On Monday, while the sour dough was rising, we did this: We took the dogs over to Backaskaill, where we found the beach was covered in Kelp, uprooted from the offshore kelp forests by the recent storms. Usually Backaskaill is a wide expanse of clear sand. There was plenty of detritus for the dogs to …
Sour Dough Spelt
I wibbled about baking the sourdough yesterday - by the time that it was almost ready to bake there was no way to fit in a meal that would enable us to try it fresh, so I popped the proving baskets into a very cold room and got them out first thing this morning. The …
Cracking on
Festive greetings, to those of you who might expect them. The planned early start for today did not quite happen but I am pleased to say that the sour dough loaves are in the oven. The milk for today's Bread Sauce is infusing nicely too, and potatoes are poised for par-boiling. Perhaps I am not …
Could they do it? Yes, they could!
Well, colour me amazed. The order that I placed on Tuesday night was dispatched on Wednesday and between them, Amazon and the Royal Mail did their stuff, with the luvverly Norma delivering my books this morning. Well done to all concerned! I have been watching the DVD from Crust and find myself thinking that Brioche …
Amazon plays Bob the Builder?
We are in those dark days of the year, the ones after the Solstice when the days may be lengthening but the sun rises ever later. I find that it can induce depression and a great need to cling to my bed. It is a measure of my dedication to my developing art then, that …
Sour Grapes and Sour Dough
Today we have rain in biblical proportions (>40mm in 24 hrs) and the garden is once more a lagoon. The wind is still blowing, though settling back a little now. We lost power at around 4 a.m., so once the animals had been fed this morning we returned to bed and cuddled, listening to the …