I’ve been wanting this book for a while and on Christmas day my wish was granted. I spent last night and this morning reading the first three chapters (of four, the fourth being all the recipes). I feel like I just took a crash course in bread making. I can’t wait to get started.

Every single recipe in this book looks fantastic. Some of the recipes that I have my eye on are 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread, Rye Hearth Bread, Potato Rosemary Bread, Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bread, Multigrain Hearth Bread, and I’m especially excited about the Spent-Grain Bread. My brother has really gotten into home-brewing, and I’m sure he would let me have as much of his spent grains as I’d like.

On Thursday, to mark the new year, I plan on beginning my seed culture that will later become my starter. I hope I won’t be too hungover to mix a little juice and flour together.