Staffordshire oatcakes have been an unappetising mystery to me. Having seen them from a distance, they looked pale and flaccid and very … plain. I never met one close-to and from this you may deduce that I never ate one. Not until today. My DH recalled them with fondness – he spent several years living …
Monthly archives: December 2012
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Ode to Bread
One of an occasional series of bread-related literature. Ode to Bread Bread, you rise from flour, water and fire. Dense or light, flattened or round, you duplicate the mother’s rounded womb, and earth’s twice-yearly swelling. How simple you are, bread, and how profound! You line up on the baker’s powdered trays like silverware or plates …
Not much to see here
Not a lot going on this weekend. A tray of mince pies just emerged from the oven, ready for our Open Studio afternoon, but I failed to make my marmalade this morning due to an insufficiency of available sugar. I did manage to get my Spelt Starter going, though. He’s sitting here on my desk, …
Over the top Focaccia
Lunch was shaping up to be a little drab – I had a packet of Supermarket tortellini and a tub of chargrilled veg sauce from the same shop. The salad that I had bought on Wednesday was all gone. What could I do to add a little love to the meal? I made a Focaccia. …
Caramelised Three Onion Chutney
What could be finer with a loaf of home-baked bread than a nice piece of cheese and a dollop of good chutney? Today I have been making Caramelised Onion Chutney. I did my usual thing, searched for recipes, found half a dozen good candidates, and then largely ignored them all… or possibly combined a bit …