About
I’m a father of three who likes to …. bake. I’m not a cook or a chef or even pretend to be. My beautiful wife of 36 years does almost all the cooking in my house and she is very good at it. I’m amazed that she rarely uses a recipe but somehow creates meals that are not only healthy but delicious! I love her creativity – and her food! and I could never do what she does. But when it comes to baking something that requires precision and patience, she invites me into the kitchen.
My interest lies in baking breads and other foods – particularly desserts – that require precision and technique to come out right. I like a technical challenge and am always willing to jump into something most people will avoid because it’s too intimidating, difficult or time-consuming.
I hope to share with you some great recipes I’ve found (usually altered to make them better tasting or more practical) and to share with you techniques for making them perfect every time. You don’t need expensive kitchen gadgets or unheard of ingredients to make anything I’ll post here. I’ll keep it clean and simple, but correctly prepared.
My dad was a carpenter for several years and one piece of advice he gave me (that I actually listened to) was “measure twice, cut once.” Well, that advice applies equally to building a kitchen as it does to baking in the kitchen (and many other things in life) and so I hope to pass on some of my dad’s good advice, but in a tastier way. Enjoy!
The Baker's Dad 