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Recipes worth their salt

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“I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and say to myself "well, that's not going to happen” ~ Rita Rudner One of the things I’m just not good at, but is required during the race, is to take your turn to cook for the crew. I can put stuff together and it’s usually edible but the thought of 20 people taking one bite of my cooking only to chuck it into the sea was depressing. More so, when you read tales of sailors who are great cooks and can rig up a sumptuous meal in less time than it takes to hoist a sail.  That’s when I thought of Sujit’s Sourdough baking sessions. He has this beautiful bungalow along the Mandovi, in Britona and has a select few come over Sundays to learn the art of baking sour dough with him. The bread turned out alright the day I baked with Sujit, but I still have to attempt it unsupervised. Team Roy, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Regular bread is easier though and I recently learned a delightful recipe