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October 28, 2010 · 8 comments

Chelsea Buns

in Bread,Cakes & Cookies,Challenges,Fresh From the Oven

My first Fresh From the Oven challenge was hosted by Wendy, and we made Chelsea Buns. Chelsea buns were created at The Chelsea Bun House, an establishment which was situated on the borders of Chelsea and Pimlico, London. The Chelsea Bun House was in business for the best part of a century; eventually closing it’s [...]

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May 12, 2010 · 13 comments

Sweet Shabbat Challah

in Bread,Vegetarian

Breaking the Bread Challah is a soft sweet-smelling bread and is the ultimate symbol of Shabbat. It is also present at all Jewish holidays (with the exception of Passover). Technically, the word ‘Challah’ isn’t the name of the bread at all. The ‘Challah’ is a small olive sized piece of dough which is separated from [...]

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January 21, 2010 · 34 comments

Summer Sunshine

in Bread,My Recipes,Salad,Vegetarian

“Bread is the king of the table and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king. The countries are the soup, the meat, the vegetables, the salad but bread is king.” Louis Bromfield, American novelist  (1896-1956) Oh sunshine where have you gone? The weather has been a little challenging of late, to say the [...]

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