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June 14, 2015

Barbecued Green Garlic Toast

We started with a two-day-old, no-knead light rye bread baked with millet and oat groats. After painting each slice with olive oil, we toasted them on the grill. Then...

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June 4, 2015

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis *** (of 4)

This first novel captures the bleak experience of Hattie, the black mother of a dozen kids, who has come north as part of The Great...

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June 4, 2015

The Nazis Next Door by Eric Lichtblau (no rating)

Even before WW II came to a close the United States was already preparing to admit Nazis into the country. The horror, of course, is...

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June 4, 2015

Buckwheat Demi-Baguettes

I need to work on my consistency. Some of my slashes expanded perfectly and others, meh. These were interesting loaves on a couple of accounts. The...

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May 20, 2015

All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer *** (of 4)

Henry and Celia were working for the CIA in Vienna when a hijacked plane landed and failure of international spy agencies to respond appropriately led to the...

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May 13, 2015

Paper Love by Sarah Wildman **** (of 4)

Sarah Waldman’s grandfather escaped the Nazi Aunchshloss in Austria by the skin of his teeth. He settled in America, opened a successful medical practice, and...

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May 13, 2015

Surest Sign of Summer

There is no surer sign of summer at my house than grilled sourdough breads. I use my Saudi Arabian sourdough, pat flat 15 – 20...

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April 24, 2015

March: Books 1 and 2 by John Lewis **** (of 4)

These graphical biographies cover the early years of John Lewis, now a congressman, but formerly a preacher and activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Book one...

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April 14, 2015

Mary Coin by Marissa Walter *** (of 4)

On the surface this is a fictionalized account of two women who made one another famous during The Great Depression: Dorothea Lange, a government employed...

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April 5, 2015