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Can a loaf of bread change your life?

Tomorrow, with 40,000 of my best friends, I participate in Project Bread’s 45th Annual Walk For Hunger, a 20 mile on-foot journey around the city of Boston. For families in Massachusetts who don’t have regular access to food, tomorrow is one of the most important days of the year. And, for them, a loaf of bread makes a big difference. Good news! It is not too late to donate! Please visit my fundraising page, click the link to sponsor my walk, and join Project Bread in its support of a wide variety of food-aid programs.

So go on over there and change somebody’s life. And then, when you’re done with that, come back over here and change your own.

This particular loaf of bread, which is only a very slight riff on Sarah’s recipe over at  My New Roots, is transformative in its own right. When I think of bread, I think of something white and doughy, fluffy and warm — something tasty, but something I’m not able to eat. But this bread? It is stuffed full of good and good-for-you things. Not only is it vegan, it’s also yeast-free, sweet-free, and gluten-free. It’s a piece of cake toast to put together, and it freezes really well if you want to save some for later (just be sure to slice it ahead of time). Warm up a hunk in the toaster and then top it with some coconut butter or smashed avocado.

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