Bulgur Wheat Sourdough Bread

Bulgur Wheat Sourdough Bread

The Bulgur Wheat Sourdough was one of my earliest recipes. And it is still one of my favorites.  If you are not familiar with bulgur, you may be hesitant to try it. The name isn’t very fancy or attractive. Maybe that is because bulgur was first used thousands of...
Rediscovering a Native Food: Mesquite Flour

Rediscovering a Native Food: Mesquite Flour

I just returned from a trip to Arizona. I am always struck by the beauty of the Sonoran Desert but also aware of how hot it can get even in spring and how the superheated concrete in cities like Phoenix, can get unbearable. That anything can live and grow in such an...
Living with Food Allergies

Living with Food Allergies

Living with food allergies isn’t fun. In my case, it isn’t me who has the allergies, but my better half, Carlos. He has a sensitivity or allergy to gluten and is lactose intolerant. But while I don’t have allergies, I still had to change what I eat too (somewhat). We...
Bread: A staple of the Mediterranean Diet

Bread: A staple of the Mediterranean Diet

Sometimes, friends and customers tell me that they try to eat less bread, or were told to reduce how much bread they eat. This makes me very sad. How can something this tasty be bad for you?  Of course, some people have health conditions that require them to...
Two Tasty Millet Breads and Why to Try One

Two Tasty Millet Breads and Why to Try One

Help me celebrate the Year of Millets by cooking or baking with it, or simply trying this week’s featured breads: Millet Fancy Sourdough: This is a traditional wheat bread with cooked whole millet for an incredibly light texture and a mild millet flavor. Great for...