I didn’t want to get my heart broken again. I’ve been hurt too many times by bread. I’ve been hurt by starters that would never become sufficiently foamy, by doughs that sullenly refused to rise, by ...

There is something about delicious homemade bread fresh out of the oven. The aroma is intoxicating and having a warm slice that is crusty on the outside and soft on the inside is a perfect treat.

The late Carol Field wrote remarkable books about the food of Italy, beginning with ‘The Italian Baker’ in 1985, which remains the definitive volume on the subject. Panmarino, or rosemary bread, is a ...