I know it’s taken me a good while to get around to telling you, my lovely readers, that I visited the Ludlow Food Festival this year. What a delight, a sight to behold indeed. Stand upon stand of fabulous foods, drinks and kitchenalia all set out in the picturesque town centre of Ludlow. It goes [...]
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As soon as I saw the recipe title Hazel Maizel in Bread: River Cottage Handbook No. 3 (River Cottage Handbook 3) by Daniel Stevens I just knew I’d have to succumb and try it. I have to admit though I was a bit unsure about all the ingredients and as such it was a real gamble for me to [...]
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Richard Bertinet’s second book Crust: Bread to Get Your Teeth into is one I’ve spent a long time reading and no time (until a few days ago) baking from. I’m hanging my head in shame as it is a wonderful book, really informative and packed with drool worthy recipes aplenty. I berate myself for the lack of attention I have paid [...]
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It seems all too long ago that I visited the wonderful Umbrian city of Assisi, it is in fact nearly two years since I walked the cobbled streets, enjoyed the Italian culture and above all ate and drank some of the most delectable things I have ever sampled. So why am I only telling you [...]
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Farmhouse bread for me is the kind of old-fashioned, homey bread that I imagine people of my parents generation and beyond buying from their local bakery or village store on a more or less daily basis. My Dad for instance remembers being sent to buy a farmhouse loaf like this and battling the urge to [...]
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If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens Robert Browning A few days back I received an email from the company who arrange most of the product reviews I do (such as this one and this one) saying that they have a new client Kerrymaid and to get things started [...]
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Bread is often called the staff of life and it is not difficult to see why. There are so many varients out there, different flours, different blends, different optional extras and different baking styles; need I go on? I love bread and I love baking bread Focaccia is the ultimate sharing bread and very easy [...]
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Honey is a pale yellow liquid, sweet, viscid and edible, collected and processed by bees from the nectar of flowers. The word honey comes from the Arabic hon which became in old English honig degenerating gradually to honey. The German word is still honeg. Honey has been found in the tombs of ancient Egypt, where [...]
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“British bread is a nutritional, culinary, social and environmental mess – made from aggressively hybridised wheat that is grown in soils of diminishing natural fertility, sprayed with toxins to counter pests and diseases, milled in a way that robs it of the best part of its nutrients, fortified with just two minerals and two vitamins [...]
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My lovely Israeli friend Francesca has just sent me the most delightful parcel full of gorgeous spices, cupcake cases and a stunningly beautiful plate which is an example of traditional handmade Israeli pottery. I felt so overwhelmed it brought a tear to my eye. Thank you Francesca, you really do spoil me Ok so armed [...]
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I do love spending time on the coast, it’s not the beach that I’m overly fond of (I don’t ‘do’ lying on the beach sunbathing) although I do like to feel the sand between my toes; it is the sea itself. From the gentle lapping of the waves to the rougher tides I love to [...]
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