On Small Business Saturday, please join us in welcoming Martha’s Vineyard bread maker, Theresa Culletto. The cookbook offers a comprehensive overview of bread baking 101, including essential ingredients, tools, and terminology.

This book is the perfect holiday gift for the bread bakers, new and experienced, in your life.

About the book:

The book Beautiful Breads will guide bakers and non-bakers alike through the process of creating edible works of art. Beautiful Breads is filled with appetizing pictures with step by step instructions for create your own delicious focaccia art. This book covers a range of topics such as common kitchen tools, time management, baking terms , as well as tips on how to get the perfect texture for your focaccia dough. The recipes utilize a variety of colorful vegetables as well as healthy oils such as Olive Oil. You will never look at the produce the same again after making one of these enticing breads. As a bonus most recipes are naturally vegan and vegetarian friendly as well. The cookbook encourages and inspires those who have never baked a loaf of bread before to a seasoned baker setting you off to explore your own “inner Van Dough”.

About the author:

Teri Culletto lived worked and raised her 4 sons on Martha’s Vineyard for over 40 years. Her baking career started as a cottage home bakery , baking breads for the farmers market , local farm stands and then teaching bread baking part time . During the pandemic Teri shared her bread recipes and techniques through social media as part of staying at home projects and all at once her Focaccia bread art was a worldwide sensation. Teri continues to teach and pass along inspiring recipes and techniques for beautiful breads.

Follow her on Instagram to see her creations!

For beginner and expert bread bakers alike, learn how to turn artisan focaccia breads into over 30 showstopping edible creations!