Friday, December 26, 2003


bread therapy in oz

just as the recent craze for male knitting (and they think yoga is still sissy?) spread worldwide, male breadmaking is catching on down under.

i never thought of bread baking as therapy. i was always just dissatisfied with how most bread tasted. i was also completely disgusted by how much dean & deluca and places like the old bouley bakery charged for a semi-decent european-style loaf. . .

i baked it to eat it; and unfortunately came to the point where i really can't stand to eat non-handmade bread. it just tastes so. . .so. . .non-tasty! like flour paste in your mouth.

which means i hardly eat any bread that comes from outside my own kitchen at all. actually, i really don't like very many people's bread but my own any more. . .that's another story however! but of course, i make pizza every week, even though i don't have as much time for bread as i would like.

so go for, ozzie guys. bake better bread and release your aggression!

perhaps this marks the difference between when most men and most women do things. i end up baking my own pizza, pulling my own espresso, etc. because i simply want something decent to eat or drink and remain shocked at the prices others charge for these things when really the quality isn't that great.

very practical, actually. maybe most men are more seeking a hobby or "therapy." it's the same with yoga: i started for a very practical reason -- my back hurt. . .

as for the chocolate, well, i guess at that point my excuse breaks down! so quickly, before you can start to ask any inconvenient questions, let me direct you to what looks like a great recipe for a chocolate spice cake with chocolate glaze.

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