Had a shoot at Barefoot Media today, and for lunch we enjoyed a National Pie Week tasting of four pies produced by Grumpies of Cornwall (voted by MSN Food as one of the Top 10 British Pies). The blue cheese, (…)
Category Archives: Baking
Torrejas
Recently I posted a shot of Torrejas on Facebook. Its a Spanish / Mexican / Cuban dessert and one of the tastiest things I have ever eaten. I had a shot at making it today, with a bit of South (…)
New Loaf
…back in the kitchen and making more of The Easiest Bread Ever. This time I used half rye flour and half stone ground wholemeal. I added Red Onion Marmalade to a big loaf and a small loaf, the other small loafs got olives (…)
Easiest Bread Ever
Reading through this month’s Food Magazine I found a recipe for Soda Bread by Bristol based Thoughtful Bread Company. It looked so simple I had to give it a shot – now I know why these chaps won an award for it. (…)
William Yard Bakery
This week I had a meeting in Plymouth. I don’t normally do meetings, so I used it as an excuse to finally check out the Royal William Yard Bakery. It’s a bit like the Eden project bakery, a bit confusing (…)
Herman the German
Herman the German has been living with us for a little while now. He is a friendship cake that was given to us in the form of a smelly batter. Think sourdough cake-mix. He sits in your kitchen for 10 (…)
Friendship Cake
Recently we received a small pot of goo with a note stating we were now the proud parents of ‘Herman the German’ a friendship cake. He was to sit on our kitchen counter for 10 days, being lovingly stirred, ingredients added on occasion, and generally fussed (…)