Vollkornbrot the Better

The last time I made this hearty German bread, it wasn’t my favorite. This officially is. Wonderful for travel, because I think one slice is nearly a meal. After several weeks on a colorectal surgery service, I have been more than vigilant with my fiber intake. Nightmares of diverticulosis are becoming outpouchings of my REM cycle. […]

Christstollen and Butter-Haiku

A German fellow I have been working with was thrilled when I brought in my latest loaf—stollen, er, “sch-tollen.” He regaled me with the history of the bread, how in Dresden, large stollen loaves would be prepared sometimes weeks in advance of the Advent season and then stored outside under shelters where the elements kept […]