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An American in Berlin Baking German Bread
By Debra Samuels GLOBE CORRESPONDENT AUGUST 11, 2015 BERLIN — With the grace of ballet dancers and the strength of weight lifters, Benjamin Tugwell and Timothy Naughton lift a long metal conveyance lined with linen and laden with loaves. They move toward the open doors of a wood-fired oven and guide the board toward the …
Read moreBaking bagels and rye bread from scratch, oh my!
First in a 2-part post on the cookbook, “Secrets of a Jewish Baker: Recipes for 125 Breads from Around the World” by George Greenstein I’m on a toot. I get like this every once in a while. I read a book by an author that is new to me and I have to read everything …
Read moreIn Berlin, flavors of Turkey and Lebanon spice up the fast food
This article originally appeared in the Boston Globe in June 2003. I thought I would bring it back now, because we are spending 2 months in Berlin.
I have added old and new photos. And the currywurst at Curry36 is still delicious. Just had some tonight!
Tschüss from Berlin!
We arrived in Berlin on June 1st. Spring was in full bloom and the deep sweet aroma of the linden trees, with their white furry blossoms, enveloped us. We are in the home stretch of my husband Dick’s, sabbatical year before we return to Boston. He is at the Free University finishing up his project …
Read moreBento:Build a Better Lunch
Debra Samuels, bestselling author, food writer and cooking instructor, wants to give the American lunchbox a makeover. In the chapter on “bento,” the traditional Japanese lunch box, in her upcoming book, My Japanese Table, Debra encourages the use of color, texture and taste to create healthier and more visually appealing meals.
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