Bread

Archaeologist revives 2,000-year-old bread recipe in Pompeii after 18 years of experimentation

Panis quadratus was simple, made of water, flour, and salt, and carefully divided into eight sections with a reed and bound with rope.

File photo: First century bakery in the Roman town of Pompeii, showing corn-mill, oven, and food counter, January 1, 1900.
Paris is a city worth understanding, not just seeing.

French authorities flag cadmium risk in pasta, bread, potatoes

Tahini bread

Four healthy substitutes for bread on Passover that are worth adopting all year round

Bread

Dietitians recommend: 6 types of bread recommended for improving blood sugar levels


This Minnesota ag firm is helping Ukrainian farmers plant in war-scarred fields

EarthDaily's cutting-edge technology helps farmers make planting decisions, but the war adds an additional layer: Producers can select the right seed and fertilizer from the safety of a laptop.

 A rocket sits in a field near grazing cows on April 10, 2022 in Lukashivka village, Ukraine.

How did Dolly Meckler turn a challah-baking hobby into a rising business?

Meckler wasn’t even much of a baker before COVID-19 lockdowns forced her, and pretty much everyone in the world, to become prisoners of the home.

 Challah Dolly offers three different varieties — original, honey cinnamon sugar and everything seed.

Passover hametz controversy 'crummy' excuse for Idit Silman - opinion

Idit Silman learned the wrong lesson! The Holocaust shows the dangers of giving the state too many coercive powers violating individual autonomy.

 CLEARLY, THE BIG hametz controversy is a crummy excuse for Idit Silman’s behavior.

Tuscany matzot for Passover

Matzah is regarded as “poor man’s bread,” symbolic of our slavery in Egypt, and the lack of flavor emphasizes this.

 BEAUTIFUL TUSCANY.

Will Israel's government be brought down by bread? - opinion

Many point to the hametz crisis as the catalyst which brought this coalition government to its knees. Yet, I argue this should be looked at through a wider lens.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett speaks with MK Idit Silman in the Knesset in January.

Passover: Don't forget to be happy despite the anxiety, humras - opinion

Of all the hagim, Passover is clearly the one that elicits the most anxiety and trepidation.

 SELLING HAMETZ: Passover elicits anxiety and trepidation.

Pascale’s Kitchen: Focaccia & frena

This week, I chose to focus on flatbreads: focaccia from Italian cuisine and frena from North African cuisine.

 Focaccia

Tour Israel: Har Hanegev

Agritourism has really taken off in the Har Hanegev region.

 Ariel Pollock Star, owner of Lehem Zeh

On Tu Bishvat, the new year of trees, try some new bread

Just as with life, baking bread can be a reminder that you are only partially in control – however much you want to feel otherwise.

 JUST AS with life, baking bread reminds you that you are only partially in control.

In the grain: Festive food of routine

The Jewish year is filled with festivals, each with its own customary, hallmark food - here is a recipe for country bread.

 NOTHING LIKE some comforting country bread.