blog. I must say that I am a bit intimidated by this book yet I have no doubt that it will bring me further to being a better baker of bread.

Valentine's Day Saga

Can you believe it that in that same night we also made home made artisan boule bread?!

Yes. Believe it. We actually sat down to have a wine and cheese break after the bread was fresh out of the oven. And yes, we remembered to take pictures. It's unfortunate that these were the only ones that we have to show for all the cooking we did that day.

This was probably one of my best breads that I've made yet. I found it a bit too porous and spongy for my liking. I like a bit of crustiness to my bread. However it lost that yeasty flavor that my french bread had.

The cheese was to die for. We picked out a stilton, a blue, a hard aged gouda and a Grand Cru. The wine was a montepulciano d'abruzzo.

Here's the recipe:
Artisan Boule Bread

Courtesy of the Urban Spork from Chicago
http://theurbanspork.com/2009/12/artisan-bread-boule/