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Old World Alpine Loaves

Southeast of Grenoble the D1091 climbs quickly into the forest of Rioupéroux, on the western slopes of the French Alps. Called alternately the Route de l’Oisans or the Route des Alpes, the road is a notorious feature of the Tour du France and – as any avid cyclist will tell you – a real bugger […]

February 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Baking Bread in a Woodfired Oven, Baking in a Conventional Oven | 12 comments

Seattle Smoked Country Style Ribs

One sweet side effect of Seattle’s indistinct seasons is that there’s never a wrong time to barbecue. An old-timer brought it home to me some years ago:

Smokey Joe portable kettle barbecue

‘You’re doing what?’ I asked incredulously.

‘I’m gonna barbecue me up some re-ibs’. His accent was fake but the big […]

February 8th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Baking in a Conventional Oven, Outdoor Grilling, Pacific Northwest bounty | 30 comments

Roman Style Sandwich Rolls

The rain cleaned the cobbles in the night, giving way to a fresh mist which hung lightly over the slow-moving Tiber. A man with the only gas-powered leaf blower we’d ever seen in Italy blew damp leaves down the stairway beside the Ponte Mazzini, rousing the sleeping gypsies who live under the bridge. As we […]

February 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Baking Bread in a Woodfired Oven, Baking in a Conventional Oven, baking on quarry tiles, Great Sandwiches, Italian dishes, Italian travel, Sortachef Travel Tales | 12 comments

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