There will be no yeast activity today, but there has been an early rising. Alarms were set and I am vertical, drinking coffee until such time as Kelly arrives with our little island bus at around 8:30, to propel me, yawning, to the ferry terminal at Loth. The ferry leaves at 09:15 and we should …
Author archives: Scattered Thinker
Split Pea Soup
Can I recommend this recipe for Split Pea Soup? It’s the first time I have had split peas soup and this was simply delicious.
Sage & Cheese Clover Rolls
This recipe is ancient. I found it in a hand-written recipe notebook that dates back to 1968. This recipe is probably from about 1970. It’s pre-metrication anyway. I am giving it as written, with notes on what I did today. Sage & Cheese Clover Rolls Ingredients ½ oz dried yeast 1 dsp Brown Sugar ¾ …
It’s still one of those days
You know, the laundry goes a lot faster if you actually press the START button. Today continues upside down. I wish that I could go back to bed and then start again. A couple of treats were put off at the weekend and I got around to them this morning. The Lakeland Parcel: full of …
Just one of those days
I am having one of those days. You know the ones – when you get up and shower and can’t even remember which order you wash your bits in and then nothing goes right all day. It is Spinning Group day but I have decided not to go. A trip to town tomorrow and so …
Ghost Bread – Beer, Orange and Fennel Rye Loaf
Looks interesting. We are a long way away from York Brewery though. OMG – I do fancy a pint of Terrier!