Our Daily Bread

In local news, Country Kitchen Herbs will be on hiatus this month. This means my Pumpkin Cranberry Bread will be in short supply, so don't call.

Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

For those of you who don't know, Country Kitchen Herbs is Janette Wright, who grows her own herbs - herb gardens being a topic we intend to cover another day. But for now, we want to bring to your attention what Janette does with those herbs (and other things): she makes bread - fresh baked, home made, bread of all kinds. If it's true that you cannot live by bread alone, Janette's makes the case that it sure doesn't hurt!

Janette made her way to Brodnax, Virginia (and Scott Wright) by way of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, which is a story in itself. She can be found most times at the local Bakers and Farmers markets in South Hill, Virginia, and if you contact her ahead of time, she will have just about any kind of bread you desire: Chewy Bulgur Wheat, Caraway Rye, Pumpkin Cranberry, Rustic Italian, and also scones, Iced, Cinnamon-Ginger, Cranberry-Pistachio, and more. Talk about having it your way!

For those of us who have lived on Wonder Bread (alas, RIP), Janette brings a noticeable upgrade in our quality of life. 

Here is a typical newsletter from Janette. As I said, she is on hiatus this month, but will be back in January. If you would like to be on her email list, you can subscribe here.