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The History of Cracked Conch

You could say the story of cracked conch begins with a romance. Calliope Simeon met Alexander Maillis when she was 13, living in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Born in The Bahamas, Alexander was a paratrooper in the US Army during WWII. Their families had long been connected, going way back to the island ...
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Struan Bread

Struan is an Irish harvest loaf that makes delicious toast. It's a great way to use up any leftover grains or seeds you have in your kitchen. I've tried it with oats, grits, brown rice, sunflower seeds, flaxseed meal, wheat bran lentils, and I always love the results. In this video I set out to ...
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Spicy Olive Bread

I was first introduced to olive bread in undergrad, visiting a friend and her family at their home in Pennsylvania. Her dad loved tomato sandwiches, so her mum regularly obliged and I got to join in his summer tradition. Their go-to bread was a chewy artisanal loaf made with black olives. Slightly ...
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Simple Wheat Loaf

This is a really straightforward wheat loaf. It's not hard to pull together and it's useful to have on hand in the kitchen. I like it for toast in the morning, open faced sandwiches, and when it gets stale it makes great breadcrumbs. With half wheat flour and half white (bread) flour, the wheat ...
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