The loaf

Today, I made the most beautiful loaf of bread.






If it was possible for someone to fall in love with bread, I would be in love with this loaf.






And it's not all looks, it has substance, baby.

Moist, airy, delicious crumb.

Super crispy, caramelized, crunchy crust (all the good 'c' words).






This is sourdough bread. My sourdough bread that I made with my own sourdough starter. Yes. I made a sourdough starter and he's the best (it's a he. I won't tell you his name yet. I'm a bit shy).






Here, accompanied by my new favorite find, the juicy kumato—I'm crazy about its sweet flavor—and a sprinkling of Maldon sea salt flakes.






So, no recipe today, just a blatant display of my bread-baking accomplishments.






I'll be back, talking your ear off again, soon.
Till then!






P.S. I'm currently obsessed with this song. '86 rules.

And don't forget, "it takes guts to be gentle and kind".

Inspiration

I love the color green. It calms me, much like blue calms others.





It always catches my eye, everywhere. Especially in nature.






Holland is a very green country, filled with greens of every hue, especially during spring and summer.






Still, I managed to find the brightest green not during the most "green" months of the year but in late February, in the woods, in The Hague.






Greener than green.

A park filled with green-toed giants.






I will be sharing with you a soup featuring the color green, soon.






In the meantime, stay green, and I don't mean with envy.






Click

to see the beauty that is honey,

hear the sound of reindeer,

see the work of a Greek photographer,

and hear the song I've been listening to again and again and again lately.


Previously: Inspiration (November 2011)