I cooked two things today which, whilst tasting fine, didn’t quite look the ticket! The first was the white loaf from the fabulous baker brothers. it came together fine; I hand kneaded it for 10 minutes and did the pokey finger test, then left it to rise for 2 hours having first dug out a [...]
Archive for January 12th, 2012
(Not quite) Rising to the Occasion
Posted in baking, bread, suppers, tagged bread, cheese, leeks, souffle on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Lady and the Tramp
Posted in allotment, suppers, tagged allotment, apples, pasta sauce on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I played Duchess of Cambridge and planted two trees! It was a beautiful, sunny morning and felt more like April than January. Mum came to help and advise and we were the only people at the allotment, our sole company, a woodpecker who would occasionally tap away in his hunt for a snack. I [...]
