Resisted a title involving the words kneading and dough, but as it’s Real Bread Maker Week there could really only be one subject: Dough by Richard Bertinet – one of my favourites, though never watched the DVD. Great recipes, great technique, my copy is quite floury now. The Handmade Loaf by [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bread'
The Friday Five – All About the Bread
May 11th, 2012 · No Comments · Bread, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five
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Giving the gift of learning
November 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Baking, Beer & Lager, Bread, Christmas foodie gifts, Cider, Courses, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Meat treats, Places to shop online
Gifts can be all sorts of things. Lets face it, they can be mediocre, they can be laughable, they can be things you hope never to see again. Or they can be joyous, surprising, laugh out loud fabulous and memorable for years to come. And for me, giving someone the gift of a new skill, [...]
Tags:cooking courses·Divertimenti·Food Safari·knife skills·The School of Artisan Food
Baking Buddha – a great new local business to support
June 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Bread, Foodie gifts, Local food
It’s the exhausting time of year in our village. Nothing to do with everyone mucking in with lambing or bringing in the harvest, more to do with the 10 days and nights of events that make up the village festival. Not bad going for a village of this size. Saturday was Party in the Park, [...]
Great food all the time in Stamford
May 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Beer & Lager, Bread, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Kitchenwares, Local food, Places to eat, Places to shop online
Not sure what to do today? If you’re not too far away, then I’d head to Stamford for the inaugural Stamford Feast. I love that it says it’s about celebrating culture through cuisine, and there is no better way to do that. Stamford is beautiful at the best of times, and if the weather is [...]
Tags:Adnams·Assiette·Hambleton Bakery·Stamford Feast·Tobie Norris
Reflections on Real Food Festival
May 9th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Dairy, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie treats, Ingredients, Places to shop online, Savoury gifts
What a day Friday was! Came back laden down, foot sore and thrilled to have met so many folk for the first time, not to mention catching up with some familiar faces. My highlights, discoveries and goodies as follows: * The tweetup/flashmob at Gower Cottage Brownies. To the bemusement of the non Twitterers, there was [...]
Tags:bad food choices·Belper Knolle·Cafe On·Chiltern Coldpressed Rapeseed Oil·Five Valleys Cordials·Gower Cottage Brownies·Richard Bertinet·Womersley Foods
The Friday Five – Cook with Passion!
February 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Baking, Bread, Chocolate, Cookbooks, Foodie gifts, Friday Five, Fruit & Veg, Local food, Spanish food
I’ve already written about the fact that I’m not mad keen on Valentine’s Day, and thankfully there aren’t that many cookbooks just about Valentine’s Day food. So I’ve taken five books about passion in food, about the subjects that the authors feel most passionately about. *Baking with Passion by Dan Lepard and Richard Whittington – [...]
Just how good is your marmalade?
January 25th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Bread, Foodie gifts, Foodie things to do, Foodie Travel, Honey & Jam, Local food, Make your own, Preserving
It’s Seville orange time, which probably means there’s a whole heap of marmalade making going on around the country. And if you think yours is marmalade is one to be reckoned with, then you still have time to enter The World’s Original Marmalade Awards. No, I had no idea either, but these awards are being [...]
Finding the frugal cook’s best friend
October 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Baking, Bread, Foodie gadgets, Foodie gifts, Frugal cooking & eating, Grow your own, Kitchenwares, Make your own, Places to shop online, Preserving
So, it’s the morning after the day before, and no doubt the vast majority of us are feeling poorer than we did yesterday. George has swung the spending axe, and we’re all left looking for the next notch to tighten up on our belts. Oh, just on the off chance, if you’re a banker still [...]
The best of the East Midlands and beyond
October 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Alcohol free drinks, Bread, British favourites, Cheese, Christmas foodie gifts, Foodie gifts, Fruit & Veg, Grow your own, Meat treats, Savoury gifts, Spirits, Tea and coffee
MGG and I had a fantastic day out at the East Midlands Food Festival, and it was great to see that after what I thought was a quiet year last year, it was back on form this year. In fact, I would go as far as to say this is the best one so far. [...]
