Where I live, people go wild for anything Amish. There are Amish communities a few hours north, and all summer long the little towns are berserk with folks clamoring for a taste of Amish country.

There was a funny trend about 20 years ago, when people were giving each other Ziplock bags of mysterious beige goo. It was a starter, a living mixture of flour, water and yeast that you had to feed ...

Sourdough has become the bread of choice in the Eicher household. The recipe has a long and somewhat murky origin. Stories of its roots vary, but most center around friends sharing the starter with ...

Cream the margarine or butter, two cups sugar and eggs until fluffy. Add the milk, flour and soda. Put half of the batter into greased loaf pans. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle half the ...

Early in the pandemic, when everyone, including me, had flocked to their kitchens in an attempt to perfect their “project breads” — crusty sourdough, six-strand challah, dense rye — I found a lot of ...