Week 1 — Practical Awareness Earlier this week, I wrote about baking that 70/30 loaf during COVID and realizing I could actually taste wheat again. That loaf didn’t just change what I baked.It changed how I shop. Not dramatically. Not overnight. Just gradually. When you start milling grain at home, you can’t walk down the…
Week 1 — Practical Application Earlier this week, I talked about paying attention. Not overhauling everything. Not cutting out entire food groups. Just noticing the difference between food and food-like products. If you’re curious what that looks like in real life, here’s a simple three-day rhythm based on what I did — and what I’m…
Week 1 — Awareness I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to overhaul my diet. I just got tired of feeling like food was running me instead of the other way around. For most of my life, I’ve eaten through eras. Low-fat everything. Then low-carb everything. Then high-protein everything. Foods with bold claims stamped…
Today in the 450 test kitchen, I wanted to know how mixing different flours would work, so I decided on a Dutch baby. A Dutch baby is basically a pancake that decided to study architecture. The rise comes from steam + eggs—not heroic gluten—so flour choice matters, but differently than it does for bread. If…