It’s New Year’s Eve, and that means that I am very busy. I just popped in to wave 2012 goodbye. Today is our 10th wedding anniversary and we are celebrating at home with an Indian style meal. I am in charge of the Prawn Tikka starter and all the side dishes, including the Poori. My …
Monthly archives: December 2012
Me, that flour, and the Beaucaire – a cheesy tale of life on the Windswept Acre
Today was designated leftover day and we shall be raiding the ‘fridge for our main meal. Plenty of time left then for playing in the kitchen – especially as it was not at all outdoors weather… Mr L wanted to begin our cheese adventures with an attempt on an Halloumi-style cheese and I wanted to …
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Bread-free zone
No bread-baking today, I’m making Puff Pastry instead and need to keep the kitchen cool. We are going a little low brow today and having sausage rolls for our meal. I have some home-baked beans to go with them and am thinking about whipping up a flavoursome barbecue-type sauce to help the chips go down. …
Pain façon Beaucaire
Well, the broth was wonderful, but the bread was less than hoped for! I attempted the Pain façon Beaucaire from Richard Bertinet’s Dough. Using the Bacheldre Watermill Organic Stoneground Unbleached White flour again, and incorporating some old dough from the Baguettes that I made the other day. This flour is really giving me some headaches, …
It’s Grim Up North
Foul weather has returned. When we were battening down last night, DH tried to seal the kitchen window,which was whistling through the frame. This turned out to be a mistake, as t he window hinge broke. Clean snapped in two. He enlisted my help to try and get the window locked into place – it …
The Flamiche
Oh, my goodness. That may have been my first Flamiche, but it certainly will not be the last. Recipe: Richard Bertinet’s Crust: Page 112. Modifications: Recipe is made with 500g flour. Filling is 300g of Crème Frâiche and 3 eggs – I made a ? quantity. The pancetta was replaced by smoked dry cure bacon …