Other than my family, friends, and having fun in the great outdoors, there’s two things I love in this world: fresh sourdough bread and spicy hot sauce. And truth be told, I had little time for any of that until I took a much needed rest a couple years after my tech company was acquired. But now as a mostly stay at home dad I’ve been tinkering with my recipes and figuring out how to make the world a more flavorful place.

But why bread and hot sauce? You may not realize it but both foods involve lacto-fermentation - a process in which "bacteria buddies" (what my five year old son calls good bacteria like lactobacillus) convert starches into acids that help flavor and preserve the food. And while purists might get concerned that the same lactobacillus cultures jumping back and forth between my sourdough starter and pepper jars might cause some flavor issues, I've found that this is exactly what makes the duo a perfect partnership... even if you don't eat them at the same time.

Daddy Dundon's Delicious Dough (homemade sourdough bread hand-made with the finest all-natural ingredients) is available now! Loaves can be bought online and hand-delivered in San Luis Obispo.

Daddy Dundon's Slightly Secret Sauce (my line of super tasty hot sauces) is in pre-production as I finalize recipes and gear up for full production. Join the Secret Sauce Society if you love hot sauce and want to help us as a taste tester.

Cheers,

Jesse "The Daddy" Dundon