I made some amazing Garlic Filled Sourdough buns with rose petals and celery leaves as garnish. They are worth the time, I’ll be making them again. Mix the water through the levain. Add flour and let autolyse 30 minutes. Add salt. Place in oiled bowl, turning once to coat. Place... more
We had planned on just the 2 of us for Christmas this year and didn’t bother doing too much decorating, just a little tree. Last night we got a call that company was coming for dinner. We were making our usual huge Christmas meal (for lots of leftovers!) so dinner... more
Christmas means a lot of demands on time and energy. I optimistically mixed up a preferment for basic sourdough bread to leave in the fridge overnight. The preferment is just SD starter, flour and water left to Pre Ferment. Full sourdough bread recipe here. Mixing the preferment is the only... more
This one zucchini has been staring at me from the kitchen counter every single day, daring me to decide how to use it before it decides I’m too late. (Yes, I just spoke for a zucchini:)). Today was the day. That zucchini is now a bag of chips. These make... more
I make a pot of tea in the evening, and sometimes have quite a bit left over. Rather than let it go to waste, I took to making “tea kefir“; mixing it with some water kefir for the kefirs second ferment. (Not the grains, just the finished kefir.) It tastes... more