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Returning to Your Original Blueprint
There is a version of you that existed before the coping strategies. Before the survival patterns. Before the stories that taught you who you had to be in order to belong, succeed, stay safe, or be loved. I call this your original blueprint. Not because life was perfect. Not because…
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McDough Goes to Montenegro: The Ajvar & Roasted Garlic Sourdough Adventure
Some loaves are planned. Some loaves have plans of their own. This one appears to be the second kind. The original idea was simple enough: take everything I’ve been falling in love with here in Montenegro and turn it into bread. Ajvar. Roasted garlic. A touch of rye flour for…
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The Great Tomato Rescue Mission
Sometimes the best meals aren’t planned. In fact, this one started because I forgot to roast garlic. I had levain sitting on the counter for a loaf of bread I wanted to make—a roasted garlic, ajvar, and Vegeta sourdough with a little rye flour and sesame seeds on top. My…
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Vegeta Is Something I Will Never Forgeta
If you’ve never been to the Balkans, you’ve probably never tried Vegeta. If you’ve spent any amount of time in the Balkans, you’ve almost certainly eaten it whether you realized it or not.
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Once You Start Making Your Own Bread There’s No Going Back!
There’s something that happens once you start making your own bread. At first, it’s just curiosity. A jar of flour and water sitting on the counter bubbling away while you wonder if you’ve officially lost your mind. Then comes the first loaf. Maybe it rises. Maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it…
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Sunday Roast, Reservations Recommended
I almost missed my first proper Sunday roast in Scotland because of a sign in a restaurant window. Or maybe the sign is exactly what started it. I was walking through town when I spotted a wooden easel outside the restaurant advertising Sunday roast reservations. Not just “Sunday lunch,” but…
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Outlander Adventure Tour
I’m a huge Outlander fan. It started when a friend gave me the book by Diana Gabaldon, what seems like a lifetime ago. The show wasn’t even a twinkle in the producer’s eye LOL. When I arrived in Scotland, back in December this was a must-do for me. Especially because…
