My Madison Bistro

Baking bread is one of my favorite weekend projects. For this rustic loaf, I like to mix my starter on a Friday night and wake up to the smell of yeast in the morning. The dough comes together quickly, and a few short hours later you have a wonderful country bread. This is an easy […]

Can you call something an annual tradition if you’ve only done it twice? Well, I’m going to. Last year, my mom and I started a new tradition. The day after Thanksgiving, we would treat ourselves to a French toast breakfast made from brioche. After all of the hard work she puts into making the Thanksgiving […]

My fascination with this bread was very sudden, and it seemed to come out of nowhere. I’m not really concerned with the origin of my fascination; I’m happy that it hit me over the head that fateful day, because it is now one of my favorite breads. It’s great on its own with a little […]