Well, it all kind of worked. I was pleased with my pastry. Mr L thought his dinner was prettier than mine and wanted me to take a snap of his plate too, so I did (up top) but I think this one shows better the fact that the pastry did layer. Pudding was rather less …
Monthly archives: October 2013
A day in the kitchen
Mr L is out in the garden again. Yesterday he finished the tidying job that we started a couple of weeks ago and today he is out with the power washer, cleaning concrete. I did offer to help. No, I did, really I did. I was rejected and dispatched to the kitchen, where I am …
Theorem and proof
The Brød and Taylor folding proofer arrived yesterday. I confess to some disappointment – the proofer is optimised to work at ambient temperatures of 16°C and above. Now, if my kitchen were that warm, I’d not be needing the proofer, would I? Under the heading “Tips and Tricks”, Brød and Taylor say this: [quote style=”3″]The …
Cream of Onion
The lunchtime Cream of Onion Soup was an astounding success. Very tasty indeed. So tasty that Mr L had a mug of it at tea-time too. We’d had a brief discussion in the morning about how to approach the soup and what flavourings to add. This resulted in a decision to add the same flavourings …
Onion, Sesame!
Today’s soup is cream of onion, by special request from Mr L. I am making it up as I go along. To go with it, I am making some more crackers. Sesame seed crackers this time. Last week at spinning group we were discussing my soup activities and I was asked if I put cream …
Fig and Black Pepper Flatbreads
The Fig and Black Pepper Flatbreads (via the BBC Food site and Lesley Waters) are extremely good. I can imagine eating them with a nice ripe Brie or dunked into a baked Camembert or a cheese fondue. Today we ate them with a hot salad and griddled Halloumi, with a lentil dressing. I was scraping …