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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. …

Headless chicken

More mail from Bakery Bits today (I split my parcels down to avoid excessive courier charges) including Aroma Pannetone and some of that crunchy pearl sugar… I may never make Pannetone. I may. Perhaps. Whether I do or not, I am fascinated by the essence and its blend of citrus flavours and vanilla. I want …

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 …