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Roly Poly: Leslie’s Favorite Pastry
Leslie’s favorite pastry is Macrina’s Roly Poly. “The smell of Roly Polys warming in the oven brings me back to childhood memories of being in my Grandmother Bakke’s kitchen. We would wait by the oven...
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Fresh Fruit Crostata
Imagine you’re three years into owning and operating your dream bakery. Then imagine getting a call that Julia Child, the legend herself, wants you to appear on her show Baking with Julia. Back then,...
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Summer Supper: Chez Leslie
When Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley on August 28, 1971, no one would have predicted how much she’d change our understanding of natural ingredients, how we grow them, and how we cook...
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Macrina Bakery’s New Cookbook: Seasons
With two beloved cookbooks covering many of our most popular breads and pastries, why did we produce a third? Well, after 25 years of creating impassioned dishes—savory and sweet—for customers at our...
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The (Tasty) Benefits of Heritage Grains
Does “great taste” come to mind when you think of heritage grains? Many Americans consider heritage grains a health food—something they should eat, not something they want to eat. Fortunately, that...
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Seeds of Hope: Garden with Future Gatherings in Mind
Leslie Mackie finds a measure of tranquility in these uncertain times by planting her garden with visions of friends feasting at her table. Planning my next garden begins almost as soon as I’m pulling...
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Spring Gardening
Planning my next garden begins almost as soon as I’m pulling the last of the late fall produce. What would I like more of? Are there new vegetables to introduce? More dahlias? As I’m ordering seeds, I...
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From Seed to Loaf: Growing Your Own Wheat
Now in her second season of growing wheat on her farm, Leslie Mackie shares the challenges and joys of her experience. Baking was my first love, but gardening is not far behind. To me, they go hand in...
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Project Barnstorm: Leslie Mackie’s Fruit Spreads
When I started Macrina Bakery, I had every intention of making homemade fruit spread for our pastries but simply got too busy. Instead, I found an excellent freezer jam made from local berries. I’d...
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Project Barnstorm: Plum Conserves
On Leslie’s Vashon Island farm, there is one very productive Italian plum tree. The blue plums have a sweet yellow flesh that is ideal for an unforgettable fruit conserve. For those of you not yet...
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