Tagged: bread

every day is a

every day is a
holiday when baking is
your strong suit – a loaf

of persimmon bread rises
like magic, sweetening the air
.
20230112:2023
y

we were proofed in the

(for y, on your birthday)

we were proofed in the
same basket, risen and baked
in the same oven,

my brother and i, honey-
buttered slices, loved, loved, love
.
20210703:0526
y

in the art that is

in the art that is
kneading, there are mantras and
meditations that

take us deeper and sweeter
than what comes out of the oven
.
20201203:1908
y

our tongues

our tongues
recognize
flatbreads
in every
language
without proper
pronunciation
.
20201201:0852
y

maybe it works nearly

maybe it works nearly
like this – miles of cherry
orchards along your
morning bike route
leading to these traverse
city dried cherries,
with a touch of sun,
baked into our bread
.
20201010:1906
y

perhaps with every

perhaps with every
eighteenth
slice, homemade
bread will
smile back –
like a teenager
.
20200619:1524
y

the secret to no

the secret to no
knead bread is in the no – slicing
into open crumbs
.
20200617:1443
y

choosing the kind of

choosing the kind of
bread to make is like
conversing with
strangers – nearly
always
a delight
.
20200615:2201
y

fifty pounds of bread

fifty pounds of bread
flour in the pantry translates
to some things divine

across our plates, something to
work at across the waistline
.
20200504:0857
y

six ingredients,

six ingredients,
twenty-six-and-a-half hours
later, some kind of

magic, the sort that comes with
patience and determination
.
20200503:0845
y