{"product_id":"9781250127389","title":"A Baker's Year : Twelve Months of Baking and Living the Simple Life at the Smoke Signals Bakery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Baker's Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tara Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA year in the life of Instagram bread-baking sensation Tara Jensen as  she teaches readers how to bake bread and pies, build the perfect fire  to cook with, and live a simple, satisfying life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do so many people make pilgrimages to Tara Jensen’s North Carolina Smoke Signals Bakery? Why do over a 100,000 people follow her Instagram feed @bakerhands? It’s because Tara bakes the most exquisite bread in the US, using a wood-fired oven that she tends with her own two hands. It could also be to learn how she makes her bubbly, deep-dish fruit pies or to see the crisp pizzas that are sometimes covered with fresh flowers. It could be something deeper: Tara Jensen has learned to live a simple life, close to the land that feeds her oven. In her first book, she shares her philosophy of simple living and her trove of recipes with others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Baker’s Year\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers month-by-month through the seasons at Smoke Signals for porridge and waffles in winter, crusty bread in spring, pies and pizza in the summer, and celebration cakes for end-of-the-year holidays. Along the way, Tara writes about how to live in a more peaceful world, shares stories from her own life, mourns romances lost, and celebrates the promise of a new relationship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated throughout with Tara's photographs and drawings, \u003ci\u003eA Baker’s Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a true American original destined to be a classic of cookbook shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Poetic , Personal \u0026amp; Profound... \u003ci\u003eA Baker's Year \u003c\/i\u003eis an eternal and daily reminder to serve things we love in a place we love with those we love ....  The name of Jensen's bakery, Smoke Signals, is such a perfect metaphor to help us find and follow that smokey bread crumb trail of good intention and do something delicious with it ....\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Chris Bianco, James Beard Award winning chef-owner of Pizzeria Bianco and author of \u003ci\u003eBianco: Pizza, Pasta and Other Foods I Like\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eTara Jensen represents an elusive ideal: the young breadmaker who structures her life around the rhythms of a wood-burning oven, not the demands of a high-volume production facility.... Her dedication shoes in each bread and pie.\"\u003ci\u003e —Bon Appétit \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250127389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40652205293774,"sku":"9781250127389","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d16f8060-873b-41e5-91db-9910f40cee96.jpg?v=1639274025","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250127389","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}