Great Bakes
Get some great bakes along with a peek inside the kitchen (and the mind) of an enthusiastic baking nerd: Recipes, tips and tricks, stories and more
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I’m a Certified Bread Sommelier (opens the original)
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Anyone who knows me knows that when bread comes up, I perk up. I struggle to contain my excitement. If you let me, I’ll talk and talk. I get antsy if I haven’t baked a loaf in a few days. If I have bread around, you can bet I’ll share it. Now my geekiness and enthusiasm are official: I’m America’s newest—and only the fourth—Certified Bread Sommelier.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4Xcy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F
Autumn has Arrived & Bake Off is Back (opens the original)
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OK, bakers: fall officially arrived last week. Now you’re allowed to crank up the sweet spices and bust out the can of pumpkin. (I jest.) But first, check your spices and chuck out the flavorless, expired ones. Make sure your cinnamon hasn’t been recalled. Or your sugar. And please, for the love of flavor, use freshly grated nutmeg.<a class
Triple Corn Scones (opens the original)
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Yes, it’s technically still summer. Just barely.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3zk4!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpubli
Dispatches from the Road Part 2: Recipes, Podcasts, Events, & More (opens the original)
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It’s Martin. Remember me?<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="322.4807692307692" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7J3B!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimage
Dispatches from the Road plus a Few Recipes (opens the original)
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Howdy friends! Since my cookbook Great Bakes came out on August 4th, I’ve been booked up with book-related events (and Tori Amos concerts). After my launch party here in Chicago, I hit the road for events in Detroit, my hometown of Fort Wayne, Louisville, Indianapolis, and Bloomington, Indiana. I was home in Chicago for one day (for an incredible Tori show). Then I packed up the car and toted the cats up to my favorite place in America—Michigan’s pinky finger. While up here, I’ll be doing six ev
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