Those of you in the United States may be surprised to find out that Jeremy has become quite a baker in Nairobi. I believe this newfound baking interest stems from two circumstances: 1) most of the bread available in Nairobi sucks (except for the French bakery and Art Cafe), which is especially sad after the great bread in Portland from places like New Seasons and Great Harvest; 2) he spent his first six months here without a job and with lots of time to be creative in the kitchen.
Many of his breads have been standard French or Italian loaves. He's also dressed them up with parmesan or garlic. To please his "healthy" wife, he even made whole wheat! Jeremy has also branched out to other bread products including pizza dough, Stromboli, and cinnamon rolls. He made cinnamon rolls for a potluck brunch a few months back, and the other guests keep begging him to make more...one person even wanted to hire him to make a batch for a birthday breakfast! Of all his creations his favorite is a beer bread boule (see below photo).
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