A couple of weeks ago, I made this Alsatian potato and leek pie. It’s potatoes, leeks, cream, garlic, and Compté cheese, in puff pastry. Paired with a fantastic Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Emile from Alsace and you’d swear you were in Strasbourg…
And this week, I tried my hand at bread making for the first time. Not the most symmetrical loaves you’ve ever seen, but they taste really good.
The Runcible Existentialist 
Those are great loaves! First or otherwise.
You’re very kind! Last night, I had the best panzanella salad with one of them. Very summery, but sometimes you need that in January.