 Bread...One of my favorite subjects.
We have Bread Alone and absolutely love it. Having a terrific starter in your fridge at all times makes spontaneous bread baking possible. We also have Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads out of which I get a lot of ethnic and holiday breads.
I loved the book Bread Alone both for its in-depthness and the passion with which Daniel Leader approaches his craft. This is obviously someone who lives to feel dough in his hands.
I had the misfortune to be married to someone who didn't understand the culinary obsession. He felt everyone should be chained to a computer for a living. When I first purchased Bread Alone, I copied a part of the preface and gave it to him, explaining, "Read this and you'll understand how much of our souls are poured into our craft." Eventually, I had to drop kick the idiot out the door - but I'm happy to say I'm now married to someone who's as into cooking, baking and watching people consume the products of our labor as I am. Thank God for the internet. |