Thread: Focaccia and Fougasse

Boron Elgar wrote:
> I was asked to bring bread to a family gathering this afternoon


With the exact same dough I
> made:
>
> Focaccia with rosemary
> Focaccia with lots of other fresh herbs (one of my kids hates
> rosemary)
> Fougasse with herbs and garlic
> Fougasse with za'atar, sumac, nigella and kalamata olives
> A sweet and savory "tart" with pears, blueberries, Roquefort cheese,
> pine nuts and brown sugar.


They look wonderful. I'll take the focaccia with rosemary, thanks.
(Perhaps a teeny bit of nice olive oil to dip it in, too?)

gloria p

On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:20:04 -0600, "gloria.p" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Boron Elgar wrote:
>> I was asked to bring bread to a family gathering this afternoon
>
>
> With the exact same dough I
>> made:
>>
>> Focaccia with rosemary
>> Focaccia with lots of other fresh herbs (one of my kids hates
>> rosemary)
>> Fougasse with herbs and garlic
>> Fougasse with za'atar, sumac, nigella and kalamata olives
>> A sweet and savory "tart" with pears, blueberries, Roquefort cheese,
>> pine nuts and brown sugar.
>
>
>They look wonderful. I'll take the focaccia with rosemary, thanks.
>(Perhaps a teeny bit of nice olive oil to dip it in, too?)
>
>gloria p
>

Oh, you bet!

This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83 (they have known each other
60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).

A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.

Boron

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:18:14 -0400, Boron Elgar
<[email protected]> wrote:

> This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
> re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83

That is sooo adorable!

> (they have known each other
> 60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
> the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
> and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
> married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).

I see a lot of articles these days about second marriages like that -
HS sweethearts etc. My best wishes to them for a long and happy
future together!
>
> A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
> on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
> bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.

He would have had company if I was there, you're an awesome baker!

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"Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:20:04 -0600, "gloria.p" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> I was asked to bring bread to a family gathering this afternoon
>>
>>
>> With the exact same dough I
>>> made:
>>>
>>> Focaccia with rosemary
>>> Focaccia with lots of other fresh herbs (one of my kids hates
>>> rosemary)
>>> Fougasse with herbs and garlic
>>> Fougasse with za'atar, sumac, nigella and kalamata olives
>>> A sweet and savory "tart" with pears, blueberries, Roquefort cheese,
>>> pine nuts and brown sugar.
>>
>>
>>They look wonderful. I'll take the focaccia with rosemary, thanks.
>>(Perhaps a teeny bit of nice olive oil to dip it in, too?)
>>
>>gloria p
>>
>
> Oh, you bet!
>
> This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
> re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83 (they have known each other
> 60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
> the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
> and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
> married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).
>
> A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
> on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
> bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.

Wonderful)

Boron
>

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On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:13:02 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:18:14 -0400, Boron Elgar
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
>> re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83
>
>That is sooo adorable!
>
>> (they have known each other
>> 60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
>> the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
>> and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
>> married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).
>
>I see a lot of articles these days about second marriages like that -
>HS sweethearts etc. My best wishes to them for a long and happy
>future together!

Thanks. This is quite a family event and I must say that we are all so
tickled by it that it is hard to convey.
>>
>> A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
>> on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
>> bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.
>
>He would have had company if I was there, you're an awesome baker!

Thanks, again.

Boron

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:24:03 +0100, "Ophelia" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
>"Boron Elgar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]. .
>> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:20:04 -0600, "gloria.p" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> I was asked to bring bread to a family gathering this afternoon
>>>
>>>
>>> With the exact same dough I
>>>> made:
>>>>
>>>> Focaccia with rosemary
>>>> Focaccia with lots of other fresh herbs (one of my kids hates
>>>> rosemary)
>>>> Fougasse with herbs and garlic
>>>> Fougasse with za'atar, sumac, nigella and kalamata olives
>>>> A sweet and savory "tart" with pears, blueberries, Roquefort cheese,
>>>> pine nuts and brown sugar.
>>>
>>>
>>>They look wonderful. I'll take the focaccia with rosemary, thanks.
>>>(Perhaps a teeny bit of nice olive oil to dip it in, too?)
>>>
>>>gloria p
>>>
>>
>> Oh, you bet!
>>
>> This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
>> re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83 (they have known each other
>> 60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
>> the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
>> and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
>> married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).
>>
>> A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
>> on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
>> bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.
>
>Wonderful)
>
>Boron
>>
>
Thank you.

Boron

In article <[email protected]>,
Boron Elgar <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:13:02 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:18:14 -0400, Boron Elgar
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
>>> re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83
>>
>>That is sooo adorable!
>>
>>> (they have known each other
>>> 60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
>>> the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
>>> and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
>>> married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).
>>
>>I see a lot of articles these days about second marriages like that -
>>HS sweethearts etc. My best wishes to them for a long and happy
>>future together!
>
>Thanks. This is quite a family event and I must say that we are all so
>tickled by it that it is hard to convey.
>>>
>>> A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
>>> on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
>>> bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.
>>
>>He would have had company if I was there, you're an awesome baker!

Meeee toooo.

Kid has good taste! Congratulations all around, and yeah I'm going to be
trying that recipe soon.

Charlotte
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:47:22 +0000 (UTC), [email protected]
(Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>Boron Elgar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:13:02 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:18:14 -0400, Boron Elgar
>>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
>>>> re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83
>>>
>>>That is sooo adorable!
>>>
>>>> (they have known each other
>>>> 60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
>>>> the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
>>>> and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
>>>> married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).
>>>
>>>I see a lot of articles these days about second marriages like that -
>>>HS sweethearts etc. My best wishes to them for a long and happy
>>>future together!
>>
>>Thanks. This is quite a family event and I must say that we are all so
>>tickled by it that it is hard to convey.
>>>>
>>>> A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
>>>> on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
>>>> bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.
>>>
>>>He would have had company if I was there, you're an awesome baker!
>
>Meeee toooo.
>
>Kid has good taste! Congratulations all around, and yeah I'm going to be
>trying that recipe soon.

Thanks.
>
>Charlotte

The Baking with Julia book, written with the help of Dorrie Greenspan,
is quite a remarkable collection of recipes. I highly recommend it.

Boron

Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:13:02 -0700, sf <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:18:14 -0400, Boron Elgar
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> This was taken to an engagement party. My 88 year old FIL is
>>> re-marrying and his fiance, a blushing 83
>> That is sooo adorable!
>>
>>> (they have known each other
>>> 60 years and each was widowed along the way), had over both sides of
>>> the family so the offspring could meet and greet. (She has 4, he has 3
>>> and though the kids knew each other when they were kids, they are all
>>> married with kids of their own now and had lost touch over the years).
>> I see a lot of articles these days about second marriages like that -
>> HS sweethearts etc. My best wishes to them for a long and happy
>> future together!
>
> Thanks. This is quite a family event and I must say that we are all so
> tickled by it that it is hard to convey.
>>> A great time was had by all, and the biggest and wordless compliment
>>> on the bread came from a 6th grader, who plopped himself next to the
>>> bread basket and lingered there most of the afternoon.
>> He would have had company if I was there, you're an awesome baker!
>
> Thanks, again.
>
> Boron

That is really nice. My grandfather remarried in his mid-70s, and
he and his wife had 13 extremely happy years together.

--
Jean B.

Boron wrote:

> The Baking with Julia book, written with the help of Dorrie Greenspan,
> is quite a remarkable collection of recipes. I highly recommend it.

I second that. If not for the brioche recipe I probably would never have won
Lin over. The mixed starter bread is fantastic. The focaccia is my "go to"
focaccia recipe. Really, they're all winners.

Bob