My love for bread was inspired early on by my Romanian grandmother. As a toddler I spent many mornings on her bread shop counter, right next to the steamy loaves.

My sourdough journey started much later, almost 5 years ago, by chance. I was in my friend’s kitchen when she baked one of her first sourdough loaves and that for me was the moment of realisation. I realised that making great bread at home is something achievable, I was amazed how this extraordinary thing can come out of two hands and 3 ingredients. So I got some of my friend’s starter and this is how it all began.

More than ‘not quite sure how many loaves’ later, here I am, still baking and hoping my story and my experience as a self taught home baker will inspire and help some of you.