First off I want to hock my wares.  Wait, that sounds bad.  I would like to put my artisan bread officially up for sale.  As of tomorrow morning (Saturday May 2nd)  I will have 2 sandwich loaves of a wonderful multigrain bread and 2 or 3 boulés (pronounced bools (rhymes with fools)) to sell.  Fresh [...]

Its finished and I’m happy with it.  Here are some more pics. I used a banneton for this boulé.  A banneton is a proofing (rising) basket.  As the bread rises, it takes on the shape of the banneton.  This one just made the bread look lumpy and made the surface of the dough too dry.  [...]

I went into culinary school with a chip on my shoulder as did most of the culinary program students.  We all thought we would become a hot-shot chef, the next big thing, and we all shared a disdain for the Baking & Patisserie students.  It was nothing personal, it was just the thought that they [...]