I am Italian, and of course I am proud of our cuisine. A never-ending discussion will start if you ask if it is better than the french one. But I admit that when we talk about bread, the cousins are superiors. And their most emblematic bread, the baguette is something simply delicious. If you've read … Continue reading Classic French Baguette
During a trip to the Vosges mountains in Alsace, Anaïs and I decided to indulge ourselves in the pleasures of local food and wines. Besides great memories, we also brought home an alsatian cookbook and a traditional Kugelhopf pan. You're probably wondering: what on earth is a kugelhopf (pronounced "koo-glof")? Actually, it is very similar … Continue reading The Kugelhopf – An Alsatian Brioche
Ok, this is one of those neverending Italian food battles: to onion or not to onion the carbonara sauce? Is tiramisu from Veneto or from Friuli region? What is better, Pizza romana or Pizza Napolitana? Skip my blah blah and go to the recipe. The pizza romana is much thinner and crispy than the napolitan … Continue reading La pizza Romana
On my recipe of "pain de campagne" I promised to give you the secret on how to start and how to feed the sourdough. But first thing first, what's sourdough? Maybe you call it "levain", "starter", "mother" or sometimes improperly "poolish". We are talking about the same combination of fermented water + flour, a fermented dough with … Continue reading Sourdough – How to make starter
During the last 2 years I am regularly baking, I became a decent baker on Pizza, Focaccia, Brioche, kugelhopf (a regional brioche from est of France) and many others. Moved in the US with Anaïs last year, I have had the possibility to improve my main baking tool from a tiny oven to a decent typical US oven … Continue reading Pain de Campagne – Homemade loaf
