Friends, hello! You know I love a gift guide, mostly because it's a fun way to share things I've been loving lately. This week, I put together a few ideas for the mother figures in your lives. Things I’m excited about include the season’s latest cookbooks, a sponge I can't imagine living without, a perfect white tee shirt, cloth napkins that launder beautifully, and meal kits that make prepping dinner fun 🎉.

As always, I love hearing your ideas, too, so please share in the comments.

Sourdough Starter Challenge 2.0

As noted last week, I recently revisited and updated my Sourdough Starter from Scratch email challenge, and it is now live. Just like last year, if you sign up, you'll receive one email a day for 7 days, and I'll hold a few Zoom office hours after the challenge ends. Note: This will be a zero-waste exercise! By the end of the 7 days, you will have a vat of discard, and I will send you specific recipes that will help you put every gram of that discard to excellent use.

Sound fun? If you join, by this time next week, you'll have a happy, bubbly starter you can put to work right away. Click the button below to join the challenge.

Sourdough Starter from Scratch Challenge

Review of the Week

An overhead shot of a dozen blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.

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Lemon-Blueberry Muffins

"Soft, moist, and brimming with blueberries with fresh and aromatic lemon notes. Yes, the sugar dusting, (I used organic crystals for their color and texture), is definitely a big plus. I also used jumbo tulip muffin liners to keep things neat. Wish I could include a picture."

— Greg