“The best bread you can eat,” I always say, “is the bread you made yourself!”
Long-time readers of the Happy Monk blog could be tired of hearing me say that! But it’s been a while since I last said it, and it bears repeating! I stand by the statement as firmly as ever!
Let me explain:
… Continue reading• Bread is elemental.
Some time ago, I reflected on an essay by the American writer Henry Miller. The piece was called “The Staff of Life,” a rousing screed about the state of bread in the U.S.… Continue reading
One of my true heroes in the bread world is a retired baker named Jeffrey Hamelman. He was a professional baker for nearly 50 years and a competitor in international baking competitions. His book Bread: A Baker’s Book of Techniques and Recipes (initially published in 2004) has won awards and become the standard text on North American bread and baking.… Continue reading
When Jennifer and I started the Happy Monk Baking Company, the world seemed larger — too big, it seemed, for a small fish like me. I set my sights on selling bread to anyone who wanted it up or down Gowlland Point Road, South Pender. There was a neighbourhood email list, and that was my market.… Continue reading
A blog and Instagram post I made two weeks ago got a significant “click response” from Internet surfers beyond Pender Island. It was about the recent Wonder Bread commercial gracing the television airwaves.
Nowhere in the commercial was the word “bread” used. The ad was all about the “Wonder” brand and focused on arts and crafts products that used the yellow, blue and red balloons on the Wonder logo.… Continue reading