Category Bread
Book Review: Einkorn by Carla Bartolucci
I thought this book might me a bit of a gimmick. An entire book based on one type of flour? Seriously? After reading the introduction, and hearing the author’s story of how she came to embrace using this grain, I can’t entirely discount it. I am lucky in that, as far as I am aware, […]
Book Review: Bread and Butter by Erin McKenna
A few weeks ago we went to Florida with some friends. On our last day we had run out of regular bread, so had to eat some of my friend’s Gluten Free bread. I now feel the pain of Gluten Free bread. It is a tragic thing. So for my next book to review I […]
The Great Sourdough Experiment.
I love sourdough. This little experiment came about because of two things. Number 1: I had to leave my sourdough starter behind in the UK. The US are pretty strict on what you can bring into the country, no fruits or veggies, etc. and so sourdough cultures are pretty much a no. Number 2: It […]
Grävling (the Swedish badger) gets some Pyjamas.
This little project started from something silly. Such a silly story that I’m not sure why I am telling you. Mr M was napping on my shoulder, while we were watching tv, and complaining that it wasn’t comfortable and so using our soft toy badger (an IKEA special, which is why it’s name is Grävling) […]
New Year. New Bagel recipe.
Happy New Year! I have tried to make bagels before. It was back when they were doing them as a technical challenge on GBBO, and my friend Rhi, Pat, and I made some and took them into work, just as we did with the English Muffins. A happy bagel-filled day! They were however, to coin […]
Chocolate, Raisin, and Cinnamon Bread.
Yep. Another bread recipe. I can’t help it. I don’t trust this oven much with anything else, although I may have to bite the bullet and make my Christmas cake as time is really ticking away now! I was sort of hoping to wait until we move, as the new place has an electric oven, […]
Raisin and Fennel Bread
My husband is awesome. He got back from Texas on Thursday night (a long saga of delays and diversions which lead to me having to drive to SFO at midnight), and now my laptop is now back working again! Hurrah! It was a bit touch and go, I thought it might be beyond saving, which […]
Spicy Carrot Bread
Today it was time for more bread baking practice. Actually a not too difficult thing to make when you don’t have much equipment. #pleasehurryupcontainershipandstopwithyourscenictourofeurope All you really need is a bowl and a baking tray, and something to knead on, ideally with a dough scraper too. Speaking of bowls: Check out my shiny new bowls! […]
Sundried Tomato and Oregano Bread
Progress! We have our Social Security Numbers now, so I can get all my paperwork submitted! Wooo! The end to my unemployment may be in sight! When I say in sight, of course I mean in about 3 months time when it all goes through, but still….. Progress! We also have been busy checking out […]
Great British Bake Off Technical Challenge Week 2: Paul Hollywood’s English Muffins, and a Smoked Paprika Variation.
Week 2, and it’s bread week! Surprisingly, yet again the technical challenge is something I would actually want to make! You can find the recipe on the BBC website here. I decided to do it all by hand and didn’t cheat by using my stand mixer to knead the dough, the dough progressed through phases of […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 