Many moons ago, I lived in the village of Cotherstone, on the banks of the river Tees. I lived in this pretty house, for just about a year. I was 16 and fell for my first true love while I lived there. He said that he would love me forever – he didn’t. I think …
Tag archives: Cheese
Flatbreads
Taking my inspiration today from a trip to Kirkness & Gorie, and from watching Raymond Blanc. We begin our meal with a baked cheese and some lovely flatbreads to dunk into it. To wash it down we have a very fine Amontillado sherry. The breads are just out of the oven, the cheese will be …
No time to play
It has been an horrendously busy day today, with little time to play in the kitchen. We have been out and about around the island, shopping and recycling. We have then been attempting to salvage the kitchen window, failing miserably and ending up screwing the window into its frame. Apart from that I have unpacked …
Me, that flour, and the Beaucaire – a cheesy tale of life on the Windswept Acre
Today was designated leftover day and we shall be raiding the ‘fridge for our main meal. Plenty of time left then for playing in the kitchen – especially as it was not at all outdoors weather… Mr L wanted to begin our cheese adventures with an attempt on an Halloumi-style cheese and I wanted to …
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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 …
Time to calm down
I do believe that it is time to apologise for the onslaught of posting and to reassure the nervous reader that this posting rate will not continue. It really was just a matter of, having decided to establish this blog, getting it up to date so that nothing was forgotten. We are up to date …