This just came up in convos that people collect some really cool things. Some things for sentimental reasons and some because they are worth money. The item we were talking about were the old school lunchboxes that have become collector items. So, what do you collect? And why? I collect essential oils 🤣 or I have a large collection of them that I use! And I collect books ... someday I will read them!

I opened this group on January 14th and in about 7 months, we grew into a community of 1,000 people! And its super sweet that it happened at the front of Back to Skool week! The timing couldn't be more perfect! Before I say anything else... thank you! To every single one of you who joined, posted, asked a question, or just showed up and soaked it in. You built this. A few people I have to give credit to by name: @Kristi Rieke, my OG and Google Buster gal! She shows up with me every single day for the ever popular Google Busters and her consistency has meant more to me than she will ever begin to know! @Lynice Bamm, my quiet partner all the way over in Namibia, who keeps me grounded behind the scenes and is one of my biggest cheerleaders! @Lisa Drennon who has been pushing me since March to get out of my own way and actually do the damn thing. This milestone doesn't happen without you! @Tim Adam whose crazy visionary ideas helped me get this whole thing moving, and who has personally referred more members into this group than anyone else, hands down. This milestone has your fingerprints all over it! @Nick Nebelsky who made one post in his own community that single-handedly pushed us over the 1,000 mark. Talk about perfect timing! To everyone else who's shared this group, invited a friend, or shown up consistently... I see you, and I'm so grateful. Here's to the next 1,000. 🎒 I feel like dancing! Show me your best dance off GIF!

This weekend, ours has rice flour and Vitamin C in it. And that’s where it gets interesting. We’re baking bánh mì, the Vietnamese baguette. Light. Crisp. Almost shattering on the outside, with a soft, airy interior that’s completely different from the chewy French baguette most of us know. The rice flour helps change the texture. The ascorbic acid, which is simply Vitamin C, strengthens the dough so it can hold more gas and build that beautiful light structure. That’s what I love about bread. Sometimes one tiny ingredient changes everything. This weekend we’re not just following a recipe. We’re learning why this bread behaves the way it does, then baking it together from my FREE Recipe Pantry. If this sounds like a community you could be a part of, come find us at Crust & Crumb Academy, the #1 bread baking community on Skool. https://skoo.ly/crust-crumb-academy Henry⭐️🔥

One morning a few weeks ago I heard a knock. By the time I opened the door, nobody was there. Hanging from the doorknob was a bag with vanilla wafers, six bananas, heavy cream, and a note: “I saw your pictures on Facebook and didn’t know how to ask you to make me one. If you are so inclined, I promise to return the dish.” No signature. Didn’t need one. I knew exactly who it was. It was my neighbor from across the street except she couldn't move that fast so she had to have had her grandchildren deliver it. What’s a baker supposed to do? I made the banana pudding. I even whipped the cream. In the Academy, we spend a lot of time talking about technique, starters, hydration and crumb. But sometimes we forget the simplest reason most of us started baking. We love to feed people. That spirit is at the heart of Crust & Crumb Academy. We learn together, get better together, and occasionally get ambushed by neighbors carrying bananas. If that sounds like your kind of community, come find us here: www.skool.com/crust-crumb-academy Come bake with us.

We do this every week. We pick a recipe from the 174 recipes in our Recipe Pantry, spend the week talking through the recipe, the technique, the questions, and the “why” behind what we’re doing. Then Saturday, we bake it together. This week it’s monkey bread. Yeasted or sourdough. Sweet or savory. Your kitchen. Your choice. And everybody’s baking together, sharing what’s happening, asking questions, helping each other when something goes sideways, and celebrating the wins when it comes out of the oven. That’s what community is supposed to feel like. If that sounds like something you’d like to be part of, come find us at Crust & Crumb Academy, the #1 bread baking community on Skool. Come bake with us. https://skoo.ly/crust-crumb-academy www.recipepantry.app Henry⭐️🔥